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THANK YOU VERY MUCH LESLIE DESMOND, for sharing some of you knowledge with us!! I consider myself very fortunate being one of the persons in you clinic in Oslo...
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elvamico
ej@...
Jul 4, 2000 1:48 am
... How wonderful for you that you were able to attend the clinic and see Leslie in real life. I've heard this is the experience of a lifetime! Hope sometime...
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Penny Ray
pray@...
Jul 5, 2000 12:17 am
Hi, I am new to the group and have a 4yr old. Sandy Fox is a dear friend of mine and has been helping me with him. I have seen her in action by teaching me...
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smokeefe@...
Jul 7, 2000 12:53 pm
Hi folks!! I will be in New York City beginning Monday for the next 1-1/2 weeks. Does anyone know of any fun equine facilities to visit or clinics going on...
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Diane Garland
827feed@...
Jul 7, 2000 12:53 pm
... Annie, Sounds like your horse is either frightened or in pain. I would have him checked by a vet, as well as finding someone who could analyze your saddle...
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Jackie
Jackie@...
Jul 7, 2000 2:03 pm
Hi All, I had a thought and wanted to bounce it off you all. Been talking about C/T and what I am calling C/R (using reinforcements other than treats - to...
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Gale Nelson
galen@...
Jul 7, 2000 5:41 pm
In reading Annie's post and Diane's response, I would agree that the horse in question could very well be afraid or responding to an ill-fitting saddle. He may...
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Mark Andrew
m.andrew@...
Jul 7, 2000 7:43 pm
Hi All This is my first post to the list, hope I'm not breaking any rules or etiquette. I thought about the food treats issue and then I wondered how the food...
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Jaki (Koda) Cast
hooftrax@...
Jul 7, 2000 7:50 pm
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Sharon Foley
sfoley@...
Jul 7, 2000 8:18 pm
... always the lower'. ... a cat ... horses. Food ... cause ... Hi, The problem I have with this line of thinking is it is based on our supposing what the...
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Jackie
Jackie@...
Jul 8, 2000 12:11 am
... Not what he might be thinking, but what meaning something has for him (same as the discussion on understanding). We have to translate equine meaning into...
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Sharon Foley
sfoley@...
Jul 8, 2000 1:23 am
Hey Jackie, Thanks for waking up the list. <G> ... Well, mmm, see I don't think so.... I think putting a lot of energy into figuring out 'equine meaning' and...
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Sharon Foley
sfoley@...
Jul 8, 2000 2:01 am
Me again... one more thing... ... he may ... behaviour ... Do you have a ferinstance here? An example of the sort of thing you mean... where you thought you...
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Jackie
Jackie@...
Jul 8, 2000 11:38 am
... Hi Heather - I would say it were more akin to us leading the horse out to a field, and turning him out. Jackie...
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Jackie
Jackie@...
Jul 8, 2000 11:39 am
... Not instead, as well as. If by using treats to reinforce a behaviour you create disrespect (ei erode respect), and respect is to some extent the basis for...
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Jackie
Jackie@...
Jul 8, 2000 11:39 am
... Hmm, I still disagree, because sometimes you have to address the cause to overcome that. If I 'lose' my horse because my saddle hurts him, doesn't matter ...
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Sharon Foley
sfoley@...
Jul 8, 2000 12:10 pm
... I can see this is one of those things we could go round and round on! But you didn't really answer my question. What does the horse *DO* that you don't...
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Jackie
Jackie@...
Jul 8, 2000 1:14 pm
... In that scenario, you may see absolutely nothing - maybe he might just 'be slightly less aware of me than normal'. It is 'on the edge' of the boundaries ...
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Penny Johnson
pennyj@...
Jul 8, 2000 1:15 pm
Hi Gale, Please share the name and way to contact this good and honest saddle maker. It is such a wonderful thing to encounter people whe you can look up to...
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rick.w
RICK.W@...
Jul 8, 2000 1:15 pm
... Hi everyone, You don't hear from me much, but I am always there lurking and very much appreciate all you fluent writers. I have gained many insights from...
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Diane Garland
827feed@...
Jul 8, 2000 1:15 pm
'He who yields food is always the lower'. Jackie, I believe that this is true. I have thought a lot about it, and have spent a lot of time watching horses...
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Gwenyth Santagate
santa@...
Jul 8, 2000 1:15 pm
... horse isn't with me... there is only one bottom line that matters.... he not with me. I don't see myself changing my approach based on the various reasons...
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bseidel@...
Jul 8, 2000 7:16 pm
It is starting to sound to me like the discussion has become a debate between the behaviorists and the (in psychological terms) humanists. Two theories that...
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Leslie Desmond
Diamondlu@...
Jul 8, 2000 7:16 pm
Hello Again, I recently saw a live demonstration of clicker training. I have seen tapes of it as well, and have had a number clicker trained horses in my...
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Jackie
Jackie@...
Jul 8, 2000 7:54 pm
... Ah yes, thank you Rick - you echo my feelings on the broader issue. Someone gave me a good 'pointer' toward a particular feel the other day, playing with...
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Sharon Foley
sfoley@...
Jul 9, 2000 3:39 am
... Hi Gwen, You did misunderstand! I said that it didn't matter why the horse wasn't "with me" but that GETTING him with me was my only concern. The manner...
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smokeefe@...
Jul 9, 2000 12:33 pm
A little anecdote for the group. I give therapeutic riding lessons for two boys and the other day one had finished his lesson and was going to leave. He likes...
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Nancy Morton
nancmort@...
Jul 10, 2000 5:27 am
Before you all get off the track here....and I am late reading these posts....This one is from Sharon concerning a Harry Whitney clinic with her and her...
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Sharon Foley
sfoley@...
Jul 10, 2000 10:47 am
... Out of curiosity Rick <G> if your boss stopped paying you how long do you think you would stay in the job? Oh you might carry on for a while, but ...
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Sharon Foley
sfoley@...
Jul 10, 2000 12:12 pm
... <snip> ... One thing I have learned is that resolving this may take a small amount of physical energy... but I have to say it takes a huge amount of mental...