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Solving Problem Behavior with Clicker Training (Leg Lifting)

One of my horses, Fionn, is not (yet) cool about lifting his legs for cleaning and trimming. I\’ve never had mini horses before but I can totally see how people would manhandle them instead of training them properly. An adult is so much stronger and it\’s enticing to think you can \’win\’ by holding his leg up. But are you really winning that way?

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Peer pressure at the barn

One of the most underestimated challenges of positive reinforcement training can be… people in your environment. It is a journey The journey to switch from negative reinforcement (most traditional and natural horsemanship methods) to positive reinforcement training (clicker training, on target training) is instructive and beautiful. It is not always a straight, fast or smooth road. It is often a

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