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The super power of reinforcement histories
A few months ago, I read a blog that confidently stated, “Using feed to tease a horse into the trailer might work on a sunny day with no wind or challenge, but attraction to food fails when the stakes...
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Learning to read “tells” during training
Sistine extends her upper lip to touch her jolly ball during a session. This is a confirmation of relaxation and engagement. Most trainers are deeply familiar with their chosen species’ body language....
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Using Clicker Training to Teach Riding as a Road to Reinforcement to a...
A few years ago I sat on Tarot for the first time (read about that here), but I still didn’t really feel that he was ready for riding. He was relaxed with me being up on his back in terms of trust, but...
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Mustang taming using passive strategies to create relaxation: Pendle, Cedar...
Pendle soon after being rounded up in February 2017 Many years ago, when I brought Dragon to a new boarding barn, he was put in a field with a resident horse on the very same day without a proper...
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The Meaning of Tame
In my last blog about Pendle, which you can read here, I shared how combining habituation and daily remote food delivery can quickly create relaxation and foster curiosity during the taming process....
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Winter
When I wake up it’s impossibly cold, eight degrees, but horses have to be fed regardless of temperature. I’m warm in the house and I would rather stay in and sit with a cup of coffee to ease into the...
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Removing Pendle’s Number
ID tags are attached high on the neck with thick climbing cord.When I adopted Pendle, I opted to leave her id number from the BLM tied to her neck rather than stress her in the loading chute with its...
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Rune’s fourth birthday and our training season ahead!
Rune is nearly four. Next week Rune turns four years old. (Read about her birth and early +R training by clicking here) It’s an auspicious age for a horse, no longer a juvenile, not quite a mature...
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