Posts Tagged ‘lie’
Episode 180: Help, my horse started laying down while riding
What would you do if your horse started to lie down while you were riding? Here are some reasons a horse might try to lay down when riding: Horse is interested in rolling in water, mud or sand. Horse is itchy from sweat or bugs. Horse is colicky. Horse has discovered that laying down is…
Read MoreWhat is one lesson a horse taught you and how?
Horses are excellent teachers…if we choose to be excellent students. Over the years Popcorn has taught me many things. From the first day I met him I knew I admired his strong, confident nature. But that hasn’t always made him an easy horse. There is this word that starts with ’s’ that has been used…
Read MoreSuccess story: Teaching a horse to lie (lay) down
“Stacy, A while back you posted a video about laying your horse down… I followed it and today is day 5 and he has been down about 5 times now! Thank you for such a cool way to approach the lay down!” -Alisha P. I love finding success stories like this one posted on my…
Read MoreHow do you teach a horse to lay down so a person in a wheel chair can get in the saddle?
“How do you teach a horse to lay down so a person in a wheel chair can get in the saddle? The reason I am asking is because the end of August 2014 my boyfriend came down with west nile virus. As of the end of April 2015 he is still in a wheel chair and…
Read MoreDo horses dream? What do they dream about?
Horses do some of their sleeping while standing but they will also lie down for deeper sleep. When we trained horses full time and spent twelve hours a day or more in the barn the horses got pretty comfortable with us being around. This lead to seeing horses sleep…and dream. Too bad I hadn’t thought…
Read MoreAsking my horse, Newt, to lie down while I'm riding him.
Here is another video where you get to watch Newt think. It should remind you of watching Newt learn how to stand on the box. The more things I teach a horse the more I can learn about how they think and process what I am doing. Can you see the consistency in Newt’s thought…
Read MoreVideo: Horse that falls down to avoid being ridden.
“Stacy Westfall , Have you seen this video? What would you do to fix this?”-Ashley N. No, I hadn’t seen this video until you posted it here. It was an interesting watch and I think I will answer your question in two parts. First, if the horse is laying down to avoid being ridden he has…
Read MoreMy horse is literally laying down on the job, how should I deter this?
“My horse and I have been doing well in training he’s green and young but listens well and learns quickly. But his new thing is he likes to roll while I’m riding him or lunging with a saddle. He is obviously trying to get me and the saddle off his back. What is the best…
Read MoreStacy's Video Diary: Jac Review – Questions about teaching a horse to lie down
Hi Stacy Westfall, regarding Episode 36: Is there any ‘age limit’ or health concerns such as arthritis, that would cause you to refrain from teaching a horse to lay down, regardless of how much it may benefit the horse’ s attitude? I have barrel horses that can sometimes be pretty hot & was wondering what…
Read MoreWhen training a horse; figure out the theory and then apply it to other areas. Bow, lay down, lunge
“Hey Stacy! I have a question! I taught my horse to lay down with a scratch on the withers (or by picking up his left leg like I’m going to clean his feet & turning to face towards him if he’s being stubborn!) I did first teach him to bow, but now anytime I do…
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