... Why is that? Could you explain how this can happen, as this is the first time that I hear it is "common"? Is it "common" because of the way Alex teaches it...
... Sorry, I understand now - you mean that they may go down a couple of times with their heads to the side before they find the middle spot to stay there. I...
For some reason in an early post I thought ... I think you caught a bit of someone discribing the offset of the head for backing in a square...I envy all of...
... Inge: I saw that you caught this in your next post :) but I wanted to add that a behavior can be cued/shaped in soo many different ways. I bet if we were...
... they ... first time ... teaches ... Yes, it is because of the way it is taught to some horses; especial the high strung/ bargy type. This is mainly due to...
A few of you are familiar with my past posts about Brego. Since the list has been pretty quiet I figured I could share his story and some things he has taught...
Brego now looks forward to CT sessions. When he sees me he comes right to the gate. For some time he was still nervous on being caught and if I entered his...
Wow Maggie what a wonderful story about Brego. Another testimonial that patience and clicker training work. It sounds like you have done such a fantastic job...
When head lowering is first introduced to the horse it is introduced as "not a forward moving exercise." We don't say to the horses, "stand still," but we do...
Hello, I'm collecting information for a project. I'm looking for stories about horses running into all sorts of things. Can you describe instances of any...
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Well, I have to admit, I did build up to ten circles for C/T, but only on one occasion. (and the circles weren't pretty either! talk about relaxing all the...
Hey Kris, Just thought I'd give you a little update since you got me started in this direction. The tying is going great. I started off just tying him as I...
I'm beginning to practice c/t with my birthday present and have a glitch in the process. Immie loves problem solving on his own (His nickname/epithet is 'you ...
Any suggestions on duration in general, either in head down, circling, or the mat exercise? ... I would say that the key to building duration is to be AHEAD...
... Just so we're on the same page when we talk about -R (negative reinforcement): negative reinforcement does actually provide a reward for doing the right...
Date: Wed, 01 Oct 2003 21:08:26 -0400 From: "Melissa M" ... she started to get that two feet on the mat meant C/T - trouble was, she was doing so much moving,...
I have a universal cue that I incorporate into everything else, and I use it on every horse. It's the *wait* cue. The horse is brought to a halt and then ...
Jess, One situation that comes to mind is last year when we were introducing a new yearling colt to our place. We turned him out alone in a half-acre...
... Once you train duration you may change your mind about the boredom part. They sometimes get confused, or frustrated, but they're too busy working on...
HI Regina, Have you tried hay stretchers by Blue Seal ?? Most horses love them ! They cost about $6 for a 50lb bag from your feedstore. Connie [Non-text...
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Julie, what a wonderfully clear explanation. ! Connie [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]...
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Oct 2, 2003 8:15 pm
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Hi Maggie, What are great job you have done ! It certainly is a challenge when the horse is human "sour". I have been meaning to write about my Jessie...
Connie Dwyer
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Hello everyone! I haven't posted in a very long time, but I am still clicking away with Jumanji here in NM! He is doing great! I haven't had a lot of time with...
To build my confidence, rusty horse handling skills and teach myself more about c/t,i brought one of our many pasture ornaments in to mess about with,This...
