Indiana Trick Horse Training Home

Who has not dreamed of having a horse who would
perform cool tricks upon command?     Having a horse
who seems to "understand you", shaking their head yes
or no, counting out their age, or picking up an item and
handing it to you upon request?

Aside from the sheer "cool" factor, there are some very
practical reasons for training your horse to perform
unusual requests.

Trick training is a great relationship building tool.   Not
only does it foster a high degree of trust, it will also make
you more observant of the small nuances of behavior of
your equine partner, and will help fine-tune the unique
language the two of you already share.

It can also be a life saver~ literally.    A horse that has
been trick trained is a horse that has learned to do the
equine equivelent of "applying knowlege", and years
down the road when you have that hair raising
experience.....leg caught in fencing, or a foot wedged in
a tree root for example, your horse has a better chance
of escaping without serious injury, because he's learned
to figure out how to look for the answer.

There is much potential for financial rewards as well.   A
sorrel trail gelding is just one of many.......unless he also
takes a bow, will do a rear on command, or will lie down
for his rider to mount.    Suddenly he's not "just another
red horse", suddenly he's quite special and will stand out
in any crowd.