--- In [email protected], "Karen Thomas" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > I think most animal professionals appreciate safe, well-trained horses, > however they got to be that way. >
Did someone say that everyone has to use clicker training? I may have missed it. I just don't see that there are so many negative effects if done properly. It's really gotten me out of some pinches, I first used it in about 1995 or 1996, I may have gotten the information from this list, that part I can't remember, but I know Judy gave me the instructions on how to do what I was trying to do, and I had the clicker training book. It was especially helpful in getting Dari to come to me in the pasture, that was a situation where I couldn't get my hands on him, not when I was carrying a halter (he was in the pasture part of the day and in a corral at night), and I was able to get him to come to me with the clicker. If he thinks he is going to be put in a dry lot, stall, or get his hooves trimmed, he stills runs the other way most of the time. He knows me pretty well and it's nearly impossible for me to conceal my motivations from him. He is always there, ready for petting, brushing, or treats:) Kim
