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~Mary Hunter

4th Art and Science of Animal Training Conference

By Mary Hunter on March 8, 2012 in Conferences and Clinics

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 […]

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pierce, an adoptable cat at the Denton Animal Shelter

Wordless Wednesday: Pierce

By Mary Hunter on March 7, 2012 in Fun Photos

On (almost) Wordless Wednesdays, I feature a rescue animal in north Texas. I met Pierce about a week ago. Pierce came to the Denton Animal Shelter in a trap. He was terrified at first, so the shelter thought he might be a feral cat. (The shelter gets quite a few feral cats who are brought […]

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Clicker Training Clinic Notes: Happy Horses

By Mary Hunter on March 5, 2012 in Horse Training

This post is the final part of my notes about a horse clicker training clinic that I audited with Alexandra Kurland in Texas in February. Click here for parts one and two, which discuss balance and cues. “Are you having fun yet?” This third, and final post of my clinic notes is a bit of […]

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Clicker Training Clinic Notes: Cues

By Mary Hunter on March 1, 2012 in Conferences and Clinics, Horse Training

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, […]

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Clicker Training Clinic Notes: Balance

By Mary Hunter on February 29, 2012 in Conferences and Clinics, Horse Training

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 […]

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Ella finds a home and a new best friend

By Mary Hunter on February 27, 2012 in Horse Training

I am nearly done editing my notes from the clinic I audited with Alexandra Kurland two weeks ago. It’s taken awhile because there was lots of good information I wanted to include! I plan to publish the first post of notes tomorrow (Tuesday) and the second and third parts later in the week. So stay […]

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