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HorsesHelp Panda, the Guide Miniature HorseBy KPCT on 01/06/2017![]() Panda, the guide miniature horse trained by ClickerExpo fac Canis Film Festival finalists are here!By KPCT on 03/17/2009The Canis Film Festival is in full swing, with some fantastic entries in from around the clicker training world. Submissions are now closed, and the finalists have been posted. Panda the Clicker Trained Miniature Guide Horse, in the New York TimesBy Miranda Hersey Helin on 01/06/2009Last week the New York Times ran an article featuring Ann Edie and her guide miniature horse, Panda. (If you aren't familiar with this pair, don't miss the profile here at clickertraining.com, documenting how Alexandra Kurland clicker trained Panda.) I had the privilege of meeting Ann and Panda myself in 2007—and it was hard not to be impressed. From the Times article:
It's an interesting piece. You can read the full article here. As Karen Pryor wrote in The Panda Game: "KPCT was fortunate to have Ann Edie and Panda as honored guests at ClickerExpo Newport in 2006. Everyone enjoyed meeting this distinguished pair. We were awed by Panda's calmness as she guided Ann during the day, through crowds and halls and past all sorts of dogs (some of which were distinctly upset at having a horse among them). People were wonderful about not trying to pet Panda as she worked, even though she is deliciously cute and furry. At the Saturday night autograph party Panda even signed her own books, Panda: A Guide Horse for Ann, with a little, inky front hoof."
Rescue horse + clicker training = positive outcomeBy Miranda Hersey Helin on 03/26/2008Karen Pryor was recently interviewed for an article posted at CinCHouse.com, a website for military women and wives. The article details how clicker training helped a traumatized rescue horse.
After clicker training:
Once again, clicker training saves the day—and the horse. Read the full article here. Horse Needs to Calm Down? Try Football!By Aidan Bindoff on 09/30/2007A Thoroughbred x Irish Draft Horse given up as "unridable" has calmed down after learning to play football (or soccer as you may know the game). Horse trainer, Emma Massingale, taught her horse, Kariba, to play football as a therapeutic game to expend some energy. |
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