I hope you enjoyed my article in the July/August issue of Horse-Canada called “Make fly spray application a breeze” about using clicker training principles to help you get your horse comfortable being sprayed, and maybe even enjoy it! Luckily, the bugs here aren’t too bad yet…I probably shouldn’t have said that! Below is a video to go with the article, showing how I worked with my pony Flash and fly spray. He wasn’t terribly afraid, but just a bit leery; not totally comfortab

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 out with our training. To be able to work together, and help each other and our horses with no ego involved was a put delight. There were moments of just pure joy, when watching Mary and Rosy work on their relationship using simple targeting of Mary’s hands to Rosy’s nose, followed by a click and a treat when Rosy breathed out signaling she