Tips for Choosing a Target Stick
Tips for Choosing a Target Stick. Do you want to buy one or make one yourself? What are some things to consider?
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The use of a Target stick At Liberty
How you can use your target stick in at liberty training as a way to call your horse off of grass and greens.
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Start using Targeting as a Training Tool
start using Targeting as a Training Tool, so you can become more effective in training, give your horse more clarity and get results faster.
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6 Things You Might Not Know About Clicker Training (3/6)
In this series I will be sharing 6 interesting facts I didn\’t know about when I started using positive reinforcement in training animals. This is part 3. Some of these are common misunderstandings people have about clicker training while others are facts most equestrians don\’t know at all. The goal of this blog is to
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4 Benefits of Teaching Your Horse to Target
The Key Lessons are my Key to Success in Equine Positive Reinforcement Training. One of my keys to success is Key Lesson Targeting. In this blog I will share the purpose and benefits of this basic exercise. Watch the videos in this blog. What does Key Lesson Targeting look like The horse learns to touch
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Husbandry skills: Hoof Care (part II)
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.
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Tons of Winter Training Ideas
Here in Canada it is Winter again. Normally the climate is mild here in Vancouver, BC but this winter we\’ve already had snow that\’s lasted for almost two weeks. We all know that frozen pastures limit our horses ability to exercise themselves and horses generally are more spooky and more forward in cold weather conditions.
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5 Benefits of Trick Training in daily life
Sometimes previous training benefits you in situations you never could have expected. So can trick training. Many tricks may seem useless when you train them, however they can benefit you in surprising ways. Here are some examples.
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Clicker Training 101: How to start, part II
In a previous post a while ago I talked about How to start clicker training: introducing the clicker. Once your horse knows the click means a reward is on it\’s way, you can start clicking for specific behaviours. Targeting The next lesson can be targeting. In targeting you ask the horse to touch an object with
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DIY Target stick for Horse Training
A target stick is such a great tool in clicker training. Read on to make your own safe and sturdy target stick. It\’s really easy so you have no excuse to not at least try it out. With a target stick you can teach a horse practical anything. Read Best basics: Take targeting to the next level if you want
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