Trailer loading, just like any other behaviour we would ask our horses to do, must have had been taught before we can ask, and expect,...

More things to do with your mat work! Once you start thinking differently about how you train the possibilities are endless. Take for...

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...

Hopefully you had some fun and success playing with targeting to the mat, but possibly you have one of those horses who has some issues...

Why on earth would I want to teach my horse to stand on a mat? At first glance, it seems like an easy enough thing to do, and perhaps it...

This week’s blog should be on the next foundation lesson; mat work. Instead after struggling with whether to write about a recent clinic...

I like to relate grown-ups and duration by suggesting you look at it this way. You and I are having a great conversation, you have my...

I hope you had fun practicing you food delivery mechanical skills. You will be happy to know we are ready to get your horse started on...

What now? The horse, right? No, not yet! Now that you have your food delivery skills perfected, it’s time to add another new skill:...

This series of lessons, showing you how to use the foundation lessons of Alexandra Kurland’s clicker training, though they appear very...

All good training begins with a solid foundation. Just like building a house, if the foundation isn’t solid there will be issues with the...

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...

One of the biggest keys to success with clicker training, like any form of training, is about how to set things up to be successful...

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...

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...

I love that there are more articles on clicker training appearing in magazines (Equus, Practical Horseman, Horse Canada) and that they...

Let’s review what we have done with Bruce so far. His first clicker lesson was to turn and face me. This was done by rewarding him when...

The story and training of Bruce continues this month. With haying season upon us, I have had very little time to work with the rescued...

It has been a long time since we have had a foal on our property. This summer, we are fostering a foal, Bruce, and his dam, Spyder, for a...

Spring is here and thoughts are turning to horse shows and trail rides. This usually means we need to get our horse into a horse trailer,...