Hi Susan , First, we are all grazy about our horses. I have 3 children, and I manage to mix up the names ! I just melt when Nestor gives me a right depp to the...
Hi, I've been following your stories of Pie and really enjoying them. Since I wrote Getting to Yes I thought I'd jump in with some thoughts and encouragement....
... No, I didn't mean de-sensitize him that way; I DO want him to know what the click means! ;-) I was actually working with the other horses the other day,...
Little Man had a very nice day and did very well. This morning, my daughter and I went out and Little Man came right up to us. My daughter petted him on the...
Wednesday - My daughter and I petted Little Man when he came up to the gate, and he gave both of us kisses. I handed my daughter the soft rope, and she put...
Saturday - Today when I went out, Little Man was standing over at the neighbor's fence, visiting with the goats. He turned and saw me, and brinnied as he came...
Today I asked my husband to go out with me, so he took a lawn chair out with him. I had decided that since we had the "day off" on Friday, we would go ahead...
To all who have responded, thank you for your support during my Pie Panic Attack. ... Awesome. ... is the ... Today went better, we are trying to just lower...
... I finally got time to spend a while working with Clyde, the mouthy "aggressive" gelding. He's not really aggressive, he's just a brat, that's been spoiled...
Hi Susan, ... If you are waiting till something happens you might be late! Once I got the horse offering head down standing in his stall I'd start moving with...
Hi, ... Oh, I agree, but I meant that we only do Ant Eater when something big is going on (like someone going into a nearby dumpster or a loose horse running...
Hi Susan, ... Gotcha. So, I see that you are teaching backing and that's great. Yes, to the question about c/t as soon as he starts to think about backing....
Susan, I strongly encourage you to invest just a bit more, and buy Sharon's book. It is really helpful, especially for real basics, like you are doing with...
Hello all i'm new to this group,and horse training.The last trainer I hads motto was saddle up get on and stay on if you come off get back on.No ground work at...
... hads motto was saddle up get on and stay on if you come off get back on.No ground work at all.So i need to ask a few questions << Welcome Dixieray! You...
Hi Cindy, I did get that book and it is great. At the moment both books are unaccounted for because I've been taking both books everywhere with me so I can...
Hi there! ... in ... starts to ... is ... Ok. Here's some more questions. He's a little hyper once he learns something. Also, it is worth mentioning that he...
In my very limited experience with Thoroughbreds, they are obviously ultra sensitive to energy...and I think that extends well beyond the energy we are aware...
Hi Susan, Great questions. ... I like what Karen had to say about Energy. One of the cool things about clicker training is the horse is given the opportunity...
Hi Karen, ... Well, in my 10+ years experience with them I'd say you nailed it. But I do think that with Pie I tend to forget this. Not when I was his ...
Hello Dixieray, One of the best ways to start out is to visit Alex Kurland's theclickercenter.com She has great easy to follow instructions for starting out...
... Hang in there, Susan. Experiment with "lowering his energy," and focusing on relaxation, just the way people mentioned. TBs are soooooo sensitive, they...
Hi Barbara, I've been very intrigued about your work with Clyde the standardbred. The foreman at our barn at the track was a driver (I think that's what they...
... just food for thought. ... Hi Susan, That was interesting information, and I have no idea what category of racer Clyde was. The gal who owns him now may...
Hi, ... Horses retire for so many reasons. Pie's older brother, Junior, who is now 7, is a running fool. He's an interesting case. He's been with my current...
Monday - 185 Little Man had a very light day. I went out and brushed him and loved on him, and petted him and talked to him. But we didn't do much in the way...
Little Man came right up to me and gave me kisses. I petted him, then asked him to walk with me to the back of the pasture. There was a smoldering trash pile...
