Today I visited a beautiful barn with some horses and a goat. I was invited into the stall where the goat lived. The handler had warned me that the goat sometimes headbutts. It was a friendly goat and she came up to me to greet and was well mannered. She stood in front of me, sniffed me and waited. […]
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Visibility in these dark winter days is important. I made this very simple Do It Yourself reflection halter for Kyra. Supplies 1) Halter – Reflecting shoe laces $1 (dollar shop) – Glue gun Instructions Cut the aglets off of the lace before you start. Measure the shoe lace with the halter part you want to start with. Cut the
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We all use or have used verbal praise and a pat on the neck as reward for a horse.Was it helpful? Did we get more of the desired behaviour? In other words: was it reinforcing the behaviour we wanted? Reward What is a reward while training and how can we measure its value? A reward is
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From a traditional point of view one would say: \”Just make him stop.\” How? Well, let\’s talk about ways that makes the horse understand. I don\’t believe in punishment, because punishment is not telling the horse what you do expect from him, it only tells him to stop the behaviour in the moment. Cause First
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Recently I have received the same question from several people. Why do you need a clicker when you could just use your voice as a bridging signal? What are the advantages of a clicker? Why a bridging signal is needed If you want to reinforce certain behaviour one has to reward the horse at the
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In response to The Daily Post\’s weekly photo challenge: \”Treat.\” Related \’treat\’ posts: Training with treats Prevent mugging because of treats Magic of using different kind of treats Have fun trick or treating tomorrow! Sandra Poppema Follow my blog with Bloglovin
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Since Halloween is coming up I was thinking about dressing up myself and my horse Kyra. Here are some ideas I found: #1 Spider costume This one cracked me up! I think this one is scary for most horses too. Really original! #2 Wet Paint Only funny if you know something about horse colours. #3
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In response to The Daily Post\’s weekly photo challenge: \”Careful.\” Sandra Poppema Follow my blog with Bloglovin
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There is one very effective way to change all horses that are stubborn, dominant, don\’t listen, know what to do, but refuse to obey, know their job but don\’t do it, are a wuss or are playing us. One solution What? One solution for so many bad behaviours? Yes! It is simple too. Change your attitude about the
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What do you often wish when you\’re at the barn? I wish I have a friend at the barn, someone I can ride with and share my successes and ruts with. I am so lucky to have someone like that at my barn. Over the years I noticed that a lot of positive reinforcement trainers
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