... I have used this a lot too. A scary dog running along a fenceline when we go out for a ride equals 'bar is open' for treats as soon as I hear it coming,...
For a long, long time I've had a problem with Aslak stopping when I'm leading him. I'm not talking about those occasions when something has caught his...
... Hi, everybody Millers idea is very controversed , as he perturbes the mother-foal reationship. So I'ld rather think of the way to do Mark Rashid is ...
Lottie, I like your approach very much. It is often when you have no expectation and accept things the way the horse wants that we often progress the most in...
... Hi :) I have some friends (that were old friends of Dr. Miller) who enjoyed working with the imprinting method. :) Nice foals. (But they were great...
... Hi, I'm a practicing animal communicator by profession. I won't take up the list space, as this can quickly head off topic, but feel free to email me...
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... The ... stopping even ... Hi Lottie, I have a similar problem with Corrie. She is really hard work to get out on a hack. I have been studying the Parelli...
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I think with proper handling throughout the first years of their lives, horses don't have to be imprinted to be easily worked with. I've worked with horses...
My point is that I think it's better the ... Oh yes Kat, It makes a lot of sense. My Barb filly was brought up with other horses, but never really handled. ...
... because ... can ... Hi Tina, Yes! Yes! That is so cool! I love it! And I have found that after you practice counterconditioning/'bar open/closed' stuff...
Hi Brenda, Thanks for explaining the difference between classical and operant conditioning. It's a fascinating topic and as you're saying, a thorough ...
a recent study showed there was not much difference between foals imprinted and those not imprinted, but that those foals whose mothers were handled and...
... Hi Kathy, Yeah sort of but you don't want them over their fear threshhold...you want to have the scary/distracting stimulus 'noticed' by the animal, maybe...
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On Thursday, 1 May 2008 at 20:06:17 +0200, doris boyer wrote: Hi Doris, Kat, ... I don't like imprinting, but _very_ much advocate very early foal handling....
I was just sitting here at the computer and could see my husband out with our first of 08 filly, he was sitting on the hay, a little below her level, and was...
... is ... This is simply brilliant Barbara!! Good job! Very creative training, and practical too! I have been teaching Lucy a similar ue, to back up, or at...
... second. The ... stopping even ... Hi Lottie! What a great idea! Doing several trips in one day makes sense!! I'm going to try that with Jack, who has some...
If you have the time to go through the archives you will find that there is a lot of good information left by Tam Mrose and JordAnn. This topic has come up a...
For many of you more experienced then I am this may be a yawn but I just had to share. Yesterday I had so much fun. I had seen a set up with a tarp folded...
Dear Brenda, I'm so glad you took the time to write your comments distinguishing between Classical Conditioning and Operant Conditioning. ... (CC), which...
I started the porcupine game over the past few days. It was very interesting using the carrotstick. At first my two just pushed back which surprised me ( I...
... That is an awesome report, just super, and not boring to me at all! I love the early shaping steps, especially with confidence stuff, letting the animal...
