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Inspiring The Next Teachers
Happy 2018! I hope this new year brings you lots of positive adventures and look forward to seeing old friends and making new ones too...
Jan 13, 20184 min read


Playing With Horse Agility
I’ve been playing with some "new to the horse world" ideas. I know, I know...so what else is new! It has been a treat this summer to have...
Aug 19, 20172 min read


Fabulous Eastern Clinics
There is a Beatles song that keeps running through my head: “Eight Days A Week”…and even though I spent eight days away from home, it...
Apr 24, 20172 min read


Donkey Days
I thought it was finally time to write about my clinic in Denman Island that happened last year! It is almost time for this year’s clinic...
Feb 8, 20172 min read


Back to Ottawa for More Fun
This year I was fortunate enough to be invited to teach at Heroncrest Stables, near Ottawa Ontario. I was there in the spring and had a...
Nov 17, 20163 min read
It’s Been a Year Already?
Well, 2015 certainly zipped by. I have now had ‘U’ for a bit over a year. Many people would not have been happy taking this amount of...
Jan 6, 20164 min read


‘U’ and Riding
‘U’ has been doing really well and, as you know, even participated in a clinic this year. He was also doing really well with regards to...
Nov 19, 20153 min read


Leaps and Bounds with U
It is hard to believe it has been almost a year since ‘U’ came to live with me. It has been so wonderful to watch him change from a...
Oct 6, 20152 min read


Catching Up With The Pony Fairy
As the old saying goes, ‘Time flies when you are having fun’. Well not all of these past few months have been fun, a lot has for sure,...
Sep 15, 20152 min read


Be Ready for an Emergency
Well as they say, the best laid plans of mice and men… I had great intentions to get out several blogs, but as they also say…life...
Jun 23, 20152 min read


“U” Part Three
As promised, I will have the after leading video in here for you to compare with the before one from an earlier blog. I hope you can see...
Mar 17, 20152 min read
What to Leave Behind, What to Take Forward: Part 6
Clicker training for many is something they slip on easily like a well fitting glove. For others it represents a real U-turn in their...
Dec 22, 201411 min read
What to Leave Behind, What to Take Forward: Part 5
So, the second key is staying true to clicker principles – no matter the challenge. It may seem easier to slip back into old training...
Dec 15, 20142 min read
What to Leave Behind, What to Take Forward: Part 4
The second key revolves around Ken Ramirez’s definition of an advanced training technique. An advanced training technique is anything...
Dec 1, 20146 min read
What to Leave Behind, What to Take Forward: Part 3
Opening the First Lock I always go back to this: I did some of my very best training when I knew the very least. At the time I was...
Nov 19, 20144 min read


Magic Hands and Goblins
In the November/December issue of Horse-Canada, in my article “Starting Them Young: Clicker Training Foals,” I mentioned two new games –...
Oct 27, 20142 min read
What to Leave Behind, What to Take Forward: Part 2
Expanding Clicker Training Through the People Who Use It I have always said clicker training benefits the most from two groups. The first...
Oct 14, 20143 min read
What To Leave Behind, What to Take Forward: Part 1
I wanted to share Alexandra Kurland’s reply to a recent question posted in the online course forum here, as it says so many things that...
Sep 24, 20145 min read


Do I Fix Riding Problems by Riding?
I always get a giggle when people new to clicker training ask ‘But when do I get to ride?’ Those of us who have been with Alex Kurland...
Sep 12, 20143 min read


Resistance-Free Bridling: Part 2
I’m hoping you checked out my article “Resistance-free Bridling” in the September/October issue of Horse-Canada magazine, where I talk...
Aug 22, 20142 min read
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