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Category Archives: problem solving
Hacking with Hannah
In the middle of May, two of my students came to my farm in the beautiful Yorkshire Dales for 3 days of hacking-lessons. They both have young, green horses and wanted some support and guidance to keep everyone confident when … Continue reading
Clicking for Calmness
A calm, relaxed, yet keen, horse is what we’re all searching for, but if you’ve had much to do with horses, you’ll know it’s not easy to get!! Horses are prey animals who are naturally quite spooky because running first … Continue reading
Clicker Training in Portugal – On the Ground
Just back from another fab clicker training trip to Portugal and this one was even better because some Clix College members came, too! This video shows some highlights of the week, using clicker training in a wide range of situations. … Continue reading
Zonkey Training Continued – Part 2!
Training with the 2 stripey girls has been going really well. This video was taken after I’d been clicker training them for about 2 weeks. They have 2 behaviours solidly on cue and we’ve all learned some interesting lessons regarding … Continue reading
Learning to Learn… And Therefore Teach!
It occurred to me that clicker training horses requires you to be both learner and teacher simultaneously – you’re always learning how to be better balanced, co-ordinated, use new technques and so on, while at the same time teaching your … Continue reading
Bloody Zen Horsemanship (a clicker training journey)
I recently had an email from one of my clients who had just had a frustrating session with her horse – one of THOSE days. We all have ups and downs with our horses and we are all emotionally attached, … Continue reading
AROUND-a-Round-Pen??
Round pens are a common sight for training horses in and they certainly have their uses. However, I often use them a bit differently to how they are normally used – the handler is inside, but the horse is on … Continue reading
