| A horse is such a fun and intelligent animal. Like most | | | | treat towards the horse's mouth and have him smell |
| pets, horses can be trained to do tricks. For as long as | | | | the food. Once he smells the food he will most likely |
| you show them that you're in command, horses are | | | | eat it, or at least have the desire to. |
| likely to follow and do what you tell them to do. | | | | What you do next is bring the food down towards the |
| Teaching a horse with tricks such as smiling, kissing, | | | | ground. This is when the horse does the bow position, |
| pawing or shaking hands is quite simple. All you need is | | | | as he will follow where the food goes. When his head |
| practice, patience and some tricks. But one fun thing to | | | | goes all the way down, say bow as the cue word, |
| learn is how to train a horse to bow. Since most | | | | and then give him a treat. Then let him get up again |
| horses join competitions and shows, it wise to teach | | | | and bribe him with another treat. When he bows down |
| them how to take a bow. It's also a way of teaching | | | | together with your cue word, reward him once again. |
| the horses how to humble themselves before their | | | | Do this repeatedly until such time he bows down |
| masters. | | | | without a treat and only your cure word. Your cue |
| How to train a horse to bow is easy as one, two and | | | | word must be strong and clear. You can continue |
| three. The first thing you do is grab a treat that a | | | | giving him treats there after. How to train a horse to |
| horse loves, be it carrots, cookies, bread and what not. | | | | bow is that simple. |
| When inside the barn or on a closed field, draw the | | | | |