Target Training

Equine Clicker 101 Lesson #40: Hand Targets and Teaching Recall

Utilizing our hands as targets is easy to teach and obviously convenient. In addition, pairing it with their name becomes is an easy way to teach a recall.

 

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Equine Clicker 101 Lesson #32 Take Your Horse From Liberty to Under Tack

As we begin training we often teach behaviors with our horses at liberty. This gives them a choice and provides us with a lot of information. But how do we move from liberty work to utilizing equipment while still giving our horses a voice? In this lesson, I will discuss the different ways to transition to traditional equipment and cues.

 

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Equine Clicker 101 Lesson #30 Gate Aggression

Most horse owners have had issues at some point with horses who crowd at gates, or even become aggressive; this is typically due to a behavior called’ resource guarding’. Resource guarding is common among social animals, including horses. In this podcast I discuss some techniques to help them to make better, safer choices at the gate or when in a group setting.

 

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Equine Clicker 101 Lesson #29 Starting Foals and Young Horses

We discuss and practice techniques for teaching young horses basic skills, including standing still and impulse control.

 

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Equine Clicker 101 Lesson #28 Mindful Leading

Leading often leaves something to be desired. In this lesson, we discuss ways to help get your horse refocused and back in the game of leading. It is often too much momentum that leads to many of the challenges so we discuss ways to help our horses practice some impulse control.

 

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