From Chapter 4: Teaching Your Horse to Bow

I like to start trick training by teaching the bow. It can be either easy or very difficult to teach, depending on how smart your horse is and how well you can teach it.

The bow has several steps. With ropes to hold and hooves to avoid, it can prove challenging for both horse and trainer to understand at first. But if you can master teaching him this trick, you will prove to yourself that you can succeed at trick training.

In addition to practicing each step of the trick thoroughly, teaching the bow requires good timing, effective body language, and sometimes even physical strength from you