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Teaching your horse how to kiss

It's International Kissing Day! And while every horse probably has to endure lots and lots of kisses on the nose from their owners, it would be nice to have our horse kiss back sometimes as well, right?


So here’s 5 steps how to teach your horse to kiss you on the face! You don’t need much for it, only yourself, your horse and a bunch of treats.
 
1.Give your horse one treat and then take a step back. Your horse will come to you to get another treat out of your hand. This teaches your horse to follow and target your hand.
2.Once your horse is used to targeting your hand normally, put your hand up towards your face with a treat in it. Your horse should touch your face where your hand is to get the treat.
3.Give the treat and also verbally praise your horse when it touched your face.
4.Combine the hand moving to your face with a voice command – like saying “kiss” or any other word you would like. Practice this as long as you need to until your horse understands it, and always reward and praise when your horse does the trick well.
5.Once your horse understands your voice command, you can try not using your hand. But of course, if you want you can also still point to your face!
 
And just like that, your horse should be able to kiss you on the cheek!
 
Practice makes perfect! Some horses may take longer until they understand what they have to do, while some others only take a few minutes. Some horses might also just not enjoy the trick, especially if they are not big fans of lots of contact and need a lot of personal space. If you realise your horse is not enjoying learning how to kiss you, try finding another trick that suits your horse’s personality better!
 
You can also do the trick without a voice cue, simply by using your hand to point to your cheek. But, this could also mean that your horse will be all up in your face every time you move your hand to your head – like when you’re doing your hair up or putting a helmet on. Adding a voice cue for the trick helps the horse to understand when it is allowed to do the trick and when not.
 
We hope that you and your horse will have a wonderful Kissing Day with lots of kisses, love and of course treats 😉
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