Dear Susan and Mom, What a great trail ride! I felt as if I were with you - I wish I had been! Thanks so much for sharing that. I love my dunes and forests...
My email has been bouncing but Judy asked if I have video taped the bridleless riding, not yet but I plan on doing it and putting it on youtube. Was this the...
... Susan in NV > > Thanks so much for the kind replies. I work alone and don't have a lot of feedback. The orange toy that Deegan picks up is really great....
Hi All, There are 3 rider spots available for the 2nd Clicker Training Your Horse Clinic with Peggy Hogan, Aug 9th, 10th (with an optional 3rd day on Aug 11th ...
Charlotte - I enjoyed your video. You two look so relaxed together, and he looks very relaxed and happy 'working'. I think you've done really wonderful things...
Today my husband brought home a clicker. I ran right out and Little Man (my mini mule) and I had our first session. I started by just clicking, then offering...
I have been having great difficulty getting my partially sighted horse to go.I was told that she didn't respond to the leg and that I should use the whip 'for...
... Melissa and Ruby>> Thanks Melissa, Ever since I started back working with horses in my late fifties people have been telling me that. I know I really...
Hi folks, I have been riding bridleless with a target stick, and recently added a cordeo. I am using the target to help shape the cordeo cues, such as right,...
Well, today was day 2 of our clicker training. We did three sessions. #1 - Late morning - Out in the pasture. We still worked on touching the halter. I used...
brenda - Great video! We were working on the very same thing tonight! I have taken 2 or 3 rides now with the cordeo. I have the bridle on for now for...
Anyone in or around the Cedar Rapids area in Iowa? As many books as I've read, I really need to have someone to help me out in person so I can see it with my...
Session #1 - morning. I stroked him, touched his halter, clicked and treated. He is starting to jerk his head away and show his teeth, so I'm thinking that...
I am enjoying your diary of working with Little Man. Please keep it up. As For a target, I use a small, orange soccer cone from WalMart, and it looks nothing...
Dera Charlotte, You and Deegan are superstars! ... and you say that was only at the beginning?? I can only imagine what you both will be doing in the near...
Hi Kelly, I am wondering if you might be better off starting targeting with something Little Man already knows and associates with good things. What about a...
Hi Kelly, Instead of starting with targeting, you may want to try some free shaping. You can free shape him to stand in a particular location like in front of...
Charlotte, when you said you put on a song off one of your son's CDs, did you mean his own music? I just noticed you said you'd been in Japan as had the...
... tonight! ... Hey Melissa! That's great! Did you try and shape any cordeo cues on the ground? I'm working with that a bit but Lucy is so tall that...
Thanks so much Tina. Yes that is my youngest son. My husband is a master of classical Japanese flute. I am Irish. My son first learned his father's ...
Kelly, I see a pattern here. Little Man trusts your back. If you are walking away, he is following. He likes you. He's learning to trust. But all his life so...
Hi Susan, ... Without being there it is hard to say. But I can tell you that the smallest body position error on the part of the rider can really make a...
"Yes that is my youngest son." Charlotte - can one buy this music? If yes, could you give the information please? Loved the music! Christina [Non-text...
You may be benefited by having some riding lessons with a skilled teacher. ... Thank you Sharon. I have finally got a good teacher. They are not easy to find....
Hi Sue, ... I would be interested in seeing photos of her body and especially of her feet. Take the pictures of her feet with the camera on the ground. Side,...