http://pets.groups.yahoo.com/group/ClickRyder/ Clicker Training for Horses Fri, 20 Nov 2009 20:57:32 GMT Moira Tuck http://pets.groups.yahoo.com/group/ClickRyder/message/78745 http://pets.groups.yahoo.com/group/ClickRyder/message/78745 Just a thought - after working with an African Grey parrot for a few weeks in order to get him to go voluntarily into a travel box when we move to a new house Fri, 20 Nov 2009 20:57:21 GMT doris boyer http://pets.groups.yahoo.com/group/ClickRyder/message/78744 http://pets.groups.yahoo.com/group/ClickRyder/message/78744 Hi May I agree with you ! As soon as your horse is in the trailer and the trailer shut, you should take off. The water-glass try is a good training for us Fri, 20 Nov 2009 17:17:50 GMT Cindy Martin http://pets.groups.yahoo.com/group/ClickRyder/message/78743 http://pets.groups.yahoo.com/group/ClickRyder/message/78743 ... But with a clicker, you don't NEED to increase pressure. You just apply your hand lightly and wait. Any slight movement, and click, YES! You don't need Fri, 20 Nov 2009 17:16:02 GMT May S. http://pets.groups.yahoo.com/group/ClickRyder/message/78742 http://pets.groups.yahoo.com/group/ClickRyder/message/78742 ... the "personality type" That's an interesting way of looking at why we train the way we do. My personality predisposed me to using lots of CT because I'm of Fri, 20 Nov 2009 15:35:04 GMT ew http://pets.groups.yahoo.com/group/ClickRyder/message/78741 http://pets.groups.yahoo.com/group/ClickRyder/message/78741 ... Yes. I agree. If you would apologize to a human in similar circumstances, you apologize to the horse/dog/cat etc. And you back up that apology with a Fri, 20 Nov 2009 15:12:03 GMT Moira Tuck http://pets.groups.yahoo.com/group/ClickRyder/message/78740 http://pets.groups.yahoo.com/group/ClickRyder/message/78740 **What I meant was that if someone has done something they regret to a horse, the horse does not hold it against them like a human would.** Oh, yes, indeed, Fri, 20 Nov 2009 14:27:49 GMT Karleen Hayden http://pets.groups.yahoo.com/group/ClickRyder/message/78739 http://pets.groups.yahoo.com/group/ClickRyder/message/78739 Janice wrote: A donkey would be good. They are herd guardians and my horses get along well with our donkey. Gotta get a donkey!! I got a mini donk to keep my Fri, 20 Nov 2009 14:27:38 GMT Karleen Hayden http://pets.groups.yahoo.com/group/ClickRyder/message/78738 http://pets.groups.yahoo.com/group/ClickRyder/message/78738 Well, by now you all think I've lost my mind!!! My Welsh Pony list address was just above the clicker address and when I read about Stonewall, I thought I was Fri, 20 Nov 2009 14:25:23 GMT Karleen Hayden http://pets.groups.yahoo.com/group/ClickRyder/message/78737 http://pets.groups.yahoo.com/group/ClickRyder/message/78737 " John does it by resting his hand on the horse's poll. No pressure except the weight of your hand." I initially learned this thru Parelli. You put your Fri, 20 Nov 2009 14:25:18 GMT Karleen Hayden http://pets.groups.yahoo.com/group/ClickRyder/message/78736 http://pets.groups.yahoo.com/group/ClickRyder/message/78736 This is just a suggestion but have you thought about clicker training? After you've laid the basic groundwork and gotten your pony to understand that the click Fri, 20 Nov 2009 13:40:58 GMT Amanda http://pets.groups.yahoo.com/group/ClickRyder/message/78735 http://pets.groups.yahoo.com/group/ClickRyder/message/78735 **What I meant was that if someone has done something they regret to a horse, the horse does not hold it against them like a human would.** I've seen horses Fri, 20 Nov 2009 05:33:50 GMT MojaveBlue2 http://pets.groups.yahoo.com/group/ClickRyder/message/78734 http://pets.groups.yahoo.com/group/ClickRyder/message/78734 An interesting question...it makes one think. My personality predisposed me to using positive methods because I am of the "personality type" that is unable to Fri, 20 Nov 2009 04:22:26 GMT Cindy Martin http://pets.groups.yahoo.com/group/ClickRyder/message/78733 http://pets.groups.yahoo.com/group/ClickRyder/message/78733 ... 1. I have had two generations of horses who are naturally inclined to pull back. The dam pulled back and we just sort of managed and muddled throughout her Fri, 20 Nov 2009 03:09:37 GMT funchy crunchy http://pets.groups.yahoo.com/group/ClickRyder/message/78732 http://pets.groups.yahoo.com/group/ClickRyder/message/78732 ... I leave mine untied as well. I've seen determined/panicked horses break ties, and it's not a fun thing to watch. ... Dare I ask what the "natural method" Fri, 20 Nov 2009 02:49:14 GMT whiskers32068 http://pets.groups.yahoo.com/group/ClickRyder/message/78731 http://pets.groups.yahoo.com/group/ClickRyder/message/78731 ... This is encouraging to me. I have to move my horse soon from the stables where she is boarded. She will not stay tied -- she tends to pull back. I tried