... I like to count out a certain number of treats, and then I count errors as I go. (Hopefully there aren't many, so I can keep track.) I don't progress until...
... We finally got that after you suggested I start clicking her for going past the target, or turning her away from the target after she started toward it....
... I've been doing a lot of that with several different horses and mules, and a donkey. It took a while to make true believers out of them, and they still...
... Maybe that would be a better strategy, and maybe then I could get in the habit of reorganizing during that time, instead of just forging onward willy...
Hi Kris! ... This reminds me of something I learned in the dog world. You may be doing this; I'm just throwing this out to anyone who might find it useful. One...
Hi Neil, ... approach ... With ... I ... Backing up was one of the first behaviors I experimented with too. Both of my horses would back up because I moved...
... Yes, I think that is a very big part of my problem. I knew I was working on the bending for too long this morning, and she wasn't really getting it, but I...
Hi Kris! I'm so glad you guys are jumping in and starting threads. :-) ... I prefer it -- but in all fairness, I suck at the tongue clicks. I can make them...
Hi Kris, I have found the solution in losing one response when you need it to teach the next is to do a lot of very short training sessions and alternate the...
HI there Neil, My first thought was, well instead of playing the 'Yo-yo game', you played the 'driving game' walking into your horse and waving your elbow....
... I started right out with +R, and am still very curious about +R so still do a lot of shaping. The 4 years I spent experimenting with +R with Willie were...
Hi Guys. Thanks Neil for inviting me to the list. I am not new to clicker, but I am rusty and I haven't been staying on top of the lists and so forth for the...
... I also gave treats from the ground while standing behind the shoulder, so my mare learned to turn her head to take them, and from both sides, before I...
Good morning, Congratulations to Neil and Melissa on the creation of a new list with great aspirations! (my R+ contribution VBG) Although I signed up over the...
I've had tremendous success with Xeenie using R+. When she arrived we worked on multiple things at once but in different sessions. The first thing I worked on...
... One thing I really want to do is switch back to the mechanical clicker for free shaping. The other thing I want to learn to do is to stop and wait a couple...
On Sunday, 18 September 2005 at 21:26:13 -0400, missmagetta@... wrote: Hi Jessica, ... How strange! Mine always hear it, even when occasionally it comes...
Yvonne Lehey
yvonne@...
Sep 19, 2005 6:42 am
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Melissa wrote: "How about we begin by discussing the R+ attempts we've made with our horses so far and our goals? " About 2 months ago I decided to write an...
... cluck instead of the >clicker (but I do that anyway, as this way, I have my "tool" with me all the time), to have ... I tried to make the switch to the...
Hi everybody, OK, you are all so motivated introducing yourselves, so I better do it as well! My name is Yvonne, I am 56 and had horses all my adult life. I...
Yvonne Lehey
yvonne@...
Sep 19, 2005 12:35 am
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On Sunday, 18 September 2005 at 3:44:41 -0000, tiwetesli wrote: Hi Ilse, The Clickerwoman! :-D Great you are here! ... Can't wait! I have three upcoming...
Yvonne Lehey
yvonne@...
Sep 19, 2005 12:34 am
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On Saturday, 17 September 2005 at 21:50:57 -0400, missmagetta@... wrote: Hi Jessica, ... years... nice intro - what a fascinating journey with Missy! ... ...
Yvonne Lehey
yvonne@...
Sep 19, 2005 12:34 am
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I'm Holly and I live in NW Pa with 6 dogs and 1 horse. I had horses for years and years then came off my last mare with some very bad injuries so moved to dogs...
Hi Neil and Melissa and other list members, My name is Ilse and live in Millarville (close to Calgary), Alberta, Canada where the days are rapidly getting...
Hi group. After seeing Melissa's intro, I fugure it's as good a time as any to do mine! I am 28, I live in NH, I have had my horse, Missy, for 12 of her 15...
This'll probably be way more than anyone wants to know, but I just got back from a whole day of clicker training demos at Dolores Arste's, near Saratoga, NY,...
A little history... I had horses as a teen, but then I had twenty long years without them as an adult. In July 2004, my husband and I moved to a small "farm"...
Hello everyone, I'm so happy to see so many subscribers just a day after the first announcement! This bodes well for the future of the list, I think. The idea...
Clicker Training Foals To Halter and Lead The following protocol is one I have used on over 50 babies since 1987. Since there is no "one size fits all"...
"What To Do When A Good Cue Goes Bad." A cue is more than just asking our horses to do something. It is any stimulus that elicits a behavior. It can come from...
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