Equine Emotions

Equine Clicker 101 Lesson #37: What To Do When It All Goes Pear Shaped

When things don’t go as planned it is easy for you and your horse to become frustrated. In this Lesson I discuss ways to minimize frustration and to keep training fun. We learn about least reinforcing stimulus (LRS) and differential reinforcement of incompatible behavior (DRI).

 

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Equine Clicker 101 Lesson #34 Eliminate Fly Spray Fears

In this lesson, we discuss and practice getting ready for fly season. We walk through the steps to getting our horses comfortable with being sprayed with fly spray.

 

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Equine Clicker 101 Lesson #27 Biting and Nipping and How To Fix It

In this lesson, we discuss why horses bite. It’s not always what you might think. We also discuss positive and constructive ways to address the unwanted behavior.

 

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Equine Clicker 101 Lesson #25 Recognizing Your Horse’s Body Language

In this lesson, I discuss equine body language, facial expressions and the importance of recognizing when our horses go over threshold. These observations give us important information that we can use to improve our training. Our horses’ emotions are an important part of our relationship and they definitely come into play with training. We will take a look at how our horses respond in different situations.

 

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