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cheerios
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| Katharine wrote: | | Yes, I wonder what kind of revolution he will start when I alter the clicker vending machine |
I cannot comment specifically about this horse, as I have no idea about his personality and training history. However...
I train all of our horses at the rescue with clicker training. This includes ground work, under saddle work, prep for vet care, etc. We had about two dozen adoptions last year. Out of those, I know of maybe one or two owners who has continued with the clicker training. The rest have continued with whatever training methods they were using before.
The horses have a good solid foundation, are friendly and eager to please people, have learned how to adapt to new situations and do fine adjusting to different training practices. We keep up with our adopted horses and have heard great things about how our horses are doing now, even though the owners aren't doing any clicker training.
Besides, the clicker is a training tool. Once the horse knows the skill, the clicker (and treats) should be faded out.
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AlythLong
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| Posted: Fri Aug 12, 2011 7:46 am Post subject: |
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| No horse is perfect and there are a lot worse faults than a long back and coupling. Incidentally, the 4' rule. Is that the same for a minature and a Clydesdale? Shouldn't the various measurements be in proportion to the height of the horse? You did say you are only aiming at low level competition at this point so I wouldn't be overly concerned. Of more importance is disposition and the way the pair of you interact with each other. |
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