Hi Karen >>> However, I don't think I'd ever teach a horse to rear on command
I would so agree. At the WC in Switzerland my sister, Susan, borrowed a horse to ride that had been taught to rear. Unfortunately she didn't know it, and he reared on numerous occasions before she found out and the cue to rear was something like a light tap on the shoulder. So the poor horse thought he was doing the right thing. It's a bit like with young horses or puppies, don't teach them to do anything as a youngster that you wouldn't want in an adult. Might be cute when they are young.... Robyn Icelandic Horse Farm Robyn Hood & Phil Pretty Vernon BC Canada www.icefarm.com
