Choosing the right target stick
How do you choose or make a good target stick? One that is safe, durable and simple.
Key Lesson
Best Basics: take targeting to the next level
Of the seven key lessons in clicker training ‘targeting’ is my favourite at the moment. I love targeting so much because it is inexpressibly versatile and I am excited because I just discovered new possibilities of this game myself. What is targeting In targeting you ask you horse to touch a target with a body part. …
Deworm your Horse in 6 Easy Steps
Years ago deworming meant stress for me and my first pony. Sholto was not really hard to deworm, but I had to be cautious. He could move his head down in a split second and sometimes that meant that I pinched the syringe in his palate. Or, I emptied the syringe while he was moving …
7 Tips for Clicker Trainers
In clicker training you use the clicker to teach new behaviours and every once in a while to confirm established behaviours. Let your click always be followed by a reward, even if your timing was wrong. That’s ‘part of the deal’. The receiver, the horse, determines the reward. Not the trainer. We can reward our …
1 Ridiculously Easy (and Rewarding) Thing to Do For the New Year
This is one of the best ideas I learned from Pinterest. It is called The Good Things Jar and it said: “Start the year with an empty jar and fill it with notes about good things that happen. On New Years Eve, empty it and see what awesome stuff happened that year.” Since I am really …
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