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Take a bath or eat grass?

I'm issuing a fun "challenge" to horse owners. Using the clicker, can you teach your horse(s) to accept being hosed down? Here's the catch, do this at liberty AND on grass that the horse likes to eat and see if you can train in such a ...

Blog entry - Peggasus - 2009/07/23 - 11:43pm - 0 comments

Kudos for Alexandra Kurland and Clicker Training for Your Horse

... in that is exciting. I've been dinking with the clicker training this past week while waiting for your articles to arrive. I used some ... ago, and used it extensively in our barn on a number of horses. I also got a big pack of clickers that I casually handed out to ...

Story - KPCT - 2006/10/24 - 9:31am - 2 comments - 0 attachments

How Clicker Training Changed My Horses

... Karen Willmus: I've been clicking several of the same horses, now, since Alexandra Kurland first published her book Clicker Training for Your Horse about five years ago. I've used it on Arabs, ...

Story - KPCT - 2006/10/22 - 12:35pm - 0 comments - 0 attachments

The Panda Game

Miniature horses are a special breed. According to horse owners, miniature horses are not descended from ponies, but developed from regular horses. Most of them are about the size of a large dog, and, like some large ...

Story - Karen Pryor - 2009/01/06 - 10:33am - 0 comments - 0 attachments

Clicker Trained Crocodiles

... another, is saying good morning to the boss. Clicker training means a lot to these crocodiles. People aren’t nearly as scary as ... a good idea, so I gave up. Darn! (Bronx Zoo, clicker training, crocodiles, Gharial) ...

Blog entry - Karen Pryor - 2009/08/22 - 9:33pm - 2 comments

Jackpots: Hitting it Big

... want. Not afterwards. Is this a good jackpot? When training my older poodle or "un-training" as it seems when working on existing habits, I tried the jackpot ...

Story - Karen Pryor - 2007/02/13 - 9:37am - 2 comments - 0 attachments

Socializing horses and dogs on the trail with clicker training

... for dog owners looking to socialize their dogs with horses at Redwood Regional Park in Oakland, CA: Both dog and horse people ... dogs to their sides is critical. Rieser recommends clicker training that uses an association between the sound of a clicker and a treat. ...

Company blog - Bill Peña - 2006/08/24 - 1:25pm - 0 comments - 0 attachments

Training Dolly the Rescue Horse

... clicker - and Dolly loves it.  Today I started her training like usual, lunging her in her bridle with side reins - working both ... ever had on her - even when Candace left to water the horses and I was alone with her.  She was willing and compliant all the way! ...

Blog entry - Kim Reynolds - 2007/08/04 - 2:28pm - 4 comments

Realistic Obstacles to Clicker Training Kitty, Advice Needed

It seems that "everyone" who tries clicker training is SO AMAZED at the awesome instant results. Everyone has wonderfully ... Seems the biggest divide is that while dolphins and horses and dogs really want to please you, the cat could care less.  What ...

Blog entry - metqa - 2009/07/26 - 4:37pm - 4 comments

Rescue horse + clicker training = positive outcome

... military women and wives. The article details how clicker training helped a traumatized rescue horse. Blue had clearly been ... want to say that was a great story and so amazing that horses learn this behavior. I am so new to this clicker-nation! (Horses) ...

Company blog - Miranda Hersey Helin - 2008/03/26 - 4:37pm - 2 comments - 0 attachments