Halloween Horrors
Sometimes the result of the training is so beautiful. We see a horse leaping to respond to barely there cues. They seem to work as one with the person. Beautiful…
Read moreSometimes the result of the training is so beautiful. We see a horse leaping to respond to barely there cues. They seem to work as one with the person. Beautiful…
Read moreIt’s almost Halloween 🎃 There are so many scary stories involving horse training, I thought it would be fun to share some of them. Like horsey Halloween ghost stories. 👻…
Read moreWhy are we always so quick to want to punish? I watched a school board meeting last night. They were arguing over policy and before they even had it set…
Read moreI know all the rules of the training, I know positive reinforcement is effective, I know it works. We needed something done RIGHT NOW though. There wasn’t time to train.…
Read moreMy husband said I shouldn’t write this post. I’m sure he had many reasons for that. Possibly embarrassment among them. He also said it sounded like bragging. If that is…
Read moreWe’ve been working at being able to work together. Without anyone trying to kill the rest of them **coughRustycough** Not that anyone would ever try that 😉 I was pretty…
Read moreIt seems that horse people are constantly trying to control their horses. They want to control their feet, control their minds, control how they move and how they think. The…
Read moreI was lucky enough to have company come play with me and Rusty yesterday! She even asked if we could play Hide and Seek! Usually I try to convince them…
Read moreI have a friend who is great at working multiple horses at liberty. Sometimes I would look at her and the things she is doing and say that it’s nice…
Read morePeople always want to know if they HAVE to use food to train their horse if they are going to use positive reinforcement? Technically the answer is no. A reinforcer…
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