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Clicker training is a proven method that uses Positive Reinforcement. What is positive reinforcement? It is simply rewarding the animal for a behavior that you want. It was first introduced to marine mammals and if they were unwilling to learn they could swim away. By using clicker they were conditioned to a sound. The sound…
Yes you read that right “My Horse acted like a Robot”! In 1995 I got involved with PNH (Parelli) and I worked with him for 5 years using only the Natural Horsemanship methods which is what some call negative reinforcement. I understood it to be pressure and release. A few months ago I started working…
With clicker training you can teach a horse so many things. In this post I will share 5 things you can teach your horse using clicker training. The clicker signal is a very powerful communication tool. When used properly you will get outstanding results that last. Using clicker training you can have a horse thatÂ
[audio:https://passionatehorsemanship.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/02/ClickerSound1.mp3|titles=Clicker Sound] This is not uncommon as I too have experienced this with one of my horses. Every time I clicked for him touching the target he jumped back. He was a pony that had not had much handling so the clicker sound and introducing the target at the same time was too much for…
I’ve experienced this before with a pony stallion that I own as he was really frightened by the target. When I purchased this stallion he was not handled as a foal and was not halter broke so he was leary of humans. After I got him home and let him settle in for a few…
I just watched Clinton Anderson’s TV program where a horse had attacked the owner’s mother and then later on tried to attack the owner. When Clinton interviewed her I heard her say “I had no idea that horses would attack people like that.” I was sad to see what the horse had done
