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...
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Where Communication Begins
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 27, 20172 min
Driving Eggo
I will admit, thanks to a friend, that I almost (ALMOST but not really) wish that snow and winter would stay a bit longer. Why on earth...
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...
Sep 9, 20166 min
Clicker Training and Perfectionism
This blog is written again by Carolina who is living and learning for a while with The Pony Fairy, Monty Gwynne. And in the photos, she’s...
Jul 12, 20164 min
Bernice and Altea
This month’s blog is all about an amazing lady who inspires me and everyone who meets her. Her name is Bernice. Her horse’s name is Altea...
May 5, 20164 min
Report from Ottawa
I had the pleasure of teaching in Ottawa this past weekend. There were a great group of ladies with many, many years of combined horse...
Apr 1, 20153 min
‘U’ and ‘V’
Usually this blog is about ‘U’ but this week we are going to talk about ‘V’ or Valor. I wanted to talk a bit about him this week as a...
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...
Mar 2, 20153 min
“U” Part Two
So, I hope all of you had a look at the video clip from the last blog. I’m pretty sure a lot of you out there may have looked at the...
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...
Oct 27, 20147 min
Clicker Training Foals
Begin at the Beginning. No matter what the age of your horse one should always begin at the beginning of training because there will...
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...
Jun 20, 20143 min
Working and Playing Together
It is always nice to get together with like minded individuals. At a recent gathering, six of us got together to play and help each other...
Sep 24, 20133 min
Happy Faces: Part 2
By now you should be both smiling and having an even better time, so now we need to look at generalizing this behaviour just like all our...
Sep 16, 20133 min
Happy Faces
The next foundation lesson is called Happy Faces. Whether it is yourself doing the smiling or being on the receiving end of a smile,...
Jun 4, 20133 min
Targeting: Part 1
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...
May 27, 20132 min
Food Delivery Part 2: Time To Target
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:...
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