mats | Equispeak

Aug 19, 2017
2 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...

Jan 6, 2016
4 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, 2015
3 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, 2015
2 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...

Dec 22, 2014
11 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 1, 2014
6 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 11, 2013
2 min

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...

Sep 10, 2013
3 min

Mat Work and Trailers: Part 2

I hope you played with mats and moving them to different locations last week and worked a bit on building duration as well after your...

Sep 3, 2013
2 min

Mat Work and Trailers: Part 1

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,...

Aug 26, 2013
4 min

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 6, 2013
4 min

Mat Work: Part 2

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...

May 13, 2013
3 min

Building a Solid Foundation With Foundation Lessons

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...

Nov 4, 2012
3 min

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...

May 6, 2012
4 min

Trailer Loading, Part 1

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,...

Dec 4, 2011
4 min

Using The Same Exercise To Solve Opposite Training Issues

Now how can that be? How can I take the same exercise and use it to solve opposite issues? At a recent clinic, I was presented with two...

Mar 1, 2011
5 min

It’s Time to Take a Stand... On a Mat!

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...

Equispeak is a proven science-based horse training method specializing in liberty horse training, groundwork exercises for horses, and clicker training horses. We offer courses facilitated by Monty Gwynne and Peggy Hogan who are highly experienced horse trainers.

Equispeak is a proven science-based horse training method specializing in liberty horse training, groundwork exercises for horses, and clicker training horses. We offer courses facilitated by Monty Gwynne and Peggy Hogan who are highly experienced horse trainers.

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