HORSE BEHAVIOUR BLOG

Your Horse Needs to Learn to Yield to Pressure

As I type this, I am on evacuation alert at home due to a wildfire burning, uncontained, 2 km south of my home in our remote community....

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Case Study: Samwise the Fearful Mini Mule Update

If you haven't been following the story of the Hobbit Equids, three pint-sized charmers named Samwise, Frodo, and Bilbo Baggins,...

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Counter-Conditioning and Systematic Desensitization for Learned Fears in Horses

When horse behaviour consultants resolve fear-based behaviour problems in horses, they often do so by using counter-conditioning and...

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Shaping Plans 101: The Best Training Tool

A shaping plan puts to paper exactly what steps you will take to teach a horse a new, wanted behaviour. Taking a few minutes to write a...

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Girth or Cinch Tightness: Two Places to Always Check

Most people only check in one location on the horse's body when determining the tightness of a girth or cinch - just above the horse's...

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Trailer Loading: Recognizing Thresholds, Building Confidence

Almost every interaction we have with a horse affects their confidence. No matter our horse training goals, this confidence - in...

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Teach Your Horse To Willingly Put The Bit In Their Own Mouth

Teaching your horse to willingly put the bit in their own mouth is easily done using positive reinforcement and shaping. Positive...

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Start Buttons and Horse Training

What's a start button, and why should it be part of your horse training? A start button is a way for an animal to give consent to...

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