Horse Care and Husbandry


Equine Clicker 101 Lesson #46: Make Your Horse’s First Horse Show Positive

When it comes to horse showing, what do you want? A horse who is calm and confident or a horse who is nervous and has a hard time focusing? Horse shows are full on new sights, sounds and smells. Setting your horse up for success at the horse show is more than preparing them for the arena. If done thoughtfully your horse can enjoy the whole environment and look forward to the whirlwind of activity that is all around. However, if not done with some awareness, we run the risk of overwhelming (flooding) them and creating a sensitivity to the show environment. Here I discuss some things to consider before your horse’s first show.

 

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Equine Clicker 101 Lesson #38: How to Make Bath Time Fun

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 #35: Stop Your Horse Diving for Grass or, How To Make Hand Grazing Fun Again

Shawna Karrasch discusses the common springtime issue…diving for grass. We will discuss some thoughts and strategies to minimize this annoying habit. Understanding their motivation, offering valuable reinforcements, and creating strong and salient cues can really change things!

 

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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 #9 Worming and Handling Your Horse's Mouth

In this episode, we will talk about teaching your horse to accept wormer and oral medications. In the process, we help them to become desensitized to mouth handling. Listen in…

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