> > I have trouble watching even many good NH trainers, because I can see how > clicker training would make things clearer to the horse, with less pressure > needed. For me, it takes training to another level. I can't go back! > > Mary > Sand Lake, NY > Parelli took off in this area (western North Carolina) after he made a tour through here, and according to my farrier the number of people doing bad Parelli has taken off, and he and other farriers are having a heck of a time handling "Parelli-trained" horses. In fact he asked me to join him at a clinic he was giving at Biltmore because he is so impressed with the changes in my horses after clicker training. Biltmore is now Parelli entrenched though and I didn't expect to encounter open minds in one session so i declined. Also, I think you need to make a commitment to an individual horse to work through the initial reactions a horse might have - offering behaviors, mugging for treats. I don't think clicker training is something you should do casually. I don't think I would again start clicker training a horse and then walk away leaving the initial behaviors (I think I did this to one of Karen's horses based on her story of Trausti backing up - sorry, Karen), or let rudeness take hold and never work the horse through it to the other side (I think this might have happened to Karen's horse Eitell - Karen correct me if I'm wrong). I think this is what Karen has experienced at her place...casual clicker training...and I think it's a mistake.
Sue
