... Hi Barb, Welcome to the list. You asked about bitless bridles. First, whenever you ask for general opinions like this, you want to keep in mind the...
I want to thank you so much for your help Alexandra and thank you Arlene as the halter and rope you use seems to be an excellent way to start out with this in...
Hello everyone, I have not posted before, but feel I know many of you from reading all your excellent, insightful posts. It seemed every time I was about to...
I don¹t have a solution but have had the same problem with a dog. Long story but it only seems to happen in the car. I think it has a lot to do with his wet...
I don't have a solution either but had a similar incident last night and I have seen that shocked/tentative reaction from my horse too. I had my hands covered...
This has only happened to me once and after i got over the initial shock, I laughed heartily and immediately touched the horse again to let them see it was a...
Thanks Jennifer and Jane for your responses. I can say that Hal's nose was moist for sure. He had been doing a lot of head lowering and nosing about in the...
I wear a lot of polar fleece, the horses wear nylon blankets, and sometimes our humidity gets very low and the static electricity is everywhere. The horse's...
Hi, Rosie gets a lot of static in the winter. It became a big problem because I shocked her enough times that she learned an odd little head fling that she...
Hi all, I posted a few new clips on YouTube. Two short clips of 3F3 first to the left and then to the right: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EWmZLY3EQaI ...
... Hi Clara: I don't know where you live, but locally we have the Giant food chain and they sell the kind that truly are unscented. Sorry for the OT, but I...
I have a terrible problem with electric shock and the vacuum cleaner. I'm told its the air rushing through the plastic hose that builds up the charge, and it...
Hi all, Kathryn said: "Hi Clara, I don't know where you live but....." Clara lives in Yukon (hi Clara, I'm still shivering over the snow, moose, wolves etc!)...
On Tuesday, 30 October 2007 at 0:08:51 -0000, percie001 wrote: Hi Barb, ... You can always try how it work for Percie. If she seems unwilling, you can still...
... I think that's a fun idea for those who want to do it. It's nice to know sometimes...clarifies the information and sometimes it's just fun. Kathy (& Jodie)...
It's been a sad year for the caretakers of some great animal pioneers. Earlier this year Irene Pepperberg's African grey parrot, Alex, died. And this past...
Did you know that Washoe taught others of her species the American Sign Language? She taught on her own without human help. She leaves a unique legacy. How...
Hi everyone, I´m often reading but very seldom writing, because I´m modertor of the German Clickerreiter list and there is enough to care about. But today I...
I use a good spam filter, and you probably do the same. I have whitelisted you and that means that I will receive all the emails you send to me. I would...
This quote seemed so appropriate......... We need another and a wiser and perhaps a more mythical concept of animals..... We patronize them for their...
Hi Laurel, Great quote! This may seem like it is off topic, but it is actually at the core of clicker training, because at the core of every training method...
... it really does affect doesn't it. I see my horses as friends not underlings.I almost feel a bit inferior to their wise ways. You see these wonderful horses...
... Laurel, that was fabulous. It truly fits my view of animals. They are not our subordinates, nor are we their subordinates, nor are they "little fur...
-Great Quote Buddy! I printed this off right away and have it mounted close to my computer so I can read it whenever I need it! :-) Thanks for sharing that. ...
From Ecclesiastes: ...there is a time for every thing and every action here. I think to myself: where human beings are concerned, this is so that God can test...
I finally got on Percie again in the round pen! :-) It was almost as though she was waiting for me to get on. As soon as we walked off she gave me her head...
On Wednesday, 7 November 2007 at 23:25:23 -0000, percie001 wrote: Hi Barb, ... Good girl! Three cheers for you and Percie! :-D ... I think that Alex gives...
Hi everyone, I asked this question privately to Yyvonne as I thought maybe it was one most others would already know and maybe most do but her answer is so...