On 3/11/07, Robyn Hood <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: >It doesn't make a lot of sense to me > that the horse should know that sometimes when you flick with the string, > plastic bag or whatever the tool of choice, they should stand still and > other times they should move.
I was confused by this too, but it's all in the horse reading your body for motive--threatening or non-threatening. > > The other aspect I have problems with is the labeling of horses - dominant , > alpha etc. What makes you feel that Orri is 'dominant'? I don't know that Orri is dominant--I'm repeating what his breeder told me and what the barn owner tells me. Orri 'fights' with the other 'top' gelding all the time. I see Orri as soft and gentle. > I would definitely consider clicker training, it gives a big motivation for > the horse and you don't have to do only clicker training - you can use it > for some situations and not others. Someone said follow your heart and that > is really important because no matter what anyone else tells you to do, IF > you don't feel right about doing it, or don't like the result I don't think > it will work for you. I do like what I've been reading about clicker, but part of me worries about turning my horses into spoiled treat muggers. I was thinking about trying it selectively to test it out. V
