That is you want the horse to look away from you slightly no matter which side you are standing on, rather than allowing them to mob you. Because this is exactly why you teach the horse to take the treats properly. Nonie is extremely food orientated and can become slightly over excited in the presence of her favourite treats. And honestly, I was a little worried that Nonie and I would stumble at this first hurdle. This is one of the fundamentals of effective clicker training.
#Clocker training how to
This was a really useful demonstration of capturing and shaping.Īfter a few people did this we filled our bum bags (that’s a fanny pack for any of my US readers) with treats, clickers in hand and went about teaching our horse how to take food in a respectful manner. Click! Then she took the Fantale away and I put my hand up again. Georgia then went and got a Fantale and I was pretty pleased with myself-I’d got the behaviour pretty quickly! But Georgia lifted the Fantale up above her head. Another click! Again hand to ear, click, words of praise.
I was then summoned back to the group and after brushing some hair behind my ear I quickly received my first click and words of praise. I went away from the group and covered my ears while they decided upon the behaviour that they were going to teach me. It really helped to give me insight to understand what it’s like from my horse’s perspective. This was such a beneficial learning experience for me. After having been assured that the volunteer’s efforts would be rewarded with chocolate (a Fantale), I willingly nominated myself.
Then Georgia called for a volunteer, to demonstrate the principles of clicker training on. We then moved onto the theory behind clicker training, like the different ways of teaching behaviours such as capturing, gentle pressure release, and shaping. It struck me as slightly odd that although I’ve ridden for about 20 years, I’ve never been taught this (or sought it out myself). The morning half of the clinic was dedicated to better understanding how our horses learn. This has always been one of my favourite aspects of travelling away with horses-so much extra pony time! Day 1 Clicker Training Clinic Nonetheless when my alarm went off at the leisurely hour of 6am, I was happy to get out of bed in the blissful cool of the morning and give my pony a hug. I must have been pretty excited to get stuck into learning, because on Friday night I just could not get to sleep. It was really reassuring that we were facing similar struggles and doubts. Morgen’s horse Kent is also at medium level, and like me, this was her first time riding at this level. When I returned, Morgen, a friend who lives in the area and was attending the clinic as well, was saddling her horse up to do the same thing. I’d decided that I would take Nonie out for a stretch that afternoon.
Ack! The rain was short lived and stayed away for most of the weekend, however, leaving me with a blissfully dry bed. As I was driving into town, the skies opened up and I suddenly remembered that my float (where I would be sleeping) was not entirely waterproof. Ambition (Book 1 in the Eventing Series) by Natalie Keller Reinert was my soundtrack on the three hour drive, which was fortunately uneventful.Īfter settling Nonie in, I made a dash to the shops in town to get a pillow, which I realised I had forgotten to pack. On Friday afternoon I made my way up to Pamela Kingwill’s beautiful facilities in Bowen (North East coast of Queensland, AU). I think it’s safe to say that with the change I’ve already seen in Nonie, I won’t be looking back.
Last weekend I had my first foray into the world of clicker training with the amazing Georgia Bruce of Click with Horses.
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