How to Teach a Horse Ground Manners (Easy Methods) 

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Hi. I’m new to horse training. My girl is 14 and she -basically- knows how to be respectful of space, but she hadn’t been trained for 4 years. She’s traumatized, however, and is very sensitive to hand movement near her face. I’m working on it, but are there an alternatives to making her step over? She knows how, it’s just getting her to.

Nothing beats an opportunity to get hands on experience. Best of luck to you!

I have new horse I need him to face me and respect my space he's very pushy

@@mackensiaauth5543 did you find a solution?

I just kept working with him since he was rescue with basically he's finally coming alone :)

I have also been working with two other ponies with different issues, maybe you can help. 1. My old man. Bombproof, broke to death, but no concept of personal space or how to lunge. Because he's so unflappable normal "pressure" doesn't do anything. Whacking him with a stick doesn't even help. At 27 it honestly doesn't matter if he learns, but he's the perfect guinea pig for me cause it's not like I can screw him up. 2. My current riding pony. He's an Arab. Also very broke, but very spooky. I think he struggles with confidence. Any advice? I should probably mention that since quarentine I've been wrangling all three of them without the expertise of my trainer :( which is why I've turned to the internet.

This is an especially important tool if you have an excitable horse. My personal horse is my arabian stallion and I use this often.

@@leealexander3507 glad I'm not the only one 😊

I love this technique and I use it constantly! I prefer this then chasing a horse backwards because if you have a sensitive or excitable horse that could make them go up

Hi Poppy! Sorry for the late response! These are the first exercises I do with any horse, as it teaches them to respect me. And thank you for the comment!

@@dariaharruff7025 neither do you when you were taught things like "don't scream in public unless you need to" and do you feel bad about that? Not to mention that your horse should actually like you if training works.

@@dariaharruff7025 ?

@@dariaharruff7025 you can have personal freedom, but lose herd protection. Your horse sees you as herd, if they think your smart or not is where you fall in pecking...

@@dariaharruff7025 Because there are rules of behaviour in life whatever kind of animal you are. Horses are big, potentially deadly animals especially if they have no respect for humans. Horses social lives with other horses is ruled by respect (as are human lives). Horses are incredibly sensitive to the cues from other herd members. You cannot be a friend to or successfully work with someone who doesn't respect you.

They definitely can be at times! Here's my guide for desensitizing horses to scary situations if you're interested: equinehelper.com/bombproof-and-desensitize-a-horse-ultimate-guide/

Well they’re prey animals.

@@klinteastwood1007 right

Pretty much

That’s called bronc halter

It’s important to remember to move towards the horse too. Bringing your hand up to the eye is the first cue, moving toward them is the second cue. What happens if the horse doesn’t move out of the way? You walk into them and push them over. Some horses will need to start here before they understand just moving away from the hand. Hope this helps!

Equine Helper thank you!

Btw you’ve hit a lot of great pointers I’ve needed from my horse being pushy when i lead him and not respecting boundaries during lunging 👏🏼

I totally understand; most horses think that lunging means they can run around like crazy! When this happens, just tell the horse to stop by disengaging the hind end. Any time the horse goes faster than a walk, make them stop and start again. I recommend doing this on a line before going into the round pen

Hi Jade! I start by simply holding running water at the horse's hooves. The hooves are a good place to start because the horse can't feel as much there. Slowly start to work your way with the hose up the horse's leg/over their body. If at any point the horse gets uncomfortable, bring the water back down to the horse's hooves. It takes patience, but this has worked numerous times for me!