Kinda off topic, but this conference may be of interest to some list members. There are sessions relevant to positive training if you go to the website. Lisel ...
Hello everyone, The EquusTV.com website is apparently have problems with the video links, until we can get them fixed, here are DIRECT links to all 21 videos....
The following request is directed toward any list members from South Australia but if any other list members would like to make a financial contribution toward...
Hi all, I'll say it for all our horses who can't - thanks for the help. My mare was caught in the fires near Kinglake as she was at my best friends property...
Please disregard my email yesterday advising that we no longer need hay. We have since decided that the best way to proceed is to keep taking hay over as long...
Thank You for writing this, even though it made me cry. I'm in Western Australia but everyone here is doing what they can to help. Our local transporters can't...
A number of people have asked both on the list and privately about the mustang training that I’m doing. Thank you for asking and my apologies for the lack...
Dear Neil, first of all I won`t be of any help 1. because I haven`t worked at all with wild horses 2. because I think you have really done all of the ideas I...
Neil, Training is hard and I had to give up a couple of times in the past myself, though I never tried a wild horse (tried a Zebra and that was tough :). ...
... Hi Neil~ In truth, you must see this is actually a pretty remarkable little horse. The 'task' (training in 100 days or so) is pretty nearly set up for ...
Hi Neil, I am a lurker and was excited to read your report. I was going to reply with something in line with what Barbara so brilliantly stated.... They...
Neil :) I doubt anyone else in this competition is approaching it with the same level of sensitivity you are. Don't beat yourself up. Figure out what, at this...
Hi Neil, 'Competition' must be a swear word in horse language :-). Even for people like you who always have the 'horse first' in mind it is hard to fit that...
Neil, I have nothing to add other than my heartfelt admiration and support. You are a clicker trainer first, and a "competitive" trainer last. Trust your gut...
Wow. Man plans and the gods laugh. Sorry to hear about the complications. It is disappointing, I'm sure we all wanted her to be our CT Poster Girl. But...
Hi JP would you mind sharing your suggestions with the rest of us? I'm sure we would all be interested. Cheers Lisel ... myself, though I never tried a wild...
Sacking out with movement: My Dorothy moment has taught me not to write up long training reports while sick as a dog as it effects my judgment. Now that I on...
A friend of mine did this with a little mare who panicked, hit the round pen, flipped over it and ran through the pasture fence several times in a panic. If...
Having never sacked anything out......I have to agree with Karen here. In principle, if the animal cannot turn off the aversive then it cannot be used as a...
Neil, I read your comments on your list and I would recommend to do the sacking out in movement ONLY if you are absolutely sure that you can control her...
Neil, So far all of the answers to your questions have been directed at what you should "do" I'd like to turn this around and ask you what does she want? She...
Thanks Dolores, finally the voice of reason. Some of these animals never get over the trauma the BLM puts them through. Please go back to the original idea of...
With all due respect.... The idea that a relationship can be built with no expectations and founded on nothing more than good wishes doesn't hold water for me....
We know that this mare is - right now - practising fear responses everyday and is being CC'd everyday that Neil isn't good (to put it in laymans terms). The...
Sorry if I offended anyone. That was not my intention. I was getting this from the horse. I think Lisa and Barbara had some of the same feeling. Having dealt...
So Tam, where would you start with training this horse? Step 1? With all due respect, Karen Firstly, nobody was offensive or offended. No harm, no foul. I...
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