Write a shaping plan in 3 easy steps for every behaviour you want to clicker train. In this blog we write a plan for haltering
Shaping Plan for Haltering in 3 Steps (Clicker Training Horses) Read More »
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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I am reading a very interesting book. It is called Before Happiness and is written by Shawn Achor. You can look it up if you want. In this book you can find ways to improve your succes rate. The thing I like most is that I have already been using a lot of these strategies in my
Feel more successful in riding and training your horse Read More »
We all know by now how important it is to set our horse up for success in training. We know how to do it: influencing the context in which the horse learns a new skill, keeping the sessions short, splitting your goal into small training steps and be aware of our reward schedule. But what can we do to help ourselves to be successful?
Setting yourself up for Success: tips for trainers Read More »
This is a common statement in the equestrian world: \’I don\’t ride dressage because my horse doesn\’t like it\’ or \’I don\’t use the arena because my horse hates it\’ or…Â Who hasn\’t heard this? Can you do something about it? Yes, you can! Find the reason First question I always ask people when they say
What if… your horse doesn\’t like arena work? Read More »
Is the translation of a Latin saying. A saying with a long history starting with the Romans. Festina lente, maybe you\’ve heard of it. To me this has proven a very valuable oxymoron  and it is one of my favourite personal mantras in horse training. If you take the time it takes, than it takes less time. So many times I wanted a result
My favourite motto is… Make haste slowly… Read More »
What do you often wish when you\’re at the barn? I wish I have a friend at the barn, someone I can ride with and share my successes and ruts with. I am so lucky to have someone like that at my barn. Over the years I noticed that a lot of positive reinforcement trainers
I wish I had … so I created … Read More »
I like to think about the future and I like making plans for me and my horse! I like to think about what I would like to achieve with Kyra. What would it feel like if we accomplish it? Here are 5 good reasons to make a planning to help you make your equestrian dreams come true. 1-
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This is the final part of this series where I talk about the tools I have learned to use since I started using clicker training. I didn\’t use them all right away and I use more than these ten I write about here. I hope they may inspire you to try something new. Click to read part
10 Tools that changed my Training Approach (V) Read More »
I started blogging in 2010 when my friend gave Kyra to me. Kyra was born in a nature reserve in The Netherlands and was a frightened feral filly when she came to me. I was afraid I might never be able to tame her: she was incredibly afraid. When I started to train her I
Trailer training Kyra Read More »
