How to Teach Your Horse to Stand

Step-by-Step Guide

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   Step 1: Start in the right place.

   Have your horse on a lunge line in an area that they feel comfortable and that has little distractions for them.
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   Step 2: Start with your horse a few feet away from you

   Start with a little wiggle and increase to thrashing the rope back and forth if they do not back within a short amount of time.
   
   As soon as the horse takes one step backdrop the lunge line to the ground.
   
   Let them sit for a moment.
   
   Pick up the rope and try again. (Parelli calls this the Yo Yo game.) ,, Drop the rope to the ground turn to walk away but keep an eye on your horse, if they move pick up the rope and wiggle it till they were where you had them originally, sit for a moment until your horse is settled again.
   
   Begin to walk away, continue to correct each time that your horse moves by putting them right back where they started. ,
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   Step 3: wiggle the lunge line at them till they back away.

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   Step 4: Do not move on until you are effective at backing your horse away from you

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   Step 5: While teaching this make sure that you reward for even one step by dropping the rope to the ground

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   Step 6: after your horse backs one step every time that you barely wiggle the rope then start to ask for two steps and continue to gradually increase the amount of steps.

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   Step 7: When you can back your horse away from you all the way to the end of the line

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   Step 8: do so.

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   Step 9: Gradually increase the time that you ask them to stay put and the distance that you venture while they are there.

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