Trick Riding/ Stunts

later12

Hi, I'm really interested in trick riding similar to what you might see performed by circus acts, Ukranian cossacks, cowboys and the like.

When I was younger I had an ex racehorse that had been taught to lie down on the ground by a previous owner.

I also know an event rider who taught a horse to buck on command.

I think these displays are often dismissed by mainstream instructors as being trivial, or of no relevance to serious equitation. On the contrary, I think they demonstrate the outstanding flexibility of the relationship that can exist between horses and riders, as long as they do not constitute nor lead to an un-controllable vice.

I'm moving back to Ireland soon and I have a young hunter who is pretty smart, I'd like to teach him to rear or buck when asked.

Does anyone have any experience of this sort of trick riding? Any advice?

mystika121

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