To Anya, Kim and all, Thank you for some really good advice, i am i no hurry to get on her so i will take this process very slow, also i have decided to make...
Hey Listers, Recently there was a post about Mary Long, the animal communicator, and yesterday I talked with her about Clifford's recent trailering phobia. I...
Lisa wrote: Just last week I was thinking how incompetant I ... -- Hey, Lisa, thanks for writing this. I too am glad to hear from you and others that...
I am forwarding an old post if mine in hopes that it will help Stacy and anyone else that might be having a horse that is acting out in ways that make their...
Inserted below is a copy of an e mail that I sent to Alex when I first started clicker training. It helped me to deal with the emotional distress of my horse...
Over time, I find myself telling more and more people how clicker training has changed me, not just my horses. I learned to concentrate at a new level of...
Just a quick Sadie update, and another free shaping question: After our first three short sessions, Sadie is head lowering, and holding it for a good duration!...
Margaret, I reflect on this all the time :) Leo, my DH, has always said to me that I have the attention span of a Ferret on Espresso. After hearing this for ...
Margaret, Thanks for your posts. It's hearing from everyone else who has been through this, and come out the other side, that keeps me going! --Stacy...
Good Job on the head lowering Stacy: First of all, nothing is obvious so keep asking the questions, believe me I learn from your questions. Now, I don't mean...
How do you free shape keeping a certain distance away? 1) Free shape nose stays in its own space over a stall door. 2) Free shape body stays in its own space...
Stacey, This is an old post but it is another way to shape head lowering while the horse stays out of your space, if your horse is used to lunging. Will try to...
... being ... I kind of wonder if this was what Inky's problem was before... maybe if I didn't say she was good enough times, that made her think, "I must be...
Hi Kim, I did realise we've had this discussion before & I do realise you're doing your best AND doing well. I just felt it was important to reiterate the...
After some bad weather, arena's being down, and some time just being able to pony Achilles around, I was finally able to get back aboard. It had been more...
I sent this this morning but I think the group was down.... Good Morning Everyone: I just had to share something with you all and while it's about clicker ...
Good Morning Everyone: I just had to share something with you all and while it's about clicker training it is with my dog Tir na nOg. We will have been...
Just want to share. I had a great session with Sadie today. I decided to just keep working on head lowering -- it really is hard for them to be cranky AND have...
... Hi Anya, Debbie, Kim & All, Anya, I liked your post. Anya, I enjoy riding my horses is a bosal type of set-up. It's actually a slightly stiff rope halter...
Does anyone know where I can purchase a dressage whip- on line? (in UA please) I need the kind with a short handle and a long whip which will reach about...
Hi all, I have been grazing over this list and I see PNH games mentioned as good to use with the clicker and ground work. Please can anyone tell me what they...
Update on Ruby - We worked a little on lunging, and cantered for the second time every today. she seems so confused about where her feet should go. I do wish I...
... Thanks for the advice. I have an excellent saddler, chiroprator, dentist and farrier who come out to me at the drop of a hat. I have have the slightest...
What a day I had today with Marlo! It started off so awful but by the time she went back into her stall things were good. I'm just not sure if I handled...
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LOL- that is me, for sure! Though I haven't been lucky enough to clearly communicate (yet). My guys are barefoot, I'm saving for a treeless saddle, and we...
... Another reason to click on a one to one schedule, is that when we have a behavior on a one to one schedule it's much easier to change it. I think this is...
In a message dated 3/1/2003 4:37:28 PM Eastern Standard Time, ... Stacy, I have the same problem right now with my mare, Marlo. She is wonderful as far as...
