Dogs, horses, and rats. Birds, goldfish, cats. Dolphins, raccoons, and elephants. What animals can’t we train? In this section you’ll find lots of great training stories and tips. You will also get to meet many of the wonderful animals that I get to train. I hope that you’ll enjoy reading about my adventures (and misadventures) and that these articles and tales can provide you with insight that will help you with your own animals.
We’ve had some bitterly cold weather here in north Texas, along with lots of ice and snow! For several days, the temperature did not get above freezing. I’m not sure if Chewie has seen snow before, but she certainly wasn’t bothered! In fact, I think she had a lot of fun running and playing in […]
Chewie and I have been playing with flags. As I mentioned in last week’s post about hula hoops, I would eventually like to do some horse agility with Chewie. One common horse agility obstacle is a flag on a pole. The horse might have to walk past a flag or walk in between two (or […]
Chewie and I have been working on some horse agility training! One of my long-term goals is to compete with Chewie in the Horse Agility Club, as I did with my Arabian, Apollo. I have been introducing Chewie to some of the different horse agility obstacles, and we are starting to play around with creating […]
This post is going to be about human behavior, not horse behavior! But, I still hope you read it. I was out of town for about ten days after Christmas and over New Year’s. This trip was the second time I have left Chewie and Liberty “home alone” at the new barn. I took a […]
2025 is over, and Chewie has now been with me for almost a year. She has grown a lot and will turn three this spring. You can read about Chewie’s arrival and a little bit of background about her in this post. I have been reflecting on everything we have done this year, as well […]
Chewie & Liberty eating some Teff in their enrichment hay balls Merry Christmas and Happy Holidays to you and your family, friends, and pets! Chewie and Liberty both got some extra Teff hay on Christmas morning in their enrichment hay balls. They were both quite happy! (See my post from last week about their preference […]
