Here’s a video I found recently that I really like. The video is of a gal named Lindsey and her mustang Breezy. The horse is a mustang yearling who was captured in Nevada. The video is titled “first 90 days of horse training.” Usually, when I find videos titled “the first x days of training,” […]
Wordless Wednesday: A Caterpillar
Signs of spring are all around us in north Texas. Flowers blooming, bugs and butterflies, and lots and lots of wildflowers. Actually, spring has been here for quite a few weeks now. We are lucky that we are having an unusually long and lovely spring for Texas. Usually, we seem to go straight from a […]
Bicycling with horses, newsletters & a great quote
It’s Friday! And what a busy week it has been. The end of the semester is fast approaching, so I’ve been pretty busy at school. However, even though it’s been a busy week, I’ve been having a lot of fun posting things on my blog and chatting with friends online. I’ve finally finished posting my […]
How we talk about and teach what we do
These are my notes from the 2012 Art and Science of Animal Training Conference. Click here for more notes from this conference. Behavior analyst Dr. Joe Layng gave the keynote speech at the 4th annual Art and Science of Animal Training Conference. I absolutely loved this talk and it gave me plenty to think about […]
Target, lure, or free-shape? Which is best?
These are my notes from the 2012 Art and Science of Animal Training Conference. Click here for more notes from this conference. If you’ve been around enough clicker trainers and positive animal trainers, you’ll find that everyone has an opinion about shaping, luring and targeting. And, trainers often don’t agree about which of these methods […]
Wordless Wednesday: Cute Kitten Photos!
On (almost) Wordless Wednesdays, I feature rescued animal in north Texas. Who doesn’t love cute kittens? These are some photos of a few adorable kittens who were brought to the Denton Animal Shelter recently. These kittens are all very young. They are in a foster home currently so that they can be bottle fed, but […]