Equine Clicker Training, reward-based training, ethical training, treat training, positive horsemanship
In this series I will keep you posted about the young horse I am training in order to prepare her for the next farrier visit. I will call her A. in this blog. A was scared to let people touch her legs, especially her hind legs. She kicked out whenever she felt something touching them. In the […]
Husbandry skills: hoof care (part III) Read More »
Help, my horse turned into a monster since I started clicker training. Solutions when you encounter problems in positive reinforcement training
\’Help, my horse turned into a monster since I started clicker training\’ Read More »
In this series I will keep you posted about the young horse I am training in order to prepare her for the next farrier visit. I will call her A. in this blog. A. is scared to let people touch her legs, especially her hind legs. She kicks out when she feels something touching her hind legs.
Husbandry skills: Hoof Care (part II) Read More »
The term \’husbandry skills\’ refers to all the behaviours you want to teach an animal in order to take care of them safely. Daily husbandry skills are haltering, leading, grooming, cleaning hooves, cleaning nostrils, eyes and ears and so on. Medical procedures like drawing blood (important in zoo animals) or administering medication (injections, oral medication, ointments)
Husbandry skills: hoof care (part I) Read More »
How to prepare your horse for the farrier with clicker training
Preparing your Horse for the Farrier with Clicker Training Read More »
There are so many myths in the horse world it is hard to choose where to start debunking them. Since I have seen several advertisements on Facebook with videos of horses at liberty and instructors talking about \’freedom\’, \’connection\’, \’positive training\’ or \’friendship\’ while carrying a whip directing a horse with a swishing tail and
Debunking Myths: \’The Whip is only an Extension of my Arm\’ Read More »
Now you are going to find out how old I really am! In the good old days (I am talking about last century) you learned the ropes from an old horseman. Here are some rules I learned and still follow.
Good Old-fashioned Customs for the Modern Stable Hand Read More »
Yes, this will be a very shitty topic. Sorry about that. The topic is… house-training my horse. In May 2015 I started house-training Kyra. I am a lazy horse owner, so I taught her some tricks to make my life easier. You can house-train your horse too: https://clickertraining.ca Thinking ahead I always, always reinforce Kyra
I accomplished my \’shittiest\’ goal ever! Read More »
In horse training we often have to be creative if we encounter resistance, fear, frustration or if something else is just so much more reinforcing than you. You have to be even more creative, if you want to come up with a force free and horse friendly training solution. Here are some tips that can help you become
Be creative in horse training. Here is how Read More »
How to teach your horse to follow the track instead of falling towards the inside of the arena.
Unconventional Training Solutions for Teaching Your Horse to stay on the track Read More »
