There are all sorts of discussions out there about are you using positive or negative reinforcement. The real question should be: how do I teach? How can I stop behaviour I don’t like or train a behaviour want? The training …

Last Monday morning with Sue leading Zelador I was finally able to stand on his back with him taking a few baby steps.

Here’s a recap:
-we positioned ourselves with the arena wall to our right. I was near a …

But my horse is STILL muggy!

So what if you have tried to follow the steps but your horse is still not great at grown-ups? You now have the cleverest horse in your barn but in between being brilliant he …

Over the years we’ve changed the innards of our bank barn. Initially there were ten stalls, now there are five and a tack room. The four corner stalls (two at the east, two at the west) are very large. We’ve …

Why do some horses that are fed treats become muggy?

Usually, a horse is muggy, not because they are getting treats, but because the treats are fed indiscriminately. The horse gets treats for no apparent reason that he can see. …

For some folks this would be a dream come true, but what does this have to do with clicker training?

Let’s start by looking at the idea of getting paid to do nothing. I even thought it might be fun… …

Last Monday, Sue came. Our agenda is: the education of Zelador. Three minutes before she arrived the work crew pulled up to the arena. Their job is to install solar panels on the arena roof. Talk about excellent timing…

We …

Here are some photos taken at a gathering of Canadians (horse breed and people!). Pax put on a brief demonstration. Ron (his owner) and Bill (my husband) went to Allen Pogue’s Trick Training Camp in April. Ron returned from Texas …

It is time to play with your human “horse” again for the next part of food delivery. This next step is one that helps develop space management of your horse by using food delivery.

We are going to add in …