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Volunteering Behaviour
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...
Dec 16, 20133 min read


Deworming Prep: Part 2
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...
Dec 10, 20132 min read


Deworming Prep: Part 1
Let’s look this week at how clicker training can help every day issues like deworming. Is your horse easy to deworm or does he run at the...
Dec 1, 20133 min read


My Mother Dresses Me Funny: Part 2
After a week’s worth of practicing you should be ready to bet that $100! Once this ‘going to the target’ behaviour is solid and...
Nov 18, 20133 min read


My Mother Dresses Me Funny: Part 1
Seems winter is upon us, here in Alberta at least, and that means the daily chore for some of us of blanketing. Being inherently lazy or...
Nov 11, 20132 min read


Mats and Horse Agility
More things to do with your mat work! Once you start thinking differently about how you train the possibilities are endless. Take for...
Aug 26, 20134 min read
Using The Same Exercise To Solve Opposite Training Problems: Part 2
Last week we looked at the ‘no go‘ horse. So now how did this same exercise help sort out the ‘no whoa ‘horse? Once again, we discussed...
Aug 19, 20133 min read
Gurus, Grandstanding and Great Training
This week’s blog should be on the next foundation lesson; mat work. Instead after struggling with whether to write about a recent clinic...
Jul 22, 20134 min read


Food Delivery Part 1: Thinking Outside The Box "Stall"
This series of lessons, showing you how to use the foundation lessons of Alexandra Kurland’s clicker training, though they appear very...
May 21, 20133 min read


Keeping It Positive
Now, let’s look at the horse you have and make a list of all the things he does that you would need to change to have him be your dream...
May 6, 20133 min read


What is Clicker Training?
Hello! I’m glad you decided to check out my blog and find out what clicker training is all about. So, what is clicker training? Here is a...
Apr 7, 20134 min read


The Pony Fairy is Coming to Horse-Canada Magazine
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...
Jan 13, 20132 min read


Just In Time For Your Christmas Shopping List
I thought it was a good time to write about clothing for the clicker trainer. Winter is an especially trying time for us to find clothes...
Dec 2, 20124 min read


Building A Solid Foundation For Success
I love that there are more articles on clicker training appearing in magazines (Equus, Practical Horseman, Horse Canada) and that they...
Nov 4, 20123 min read


May I Have This Dance?
This article will show how to go about splitting a behaviour down into smaller steps so as to make the learning easier and more...
Nov 6, 20114 min read


Building and Balancing A Trust Account
Last month I discussed “getting paid for doing nothing” and how that can help your horse settle and focus on you. Soon you can start to...
Oct 2, 20114 min read


Getting Paid For Doing Nothing
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...
Sep 4, 20115 min read


Clicker Training - Volunteering Behaviour
YOU’VE GOT TO BE KIDDING! YOU WANT TO PLAY AT 30 BELOW? - VOLUNTEERING BEHAVIOUR What makes a clicker-trained horse different? This...
Apr 3, 20114 min read


If Wishes Were Horses…We would all ride our dream horse wouldn’t we?
We would all ride our dream horse wouldn’t we? So, what would your dream horse look like? What would this dream horse be able to do? What...
Dec 1, 20103 min read
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