Everything Else

March Clicker Carnival Coming Soon

Mar 3rd, 2010 | By Mary Hunter | Category: Everything Else

My, didn’t February fly by!
Dallas saw some crazy snow but has recently returned to lovely, sunshiny 50s. I attended the 2010 Art and Science of Animal Training Conference at UNT, which was phenomenal. Gatsby and Daisy, two of our young horses, learned how to wear halters and started working on leading. And just this past [...]



Stale Cheerios: The Best of 2009

Dec 31st, 2009 | By Mary Hunter | Category: Best of Last Month (Jan 2010), Dog Training, Everything Else, Horse Training, Training Tips

These are some of my favorite posts from 2009. I’ve picked a few of the ones I enjoyed writing the most, as well as some of your favorites–posts that got the most views and the most comments. Let me know if I’ve left any of your favorites off the list! If you are a newer [...]



Rescued Horses Need Homes

Oct 17th, 2009 | By Mary Hunter | Category: Everything Else

The rescue I volunteer at saved 23 horses at the end of the summer. The horses finally legally belong to the rescue and we are looking for adoptive homes or foster homes. We recently have also had several horses returned from adoptive homes that could no longer care for them.
The rescue now has over 50 [...]



Stale cheerios gets a little stale…

Aug 24th, 2009 | By Mary Hunter | Category: Everything Else

I’m back in Dallas now and am starting to recover from my whirlwind of a summer. I spent 13 fantastic weeks running the horse program at a camp for children and adults with special needs. However, the campers and horses kept me busy 24/7, so I didn’t have a whole lot of time for much [...]



Amazing animals from the WEIT blog

Mar 21st, 2009 | By Mary Hunter | Category: Dog Training, Everything Else, Youtube Videos

I really like Jerry Coyne’s blog. (Coyne’s a University of Chicago professor, who I actually had for a bio class. He’s recently started a blog to promote his new book Why Evolution Is True.).
Over the past few days, he’s posted some links of some really awesome animals, you should check them out.
Sheepdogs and shepherds [...]