I have been clicker training for some time, but recently bought a horse that I am having some challenges with. She is a Tennessee Walker, 8 years old, that...
Diane, The biggest thing for you to keep in mind is time and patience. Most of the training I deal with is a horse who had "30 days" when they were 3, then...
Well, i'm no expert, and am not going to offer any advice in training. But i will say, if you havn't read Mark Rashid's "HOrses Never Lie" i would suggest you...
She will longe pretty well at ... Just take it slower at this point. If she does OK on a 15 foot lead then move up to 16 feet and build very slowly until you...
I would like to know how to successfully teach my mare to come when i call her consistently. Right now, i give her the command to "come here, Blue" or...
I ' m really not in a position to offer you proper advice as I'm just an anorak who tries things out , but I have a mare that would go into relentless , head...
this doesnt apply to the young , toned , brilliant riders or those wearing tight white breeches ... Have you a Plan for riding your young horse ? It struck me...
Hi Barbara, I too, am training at what you call larval speed - and then less! But like you, it's all golden. I love your expressions! I know you have been...
Does anyone know if animals ( any species ) can act on multiple instructions ? I do not mean , the ' chained behavior ' situation , such as a retreive . ...
... end ... ) ). Hi Inge, I was reading an article today on German lateral flexions. I thought you'd be intersted in this: "Paul Plinzer wrote in his homage "...
The last time I went up to visit Sadie she had remembered everything I ever taught her, and expanded on it. We were in a bigger paddock than the usual round...
Hi Sara, I have been thinking about your mane pulling question and I think that if having a pulled mane is not crucial right now, that you might be best off to...
Hi Anna, I love your little dream. I have often wanted the same thing, a horse playground. I was thinking of something smaller than your dream, but I like ...
Dolores posted the quote and I liled it so much that I added it to my signature. Christel Christel Elrod Round Rock, Texas www.chrisfrautexas.clickryder.com ...
In a message dated 5/1/2005 9:36:23 PM Central Standard Time, bfirth02@... writes: Sadie was eating her hay, and absolutely refused to move in response to...
<<My brain runs a ticker tape , that didnt used to run 30 years ago - ( Single handed business ! Million animals to feed ! Large mortgage ! Employees to pay...
... Yes, it does sound like Baucher :-). I wasn't there and don't know the circumstances or the horse. When you read Steinbrecht, he really *flames* Baucher at...
How about you put her bridle on and take her out to graze on the nice sweet grass. It will teach her how to chew with a bridle on AND associate good things...
Sometimes it helps me to read about others successes, so I thought it might be a good time to give an update on my bridling. You will remember I had a...
Hi all, I attended another Alex clinic this weekend at Connie's in New York. It was a fabulous clinic. Previously on this list we have talked about a horse's...
I have a daughter with brain damage and a therapist recently recommended the Infinity Walk to help her neurodevelopmentally. It involves walking on a figure 8...
Hi Tam, I'm definitely a newbee to clickertraining. I had looked a bit into clickertraining earlier, but I didn't really see the significance of the method...
I know that many on this list have your own websites, and some have even written books. So, I'm hoping you can answer some of my copyright related questions...
I'm not a copyright lawyer, just explaining the rules as I understand them. Copyrights cover the expression of an idea. If I describe how to do a certain...
Melissa, Thanks, that clears a lot of things up for me. I, too, want to give credit to other trainers - and I will. But, often, the lines are blurred as to...
Hi, Raelene, thanks for your suggestions! ... --LOL! Don't think I haven't dreamed of this.....:) Actually, after I my friend's half-lease taught Brit to fear...
