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When Your Horse is Fearful, and Clicker Training Doesn't Lead to the Results You'd Imagined. Here's the Missing Link

When you’re working with a rescue horse, you know they often bring their own (behavioral) challenges. After all, they needed to be rescued for a reason… Your horse lets you halter him…You spray him with fly spray…You get the fly mask on. Done, right? But something feels off. He accepts it, but he’s not relaxed.He hesitates when he sees the halter— just a bit.He backs up and moves away from…

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How can you successfully clicker train an overweight horse without making him fat with feeding treats

Most people think clicker training involves giving the horse a lot of treats.What they don’t know is that the word ‘treat’ in the context isn’t the same as in the context of spoiling your horse after a good ride.Here are 5 ways to use food in training without contributing to the weight problem of your horse: 5 Tips for Clicker Training Overweight Horses Subscribe for more blogs about clicker…

The Secret Of Positive Reinforcement Horse Training

I’ve been clicker training (R+) horses since the late 90’s. Shortly after I started to teach R+ to my clients, too. I saw tremendous positive changes in the attitude of the horses. I saw the bond between owners and horses strengthening because mutual trust and understanding replaced dominance and coercion. The Secrets of Horse Training There are no secrets, really. And I wish more equestrians…

Laminitis is a scary illness

Laminitis used to be a death sentence a few decades ago. A lot has changed since then. I discovered how I could get my reluctant, overweight and recovering from laminitis horse fit with clicker training. That’s something else that wouldn’t have been imaginable 30 years ago: getting your horse moving, with … treats? Without riding, lunging and roundpenning? How? Pitfalls to get my fat horse fit…

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A Plan for When Your Horse Says 'No!' in Clicker Training

This is one of the biggest fears for people who are starting with clicker training. In this blog I already touched on what ideas need to change to become successful with clicker training horses. It will give you a foundation for what I’m explaining here. Why a Horse Says ‘No’ in Training In short, there are many reasons why a horse doesn’t do what we want. Here are a few (common)…

(via Team Building with Your Horse, Using Positive Reinforcement (Clicker) Training) Become a team with your horse. Stop keeping ‘score’ as traditional horse training teaches. Stop the ‘Don’t let the horse win!’ mentality and start understanding your horse so that you can truly offer him value. Aim for a win-win in training and daily interactions. It’s just way more FUN!

Team Building with Your Horse, Using Positive Reinforcement (Clicker) Training

Many horsewomen want to bond with their horses. They want to have a connection. Here’s how to develop a bond, based on mutual trust and understanding. Befriending Horses is Simple Horses are social animals. We are, too. When you want to befriend your horse, you simply do what you do to make friends with another person. Spend time together. No agenda, just being. During such times, you’ll learn…

Clicker Training For Beginners: Why is Positive Reinforcement So Difficult? Here's How to Make Clicker Training Horses Easier

When you try to train your horse with positive reinforcement from a traditional (negative reinforcement) training perspective, it’s difficult. My name is Sandra Poppema from HippoLogic. I’ve been clicker training horses since ’99. I was a private dressage coach back then. I saw people struggle with their horses due to misunderstanding and miscommunication between riders and their horses. I…

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Turnout for Horses: a Must for Their Welfare. What do you think?

How much turnout do you think horses require for maximum welfare and well-being?This is a delicate and ethical question.What would you recommend to horse owners about turnout? Here are some points to consider.Imagine describing the minimum requirements to a non-horse person. To someone who has no idea what a horse needs, or what his natural behaviours/lifestyle in the wild are.This helps you to…

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Equine Welfare From a Different Perspective [Talking About Turnout Time]

If you love your horse, you want the best for him. This, is written for you. This is not written for people who want the best for themselves and put their horses’ welfare lower on their priority list. Don’t get me wrong.I’ve compromised the welfare of my horses. Sometimes unknowingly. Sometimes, out of convenience.Sometimes, because I was just doing what was considered ‘normal’. I hadn’t…

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Train Your Horse Like a Pro, a Professional R+ Trainer, with these 3 Tips

Equine clicker training isn’t like dog training: most of us don’t have professional training at our fingertips. Where in every city you can find a dog training school, that’s not the case with horses. When you need a professional, you have to bring your horse away. You’ll lose sight of what is actually happening with your horse… It can be scary. I’ve had clients who got their horses back from a…

Why it's very important to teach your horse a "Leave it!"-cue on Grass and Tips on How to Train this

What is a “Leave it!”-cue? It’s exactly what you think it is: leave the grass alone, stop grazing and follow me, please. You’ll get a horse that is ready for your cues. In an upcoming blog, I’ll address why the traditional approach seldom leads to long-lasting results or a well-behaved horse. 3 Reasons to Teach a Leave It-cue Trained with positive reinforcement (R+), you’ll get a well-behaved…

Equine Clicker Training Tips for Beginners

Clicker training your horse is fun. You’ll discover how smart he really is. How much he would like to engage if he can learn something new and exciting. Here are 3 tips for beginners. Tip #1: Take it Easy When you want to start clicker training your horse, start training one behaviour. You don’t want to confuse your horse. You’ll only use positive reinforcement to train that one specific…

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