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Step 1
Warm your horse up and allow him to become calm before attempting to teach him to rear.
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Step 2
Lean back in the saddle so that your weight is off of his front end. Be ready for his front feet to come off of the ground suddenly.
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Step 3
Squeeze the horse with your legs as if asking him to move forward, but pull just enough on the reins to keep him still. If he does not rear, pull the reins and then release. Do this quickly over and over, but don't pull hard enough to hurt his mouth. This just shows him that you are still asking for something.
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Step 4
Use a command that can not be confused with anything else. This command will be the command to rear. Continue doing this until the horse learns that this command means to rear.
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Step 5
Reward your horse even if he just slightly lifts his feet off of the ground. Praise at even the slightest correct move will encourage him to continue to obey that command and get better at it each time.
Comments
joebowden said
on 6/16/2009 why would anybody want to teach a horse to rear that is just irresponsible and foolish i mean do you not know how dangerous that is
agilepem said
on 1/3/2009 This is a rotten idea, unless you are a professional horse trainer, and your horse is headed for Hollywood. Not sure why this article is offered. Dangerous.
GiddyupNGo said
on 11/17/2008 THis isn't recommended for any rider in my opinion. A horse that is taught to rear can hurt itself and it's rider - even if it's well trained and the rider is excellent.
jazangeles said
on 11/2/2008 This is not recommended for novices. A rearing horse can throw themselves over backwards and seriously injure someone. read my article on how to stop a horse from rearing when this "teachin" goes wrong.