Inspiring The Next Teachers
Happy 2018! I hope this new year brings you lots of positive adventures and look forward to seeing old friends and making new ones too...
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Where Communication Begins
Aug 19, 20172 min
Playing With Horse Agility
I’ve been playing with some "new to the horse world" ideas. I know, I know...so what else is new! It has been a treat this summer to have...
Apr 24, 20172 min
Fabulous Eastern Clinics
There is a Beatles song that keeps running through my head: “Eight Days A Week”…and even though I spent eight days away from home, it...
Feb 8, 20172 min
Donkey Days
I thought it was finally time to write about my clinic in Denman Island that happened last year! It is almost time for this year’s clinic...
Nov 17, 20163 min
Back to Ottawa for More Fun
This year I was fortunate enough to be invited to teach at Heroncrest Stables, near Ottawa Ontario. I was there in the spring and had a...
Jan 6, 20164 min
It’s Been a Year Already?
Well, 2015 certainly zipped by. I have now had ‘U’ for a bit over a year. Many people would not have been happy taking this amount of...
Nov 19, 20153 min
‘U’ and Riding
‘U’ has been doing really well and, as you know, even participated in a clinic this year. He was also doing really well with regards to...
Oct 6, 20152 min
Leaps and Bounds with U
It is hard to believe it has been almost a year since ‘U’ came to live with me. It has been so wonderful to watch him change from a...
Sep 15, 20152 min
Catching Up With The Pony Fairy
As the old saying goes, ‘Time flies when you are having fun’. Well not all of these past few months have been fun, a lot has for sure,...
Jun 23, 20152 min
Be Ready for an Emergency
Well as they say, the best laid plans of mice and men… I had great intentions to get out several blogs, but as they also say…life...
Mar 17, 20152 min
“U” Part Three
As promised, I will have the after leading video in here for you to compare with the before one from an earlier blog. I hope you can see...
Dec 22, 201411 min
What to Leave Behind, What to Take Forward: Part 6
Clicker training for many is something they slip on easily like a well fitting glove. For others it represents a real U-turn in their...
Dec 15, 20142 min
What to Leave Behind, What to Take Forward: Part 5
So, the second key is staying true to clicker principles – no matter the challenge. It may seem easier to slip back into old training...
Dec 1, 20146 min
What to Leave Behind, What to Take Forward: Part 4
The second key revolves around Ken Ramirez’s definition of an advanced training technique. An advanced training technique is anything...
Nov 19, 20144 min
What to Leave Behind, What to Take Forward: Part 3
Opening the First Lock I always go back to this: I did some of my very best training when I knew the very least. At the time I was...
Oct 27, 20142 min
Magic Hands and Goblins
In the November/December issue of Horse-Canada, in my article “Starting Them Young: Clicker Training Foals,” I mentioned two new games –...
Oct 14, 20143 min
What to Leave Behind, What to Take Forward: Part 2
Expanding Clicker Training Through the People Who Use It I have always said clicker training benefits the most from two groups. The first...
Sep 24, 20145 min
What To Leave Behind, What to Take Forward: Part 1
I wanted to share Alexandra Kurland’s reply to a recent question posted in the online course forum here, as it says so many things that...
Sep 12, 20143 min
Do I Fix Riding Problems by Riding?
I always get a giggle when people new to clicker training ask ‘But when do I get to ride?’ Those of us who have been with Alex Kurland...
Aug 22, 20142 min
Resistance-Free Bridling: Part 2
I’m hoping you checked out my article “Resistance-free Bridling” in the September/October issue of Horse-Canada magazine, where I talk...
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