I did not have to do anything. Ana loves that horse and likes to "ride" it. Ana is a big HAM, and a very loving dog. She has a little red cowboy hat, but I have to find it. My other two dogs..well, they ran as fast as they could when they seen the horse, but Ana got all excited about it and wanted to play with it. I put her up on the horse and made sure she would not jump off and she did not even attempt to jump down. Actually she did not want to get down when I took her off it. I purchased it for my portrait props, but Ana has laid claim to it..lol.