Horsetraining Ideas

Traditional ground work, liberty work, and other fun things

Todo: This is about things a horse muggle can do when more traditional exercises fail. I used these a lot when working with Tandri, before I met Johanna

Ground Work

Working at Liberty

Intrinzen

Chase the Bag

With a plastic bag at the end of a stick, or any other target, we can teach the horse to chase the target, first at a walk, and later as fast as the rider can run.

 

Crunches

 

Panther Walk

 

Target

 

 

 

Circus Tricks

Compliment

The horse goes down on one knee, doing a sort of curtsy.

 

Fetching

Just like a dog, a horse can learn to go after things thrown for him, and fetch them back to the rider in return for a treat.

 

Front Kick / Spanish Walk

 

Pull a blanket from your back