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Horses
Proof that miniature horses love clicker training
By Miranda Hersey Helin on 07/03/2007Clicker trainer Michele Pouliot sent us a highly amusing photo of her miniature horses.
View the Canis Film Festival finalists online!
By Bill Peña on 12/07/2006The Canis Film Festival is in full swing, with some fantastic entries coming in from around the clicker training world. Submissions are now closed, and the finalists have been posted.
Check out CanisFilmFestival.com today to see them all!
UPDATE: See the videos that didn't qualify for the finalists, but include some of the funniest and most talented animals! Check them out here.
Techniques for Calming Your Horse
By Melissa Alexander on 11/01/2006All horse owners know that a fearful or too-excited horse can be dangerous, or even deadly. Being able to calm your horse can be the difference between a safe, fun ride and a serious accident. Recently, the ClickRyder mailing list discussed techniques for calming a horse.
Finding a new way to train
By Melissa Alexander on 08/18/2006From the ClickRyder mailing list... Horse training is traditionally built around the threat of escalating pressure. Although it would be nice to throw away all of our pressure-adding tools, it's not practical since some of those tools are used to give cues when riding. Alexandra Kurland explored how traditionally-aversive tools, like ropes, can be used in a more positive way. The first step, she said, is to retrain our own muscles with new behavior patterns, so we don't fall back into the old rope-handling habits.
