Sounds like a good start on your demo. Extra treat to you for going out and doing it! It takes a lot of guts to stand up in front of people and put on a...
... Good job, Fay. Sounds like it went really well, and you conveyed all the important points, while putting on a good demo. I always figure that if I can...
... Not at all. Horses tend to wake up and pay attention when they find out that they aren't going to be getting punished all the time, and then when they...
... Yes, Willie is not only motivated to keep up with the others, but if they canter, he'll canter. He's the first one I've ever ridden who was comfortable...
Hi Meg, You don't sound mean <G>. I actually agree with you about the JL stuff. I always take from trainers what works for me and add the clicker work. Alex...
Hi Fay, Congratulations on your demo. It is quite a challenge putting one together and hoping all goes well. Sounds like you did a wonderful job. I found...
Hi all, Just wanted to let you know of Jessie's newest creation. He now likes to pose AND nicker softly at the same time. Likes he is saying "Look at me !!"...
"If you can get the flying change that way, let me know!! It would be a cool way to teach it :)" Hmmm that got me thinking....have no idea if the is totally ...
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Ellen wrote, "I didn't think he was still capable of it, but Noble walloped me ... Ellen, your whole post sounded familiar to me, right from your noticing that...
Had to laugh at Sid's comment that "My horse has successfuly desensitized me to her rearing (when I ... I am impressed that you can move fast enough to yank on...
Sandi Keller asked "is it common for new negative behaviors to surface?" --Yes, yes, and definitely yes. CT is so powerful and wonderful a process that some...
Hi Maggie: I use a flag at the end of a broken lunge whip. When I bring my 2yr old into the round pen, I use the flag to sensitize him to the fact that I want...
Kris wrote: "In some ways her acting out and pawing is good, because it's a clear signal to you that you're not keeping her busy enough by reinforcing wanted...
I can't always offer a lot to most of the fine discussions on this list, but this one I think I can. If you watch horses, either in play or in aggression, the...
... What a great insight - and what a good demostration that will be of the method - extinguishing the fretfull nonsense behaviors by increasing the pace of...
Hi all, ... Hi Kris I'm glad you liked the idea. I just started to lunge my horse on the weekend, he's had three months off. At first I thought "serves me...
lambs and goat kids will copy each other ,or a human foster parent,jumping an invisibl e object.....oh darn it,now I shall hav e to clicker train the next...
Connie - That must be the cutest thing! I'd be doling out the peppermints for that one. I'm still working on getting Ruby to pose with ears forward. She's so ...
I thought I'd add to the nipping conversation - I just taught a new trick tonight - It's called stick your head in your bucket and leave it there. It kind of...
Hi, I sure do appreciate the intellectual AND emotional support that I get from you all. Because so many of these experiences are brand new to me, as a...
Hello all, I'm really enjoying this clicker list. I was more than impressed with how knowledgeable most of you are with animal behavior. I'm going to change...
... with how knowledgeable most of you are with animal behavior. Hi Pam! I'm one of the regulars who comes here for advice on equine behavior, so I have to...
Sounds like things are going well. I don't think you'll have a problem with Storm having a name change. Achilles had his name changed 3 times and he responds...
From: "Lyndsey Lewis" <llewis@...> ... horse to lenthen stride (without increasing the rhythm) by running alongside and taking big giant strides myself. ...
... I learned the hard way to be aware of the herd mood. About a year and a half ago, I got myself bucked off because I ignored it (that day, he even backed...
That's it! She becomes super alert and if you think about it in a positive way really bright. Thinking about it in this perspective it's a good change. I...
... Or put something you like on a long duration. If I stand on Willie's right side near his head he'll keep lifting his nose up and holding it up in the air....
