Does anyone on the list use C/T to teach a horse to draw a carriage or cart (driving)? I must switch from riding to driving and, of course, can't think of not...
Hi Kathleen: I taught Finn to drive using the Clicker, but really I taught Finn lots of behaviors, clicker style, before hooking the cart up :D Julie Varley...
The Click That TeachesHi Kathleen, I have miniature horses and can only drive them (bit hard to ride). I have trained from scratch, both of my horses to go as...
Dear all.... I've had Bride about a month (pronounced 'Bridie' - it's a derivative of Briga, goddess of poetry and smiths) - she's no longer a taking shark...
Hi Manda, Think this way, it's not about the cows. It's about the fact that she had time to notice the cows. If her focus was on you and what you are asking...
... Hi Manda, There was a cow living up the road from us and the first day we road past him, he came running to the fence to say hi. My mare had a heart attack...
Hi, Kim I have been working and continue to work on standing still. With Dixie, standing still on grass is a mighty thing to accomplish and we have a way to go...
At the risk of sounding irreverent (forgive me Alex), I found myself twisting things around and laughing about it yesterday. On the walk to the barn, we...
Hi Manda, I had a good laugh at your post because it reminded me of the time my usually unflappable foxtrotter gelding Beau turned himself inside out at the ...
Hi All: Hoping someone has this answer or Alex can jump in. I went to the Saratoga clinic last weekend and we touched on Microshaping. I played around with...
Hi Manda, When the farmer put a large herd of horse eating Friesians in the paddock next door for the first time, Jedda put on a (gorgeous) display of Arab...
Hi Kim, I've done some microshaping with my laminitic mare, Krafla. She's really happy to have SOMETHING to do!!! I started clicking for tightening of the ...
hi kim try teaching (micro shaping) finn the pose--which will lead into lifting the base of the neck to rocking back--- this is what has kept agie's top line...
... muscles but I couldn't see it happening. Should I encourage it to happen? Is this a good use of Microshaping?<< I do this every day with Classic and I...
Hi All I have been a member of this group for a while, but this is the first time I have posted. The reason for my post is to see if anyone has any exprience...
Hey Sandy: Finn does the pose really sell and rocks back and lifts his neck, but I¹m not seeing the Belly lifting. Regards, Kim Cassidy www.clickandtrim.com ...
After the pose rock back the belly lift will come as he begins to lift his hind foot to back. Dolores Arste (518) 882 6485 http://www.dallmerclogs.com No virus...
Laurel, Dolores, everyone.... thank you for all your input. I'll work with all you've said and see where we get to. Today was planning that way but ended up...
Hi all: Some of you may remember I trained Jodie to "bridle herself" using the clicker. My friend Mary, with whom I board Jodie, went riding and jumping with...
Hi Heather, First thing I would do is have her checked out for pain that shows up cantering. Chiropractic, soft tissue, front feet, etc. If can't find any ...
Kathryn, warmest congratulations to you on such good work with Jodie.... Hooray for the clicker, indeed-- It is so cool when you don't have to toot your own...
Bone Rotations What is riding? That's a question we explored in depth at a recent clinic. I'm not talking here about what type of riding you do, be it ...
The post, What is Riding, is such a descriptive dialogue on therapeutic riding. It's all about body awareness, mindfulness of one's body in relation to the...
Alex, Thanks for taking the time to write a great post! It was very apropos for me. Lately, I've gotten a new saddle (I've spent the last five years on flat ...
Hi Alex, I enjoyed this post. It is fascinating to see how many different levels there are to riding. And how people get stuck on one level and don't realize ...
I was at the clinic Alex was talking about and I got to see the progression of the newbies into the SRR mechanics as well as the shoulder rotations, etc. It...
-Hi all- I had the pleasure to ride in Instructor Training Centered Riding clinic last week with Susan Harris- for those of you who have not explored the...
... wrote: A very stimulating and thought provoking post. I'll call myself a novice here. As a novice I have experimented with my shoulder position on a...
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