> It works if you do it right. Luring an animal into > place with food is bribing. Rewarding it after the > fact is not. > > You have to learn how to do it right. If you just > grab a clicker and go, you may have mugging problems. > You must teach a horse how and where to receive > the reward.
Exactly! I remember many years ago clicker training young (at the time) Lilja. I was fairly new to clicker training. She started wrapping her head around me looking for the treat while I retrieved it from the treat bag. So I used to the clicker to teach her to angle her head slightly away from me. It was quite comical seeing her with her head turned slightly away from me but straining her eyeballs to see me so she could see if I noticed she had her head turned away! I think feeding horses treats indiscriminately, especially if they're mugging you and they will be, leads to mugging behavior. Feeding treats while properly using clicker training decreases mugging behavior IME. Cheryl ToltallyICE at Sand Creek Icelandic Horse Farm Icelandic Horses and Icelandic Sheepdogs email: [EMAIL PROTECTED] website: www.toltallyice.com Idaho
