These are my notes from the 2012 Art and Science of Animal Training Conference. Click here for more notes from this conference. Try “simple” dog training! Whether training dogs, horses, birds, or other species, many trainers seem to be in a hurry to get to advanced training. This post is some of my notes from [...]
4th Art and Science of Animal Training Conference
The 4th Annual Art and Science of Animal Training Conference is this weekend! And what’s even better is that even if you can’t come this year, you can still follow some of the highlights of the conference on twitter! This is something brand new that ORCA is doing this year to help share the conference [...]
Clicker Training Clinic Notes: Cues
This post is the second part of my notes about a horse clicker training clinic that I audited with Alexandra Kurland in Texas in February. Click here for part one. On the first morning of the clinic, we had a lengthy and interesting discussion about cues. Alexandra Kurland had recently returned from Karen Pryor’s ClickerExpo, [...]
Clicker Training Clinic Notes: Balance
Two weeks ago I audited an awesome clicker training clinic with horse trainer Alexandra Kurland. If you are not familiar with Alexandra Kurland, I highly recommend checking out her website, The Clicker Center, as well as the books and DVDs that are available on her site. Alexandra has developed a comprehensive training program for using [...]
Conversations and Two Happy Ponies
I’m in Houston this weekend to audit a clinic with horse clicker trainer Alexandra Kurland. It’s been awhile since I’ve been to one of Alexandra’s clinics, so I’m excited. I’m sure it will be an action packed weekend with lots of good clicker training conversations and demonstrations. I’ll be sure to post my thoughts and [...]
What is the Art and Science of Animal Training Conference?
As some of you know, I’m involved with ORCA (the Organization for Reinforcement Contingencies with Animals) a graduate student group at the University of North Texas that conducts research related to animal training and behavior. We’re super excited because we’ve recently begun advertising for our fourth annual Art and Science of Animal Training Conference. This [...]
Ransom meets the horses and a report on February
February was busier than I thought is was going to be! Sorry for the lack of posts the past two weeks, I was busy with a conference, traveling to a clinic, and then catching up on school work. The good part, though, is I have lots of interesting things to think about and write about [...]
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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. Although most of this blog centers around training rescue horses, the ideas discussed apply equally to all species. The other animals I work with, including dogs and rats, also appear occasionally on the blog.
Mary Hunter
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