I hope you enjoyed my article in the July/August issue of Horse-Canada called “Make fly spray application a breeze” about using clicker training principles to help you get your horse comfortable being sprayed, and maybe even enjoy it!

Luckily, the …

It is always nice to get together with like minded individuals. At a recent gathering, six of us got together to play and help each other out with our training. To be able to work together, and help each other …

So I have to apologize for being absent for so long. It seems that winter has finally ended and I can put the hip waders used to make my way through the mud to do chores away for a little …

In this blog, I am going to explain in more detail how to teach trailer loading using clicker training.

The featured horse in the article and videos on this blog is Oli, a delightful, but very large, Warmblood, three-year-old gelding. …

I was recently asked ‘If I wanted to compete and still use clicker training, how would I ever ride a whole dressage test? I click and treat for every behaviour, which means my horse stops to get his reward.’

The …

I thought I’d share some interesting words from Alexandra Kurland this week for the blog:

Well-Prepared Companionship

Most of us have had a tough winter. With the extreme cold this winter it’s been hard to work with our horses. This …

To shape a hind leg lift for hoof cleaning, I use the same basic idea as I did for shaping the front leg lift. This time I will place my hand on the stifle so that I can feel when …

So, how do you start getting your horse to offer to hold up a hoof?

Here are the videos that go with my article in the March/April issue of Horse-Canada.

I will share some video clips showing how to start …

I really hope you had time to have a look at the video links I posted last week. I would love some feedback on what you thought and felt while watching and listening to them.

This week I am delighted …

I hope you spent a few moments thinking about what kind of problem solver you are. If you are looking at clicker training perhaps you are looking for another way to solve your problems than the way you have been …

This week, in preparation for the upcoming article on improving your horse’s ability to lift and hold up his hooves, in the March/April of Horse-Canada, I will present some food for thought.

Many of you will think this following blog …

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 for more detailed instructions on the training being covered. A thousand words seem like …

I can’t believe another year has come and gone. Time really is going faster, or maybe it just gets faster as you get older.

Yet another reason to clicker train. When I am with my horses, I am living in …

I’m not sure about your weather, but the weather here a very short few days ago was a balmy 40 below with the wind chill, but this being Alberta it changed from that to plus 8 almost overnight.

I thought …

I was surprised not to get any comments on the video in last week’s post. It caused quite a stir on Facebook! Maybe everyone is too busy staying warm or shopping to comment?

So, I thought it would be …