Did you know that horses could be trained with clicker training? In this section you’ll find lots of information about how positive reinforcement training methods can be used to create horses that are smart, brave, athletic and enthusiastic about training. If you’re skeptical, I recommend starting with this blog post, which summarizes a research study that examined whether clicker training causes horses to bite.
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 […]
We are going today to see Buck, the new documentary about horse trainer Buck Brannaman. If you’re not familiar with Buck, you can watch the trailer on the film’s website. The film is suppose to be great, it’s won quite a few awards, including the audience choice award at the 2011 Sundance Film Festival. (I […]
Have you ever heard the phrase “You can’t teach an old dog a new trick?” Many people assume that once an animal gets to a certain age or practices an unwanted behavior a certain number of times, that it will be hopeless to try to train the animal a new behavior pattern. However, nothing could […]
We’ve started playing with several of our horses with the noodle fingers obstacle on our new horse obstacle course. The noodle fingers obstacle is definitely pretty scary! The best way to introduce a horse to something scary is gradually, using a shaping process. So, start with something the horse can do, then gradually increase your […]
One of the best things about working with rescue horses is getting to see the tremendous progress the horses make, sometimes only in a matter of months. One of the horses I am working with this summer is Gingersnap. Gingersnap is a three year old filly that came to the rescue at the end of […]
Our rescue has lots of new toys to play with!! We’re feeling pretty lucky right now. A scout from Boy Scout Troop #1, of Duncanville, Texas, decided that he wanted to do his Eagle Scout project at our horse rescue. This past weekend, he and part of his scout troop labored in the hot sun […]
