Equine Clicker Training, reward-based training, ethical training, treat training, positive horsemanship
A step-by-step training guide can you find in my article that\’s published on Horse Rookie. One day I realized that my horse kept pulling me toward grass and it made me feel like an inadequate horse owner. Here I was, with over 30 years on horse experience and still I was pulled towards juicy patches […]
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This month Horse Rookie published another article that I\’ve written for them. It\’s a shaping plan to train your horse to respond to his name so that you can get him out of the pasture effortlessly. Why teach it The better question might be, why not teach it?! It’s fun to have a horse that responds
Step-by-step Guide to Teach Your Horse to Come When Called Read More »
We all get frustrated in training or riding our horses. That\’s a given. Horses can also get frustrated if their expectations about their training or the consequences of their actions (release of pressure or receiving a treat) are not being met. What can you do to prevent frustration and what if you are already frustrated
5 Tips for dealing with Frustration in Horse Training Read More »
In 2017 I started an online Accountability Partner group for people who joined my online courses and needed help to implement the knowledge. Implementing knowledge is the secret to success Gaining knowledge is not the hardest part, in fact it\’s the easiest. Buy a book and you bought knowledge. Now, how many unready horse book
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Sometimes people think positive reinforcement doesn\’t fit into a system because this training method is horse-centered. They figure since every horse and every situation is different, it\’s impossible to create a system. You know what? It\’s true that every horse, every training and every trainer is different. If you focus on what every training, every
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How to take positive reinforcement and use it in riding? I will share practical tips in other blogs, but let\’s focus on preparation. How can you make yourself successful? Key Lesson for Riders #4: Training Journal The only way to know if you are making progress in riding with positive reinforcement is to keep track.
6 steps to start riding with the clicker (4/6) Read More »
‘How do you implement clicker training under saddle?’, is a question many equestrians ask themselves. The answer is simple: the same way you implemented it from the ground! Sounds logical. How do we start best? First you have to learn the principles of Learning and Motivation, see this part 1 of this series. Step 2 is
6 steps to start riding with the clicker (3/6) Read More »
‘How do you implement clicker training under saddle?’, is a question many equestrians ask themselves. The answer is simple: the same way you implemented it from the ground. So, how do we start best? First you have to learn the principles of Learning and Motivation, see this part 1 of this series. Step 2 is to
6 Steps to Start Riding with Positive Reinforcement (2/6) Read More »
\’How do you implement clicker training under saddle?\’, is a question many equestrians ask themselves. The answer is simple: the same way you implemented it from the ground. This can be very challenging because, once we are in the saddle, we have to deal with so many unconscious rules, habits, norms and thoughts about riding
6 Steps to Start Riding with Positive Reinforcement (1/6) Read More »
I did a little research and asked positive reinforcement trainers \’What is your biggest struggle or concern?\’ Why are not more people into clicker training their horses? Here are some answers I got. Why horse people don\’t use R+ according to clicker trainers \”I find the biggest hurdle is the food. It is so ingrained
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