On (almost) Wordless Wednesdays, I feature rescued animal in north Texas. Beau, our big black and white paint horse has been appearing quite frequently on my blog this summer, as he has been making great progress with his training! Beau has a gorgeous, long mane. However, he tends to get huge knots and tangles in [...]
Wordless wednesday: Silly faces
On (almost) Wordless Wednesdays, I feature rescued animal in north Texas. I captured this great photo over the weekend at the rescue of our big black and white gelding, Beau, sticking his tongue out at Gracie. I was a bit far away, but I was pleased that I still managed to get a decent shot. [...]
Beau works on leading and Gracie picks up a foot
I wrote last Monday about our amazing progress with Beau with halter training. If you missed that post and video, you can check it out here. Last week has been another good week for Beau. We’ve spent some time wandering around the yard working on leading and have also started working on fly mask training. [...]
Halter training success! (with video)
Some of you are familiar with Beau’s story. Beau is our big black and white paint gelding who was very badly mistreated and abused before coming to the rescue. When I first met Beau several years ago, he would turn and run if a person approached within 20-30 feet of him. When we could finally [...]
The continuous nature of targeting
I worked some with Beau over the weekend. Beau is a big black and white horse who was very badly abused at some point. He has made a ton of progress in the past year and is now a pretty friendly guy. Beau enjoys interacting with people and will approach you in the pasture, follow [...]
Hanging out with Beau and Gracie
Here are some photos from last weekend of Beau and Gracie, two of our sanctuary residents at the horse rescue. I’ve written about both Beau and Gracie before, both of them were horribly abused and were completely untouchable for the first several years that they were at the rescue. They were terrified of people and [...]
Beau Meets Hailey
This is a GREAT picture that one of my friends took about a week ago. Hailey, who came to visit the rescue, was smitten with Beau and he was totally fascinated with her! I’ve written previously about Beau, our big black and white gelding, such as in this recent post. He was badly abused and [...]
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I'm a graduate student studying the science of behavior and training. On this blog I share stories of my animal training adventures, as well as tips, techniques and tricks to help you improve your training. I work with a variety of species, including horses, rats, and dogs. Join me as we explore the best training strategies for creating fast learning, effective communication, and enthusiastic, willing animals.
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