Posted in Stories on Oct 6th, 2009
Hello. Today I would like to tell you about the experience I had once with an Egyptian (Arabian) Stallion.
At 3.5 years old, this stallion was labeled a human hater. He was very dangerous. When offered treats, he had no interest in the food, he only wanted to bite fingers. When he came to me, I [...]
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Posted in Misc on Jul 9th, 2009
Hi again. As you may know, I have a horse named Cat. Unfortunately Cat has not been well over the past couple of weeks but is now doing better although I suspect that the medicine is what is really working for him. I believe he still has a lot to healing left to do. Cat [...]
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Posted in Advice on Dec 23rd, 2008
Hello again. Today I would like to talk a little more about treats as it’s one area that seems to cause a lot of people a lot of confusion. When people are having difficulties with using treats, it is always because they haven’t put in place the right foundations.
Treats work for me because I [...]
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Posted in Advice on Dec 16th, 2008
Hi. I find that treats are an enjoyable way to socialize a horse to have a reliable character and willing attitude in his performances. Offering treats to horses may be the surprise answer to creating a magical connection with them!
Most trainers are against offering a horse treats for many good reasons. The most common is [...]
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Posted in Q&A on Nov 6th, 2008
Hi. Today I would like to share with you an email I received from our regular contributor Margaret, who has been having some telephone coaching with me. Her horse Autumn had been causing her a few problems by demanding treats in a somewhat grumpy fashion.
Now as you read Margaret’s story, think about how you [...]
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Posted in Q&A on Sep 10th, 2008
Hello again. It’s wonderful to see how many new people come to my blog and also that they live in so many different parts of the world. Besides the US and Canada, we have readers from all over Europe as well as South Africa, Australia, New Zealand and many other countries too.
My DVD’s are currently [...]
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Posted in Misc on Aug 11th, 2008
Hello again. Earlier in the year, I was on the online radio show Animal Talk Naturally, which is broadcast on Blog Talk Radio. The show is hosted by veterinary naturopaths, Dr. Kim Bloomer and Dr. Jeannie Thomason and I was fortunate also to appear alongside my good friend Liz Mitten Ryan. It was a very [...]
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Posted in Misc on Jul 4th, 2008
Hello and a happy 4th of July to you!
I am delighted to announce the first in what we hope will be a series of stories from Margaret who featured on the post Being in nature. We have been exchanging messages with each other and I asked her if she wouldn’t mind sharing some of her [...]
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Posted in Advice on Jun 11th, 2008
Hi. Someone asked me recently about clicker training and what I thought of it. Well, the fact of the matter is, I do not use clicker training.
I am not about tricks and performance as much as I am about preparing a horse to accept training. Equally important to me are relationship bonding and connection [...]
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Posted in Stories on Apr 30th, 2008
Today, I would like to share a fun story with you about a training session that I had with a thoroughbred mare whom I have worked with for some time, called Rosalie; a very, very wonderful mare to work with.
Well actually, the story is not really about Rosalie, it’s about the ground squirrels that come [...]
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