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On this site I share stories of my animal training adventures, information about the science of animal training and behavior, and tips and advice to help you improve your training.

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~Mary Hunter

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February Carnival of the Horses

By on February 1, 2010 in Carnival

Welcome! This month, staleCheerios is hosting the February edition of the Carnival of the Horses, a blog carnival devoted to all things related to horses. Check out the submissions below, I think you’ll enjoy them! Kerry Kelly presents Martial Arts Pony posted at Hoofbeats. Ishtar presents Equine Expansion! posted at Esther Garvi. Sue Steiner presents […]

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Halter Training Success with Daisy and Gatsby

By on January 31, 2010 in Horse Training

Daisy and Gatsby, the two new horses we recently brought over to the rescue’s main property, had their first session wearing halters yesterday. (You can read more about Daisy and Gatsby, and our adventures trailer loading two not halter trained horses in this post.) I worked with both of them together for about an hour […]

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Autumn Blaze, Dottie and Daisy

The Worming Adventure Continues

By on January 27, 2010 in Horse Training

I wrote recently about our success worming 40 of the 41 rescue horses in a single day. The final mare, Daisy, refused the flavored wormer that we had mixed in with some tasty senior feed. Smart girl! She knew that something was amiss. So, Dawn and I returned to the other property last Friday with […]

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Worming Horses: A successful adventure!

By on January 20, 2010 in Horse Training

Dawn and I wormed the horses at the rescue yesterday. Now, for instance, when I was working at the camp last summer worming was something I could do in about 15 minutes after breakfast. But those were six easy going stalled horses. When it’s 41 horses, on two different properties, a handful of whom aren’t […]

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