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Training A Horse for Shooting And Roping

The weakened economy has lead horse enthusiasts to tighten their belts.  The horse market has become very soft and that means that young colts in training are no longer taken to shows to gain experience because travel expenses add up quickly.  Even horses that are well trained and would do well in shows do not [...]

Advanced Horse Training – Tricks

There is a little trick that you can use to train your horse more easily, especially if you use clicker training. I will tell you the trick a little further down the page. You’ve half done your job if you have already taught your horse to focus on something like a pylon, plastic bottle or [...]

Basic Obedience Training For Your Horse

Ask yourself the following questions to find out if you need basic obedience training for horse. Does your horse display aggressive behavior when you try to turn her out?  Does she like dragging you to the paddock or try to pull free from her halter and run?  Maybe she tries to kick you in the [...]

A Few Popular Equine Training Methods

One of the most popular equine training methods is the clicker method with takes advantage of operant conditioning. This name is derived from the primary and secondary stimulants used in training; the primary stimulant is a ‘click’ sound and the secondary stimulant is a treat, such as food. When the horse performs an action that [...]

Clicker Horse Training

Clicker horse training uses the principles of operand conditioning to train horses. A conditioned re-enforcer, which in this case is a “click”, is used in conjunction with a primary re-enforcer (something the horse values, such as food) to re-enforce behaviors that you want your horse to exhibit.
The trainer marks the correct behaviors using the clicker [...]