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May 21, 20133 min read
Food Delivery Part 1: Thinking Outside The Box "Stall"
This series of lessons, showing you how to use the foundation lessons of Alexandra Kurland’s clicker training, though they appear very...
May 13, 20133 min read
Building a Solid Foundation With Foundation Lessons
All good training begins with a solid foundation. Just like building a house, if the foundation isn’t solid there will be issues with the...
Nov 4, 20123 min read
Building A Solid Foundation For Success
I love that there are more articles on clicker training appearing in magazines (Equus, Practical Horseman, Horse Canada) and that they...
Oct 7, 20124 min read
A Happy Ending For Bruce, The Rescue Foal
Let’s review what we have done with Bruce so far. His first clicker lesson was to turn and face me. This was done by rewarding him when...
Sep 2, 20124 min read
Bruce, The Rescue Foal, Learns To Lead
The story and training of Bruce continues this month. With haying season upon us, I have had very little time to work with the rescued...
May 6, 20124 min read
Trailer Loading, Part 1
Spring is here and thoughts are turning to horse shows and trail rides. This usually means we need to get our horse into a horse trailer,...
Dec 4, 20114 min read
Using The Same Exercise To Solve Opposite Training Issues
Now how can that be? How can I take the same exercise and use it to solve opposite issues? At a recent clinic, I was presented with two...
Sep 4, 20115 min read
Getting Paid For Doing Nothing
For some folks, this would be a dream come true, but what does this have to do with clicker training? Let’s start by looking at the idea...
Jun 4, 20115 min read
Put On A Happy Face
Whether it is yourself doing the smiling or being on the receiving end of one, smiles just make you feel good. Behaviour and emotion are...
Mar 1, 20115 min read
It’s Time to Take a Stand... On a Mat!
Why on earth would I want to teach my horse to stand on a mat? At first glance it seems like an easy enough thing to do, and perhaps it...
Feb 1, 20116 min read
Help! I Have a Muggy Horse!
I would like to show you how proper food delivery, accompanied by the clicker, can actually stop mugging if you already have a muggy...
Nov 1, 20104 min read
Clicker Training - Targeting
I hope you had fun practicing your food delivery skills. You will be happy to know we are almost ready to get your horse started on...
Oct 3, 20104 min read
Thinking Outside the Box “Stall”
I was delighted to be asked to do a series on Clicker training for Saddle Up. These lessons, though they appear very simple, were very...
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