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~Mary Hunter

Clicker training horses: Where to start?

By Mary Hunter on September 4, 2012 in Concepts and Terms, Horse Training

I love that more horse magazines are publishing information about clicker training in their magazines and on their websites. We’ve been discussing this article from Practical Horseman on a group I’m on. There was also a nice article this summer about clicker training and trick training in Equus magazine. Many people start clicker training because […]

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Amy eats a carrot!

By Mary Hunter on September 3, 2012 in Rat (and Mouse) Training

I think my rat Amy is 100% cute! In the video below she’s having lots of fun just being a rat. My rats have amazing balance and are SO agile, they always amaze me as they jump and climb around (and out of!) their cage. In the photo to the right, Amy and her buddy […]

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Friday Fun: Amazing animal helpers

By Mary Hunter on August 31, 2012 in Horse Training

Here’s a cool video that’s been making the rounds on some of the training lists. It’s a 13 minute clip that was produced recently by an Australian television station. The clip focuses on the ways that people’s lives are being changed by animals. As the tag line says “From those paralysed by tragedy to those […]

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Wordless Wednesday: Beau gets his mane brushed

By Mary Hunter on August 29, 2012 in Fun Photos, Horse Training

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 […]

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Blossom’s recycling day ride

By Mary Hunter on August 28, 2012 in Horse Training

This summer I’ve been working quite a bit with a young horse at the rescue named Blossom. We went slowly last summer when we started Blossom with her training for riding, giving her time to learn to be relaxed and confident while being ridden. Too many trainers rush at the beginning when riding young horses […]

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Are you going to ClickerExpo 2013?

By Mary Hunter on August 27, 2012 in Conferences and Clinics

Karen Pryor Clicker Training has recently opened the registration for ClickerExpo 2013 and released the schedule of speakers and topics. The schedule looks really exciting. Not only does it look like there are lots of cool new talks, but this is also the 10th anniversary for ClickerExpo, so it’s a big year! As always, there […]

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