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~Mary Hunter

Getting to Yes by Sharon Foley

By Mary Hunter on September 4, 2010 in Book and DVD Reviews, Horse Training

I recently finished reading Getting to Yes by Sharon Foley. What a great book! I would highly recommend this book to anyone who is looking to learn more about clicker training and positive step-by-step methods to improve their horse training. I bought this book over a year ago and have used it from time to […]

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Mount Your Horse Bareback (using clicker training!)

By Mary Hunter on August 30, 2010 in Horse Training

Rosie recently got adopted from the rescue. Her new family absolutely loves her! I just found this video clip of Rosie from earlier this summer that I never got around to posting on the blog. This is of our second day working on mounting from the fence. If you do a lot of trail riding […]

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When do I start clicker training?

By Mary Hunter on August 18, 2010 in Concepts and Terms, Horse Training

Can all horses be clicker trained? Does the horse need to know anything before we start clicker training? Can clicker training work for shy, scared, abused or aggressive horse? This is a revised version of something I originally posted on the clickryder yahoo discussion group. (Message number 80910). Some horses aren’t ready for clicker training. […]

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Clicker Training Your Horse to Take a Bath at Liberty

By Mary Hunter on August 8, 2010 in Horse Training

Apollo recently learned how to take a bath using clicker training. We did this completely at liberty AND with him standing in a yard full of yummy green grass. The process we used was similar to what I did when I taught Mouse about baths. Check out the video below to see exactly how we […]

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Pat Parelli and Catwalk: Part 2

By Mary Hunter on August 2, 2010 in Horse Training

My recent post on Pat Parelli’s demonstration at the Festival of the Horse with the stallion Catwalk has generated quite a few views as well as plenty of great comments. I wanted to share some of the comments as many of them were very thought provoking. If you missed my original post on Pat Parelli […]

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Mark Rashid Clinic Notes

By Mary Hunter on July 30, 2010 in Conferences and Clinics, Horse Training

Kate, who blogs at A Year With Horses recently audited a Mark Rashid clinic. She has been posting detailed notes on each horse and rider pair. (The clinic was a one on one format.) These are great clinic notes. Kate’s a talented writer and pretty familiar with Mark Rashid and his teachings. Her notes really […]

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