>>> How about if you try it. > Oh, Judy, that's just so reasonable.
Do you need any help in getting started? I'm sure he's smart and will be able to tell the difference. I'd start with give to pressure on backing up from the front. Pressure on the bridge of his nose, on the chest, with a stick, tapping on the ground, all sorts of ways to ask for the "back up" as he learns to give to pressure and learns the move. That will make it easier to ask for it from a different position. If he needs more help, you can do the give to pressure for a turn on the hindquarters, and turn on the fore. Charm caught on pretty fast. The lead rope under her belly (between her legs) helps bring the head down. She is rope savvy; you'd have to make sure that your horse is very used to ropes in that area. Judy
