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Feb 27, 20172 min read
Driving Eggo
I will admit, thanks to a friend, that I almost (ALMOST but not really) wish that snow and winter would stay a bit longer. Why on earth...
Nov 17, 20163 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...
May 5, 20164 min read
Report from Ottawa
I had the pleasure of teaching in Ottawa this past weekend. There were a great group of ladies with many, many years of combined horse...
Jan 6, 20164 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...
Oct 6, 20152 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...
Mar 2, 20153 min read
“U” Part Two
So, I hope all of you had a look at the video clip from the last blog. I’m pretty sure a lot of you out there may have looked at the...
Dec 1, 20146 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...
Oct 27, 20142 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 –...
Dec 1, 20133 min read
Deworming Prep: Part 1
Let’s look this week at how clicker training can help every day issues like deworming. Is your horse easy to deworm or does he run at the...
Nov 18, 20133 min read
My Mother Dresses Me Funny: Part 2
After a week’s worth of practicing you should be ready to bet that $100! Once this ‘going to the target’ behaviour is solid and...
Nov 11, 20132 min read
My Mother Dresses Me Funny: Part 1
Seems winter is upon us, here in Alberta at least, and that means the daily chore for some of us of blanketing. Being inherently lazy or...
Jul 29, 20134 min read
Mat Work: Part 1
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...
Jun 4, 20133 min read
Targeting: Part 1
I hope you had fun practicing you food delivery mechanical skills. You will be happy to know we are ready to get your horse started on...
Jan 13, 20132 min read
The Pony Fairy is Coming to Horse-Canada Magazine
I’m very excited about my upcoming articles in Horse-Canada magazine and hope you will have a look at them and then come back to the blog...
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