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 #44: Taking Collection Under Saddle

We have discussed how to begin introducing collection in the last lesson.

This lesson will move into taking those exercises under saddle using positive reinforcement to create a great association.

 

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Equine Clicker 101 Lesson #43: Introduction to Collection

In this episode we will discuss ways to prepare your horse for collection.

Starting on the ground and discussing what we are looking for.

 

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    Equine Clicker 101 Lesson #45: Introducing Positive Reinforcement to the “Made” Horse

    Most horses that we come across have already been taught a vast majority of the things they know through traditional training. These horse’s are often referred to as crossover horses.

    We are shifting our focus to positive reinforcement, how do we move forward? I discuss how to move forward and recognizing when it would be best to retrain a behavior.

     

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    Equine Clicker 101 Lesson #42: Teaching a Horse to Move Off Pressure with Positive Reinforcement

    Teaching pressure as a cue, with a strong positive reinforcement history instead of using escalating pressure. While this may seem like a matter of semantics, the resulting emotional state is quite different.

    I describe the difference and ways to create the behavior utilizing positive reinforcement.

     

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