Is Your Horse Afraid of the Sound the Clicker Makes?

[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…

Clicker Training A Horse – The first thing I teach is targeting

The first thing I teach when clicker training a horse is targeting. This is the first step to getting started with clicker training. The target is beneficial and will come in handy for other exercises. It can help with such things as trailer loading and also teaching a horse to move that is not halter…