>>>> Tradition is laid out for you. It is spelled out succinctly in more books than I can count. You CAN be imaginative within traditional methods, but it happens for fewer people than for those that use a clicker extensively. It's not a matter of intelligence...just creativity.
I'm not sure I believe that. I've seen good trainers who are by most standards "traditional" and bad trainers who are "creative" or even "New Age." The best trainers are the ones who keep an open mind about the horse in front of them at the moment, and use whatever means they can to quickly made a bond to the horse. (I'm assuming in this context the writer means "traditional" to mean some blend of commonly used training methods used in the USA, nothing Icelandic specific...) Karen Karen Thomas Wingate, NC No virus found in this outgoing message. Checked by AVG Free Edition. Version: 7.5.476 / Virus Database: 269.10.22/921 - Release Date: 7/26/2007 11:16 PM
