I took some time to train this. They have to learn to jump and stop suddenly in the van. Please take your time...and congratulations on getting your new mini. :-)

He's about 33 Inch. @ the withers.

I have lots of classes on how to teach them. They include videos in the class.

Thank you! In my experience the horses who are given choice and control using positive reinforcement show this bright spirit. :-)

She is a fun horse to work with. Thanks!

Thank you Phoebe :-)

Thank you.

Thank you. :-)

Actually, the process of training using food reinforcers can go pretty quickly. In this little dance there were about 6 separate behaviors trained before they were put together in this sequence.

Thank you.

Taking treats out of a person's hand gently is a learned behavior just like any behavior on the planet. In some of the more difficult cases I actually let them learn using a small bucket and then I gradually introduce my hand. Keep me posted on how it's going and thank you for your feedback.

So how's it going now?

Thank you.

Thank you Jean. Can't wait to have you come visit.

Thank you! I use low calorie, low sugar hay pellets. Occasionally I mix a few different types for variety.

LOL, you're right, I did. Bait and switch LOL

Talia, thanks for your comment. I would love to scrape together some time to do some tutorials. Maybe after the holidays. I do have ongoing online teaching groups.

Come and join my FB study group.

Thank you,

Thank you Jan. :-)

Thank you Patricia. I always appreciate hearing that people are inspired. :-)

Thank you for sharing this. :-)

Thank you Sylvia. I admire your training also. :-)

Thanks Michelle. :-)

I taught McKee this behavior "just because" I wanted to show how many varied behaviors can be taught using a marker and a food reinforcer. Having said that, I've wanted to go back and add more variety to this behavior. Suggestions on which way to take it based on your experience?

Thanks Rena. :-)

Thank you Christel. The process has been a fun one.

Thank you so much! I did make an additional video of part two. The point is we really can use so many of our daily activities to use in our training, and combined with the clicker/reinforcement it can be so enjoyable for the horse. Thank you again. Please feel free to join my group on FB at Clicker Training Horses - Peggy Hogan

Thank you Jacob.

+EternalFreewill You are very kind. I am so glad to see people embracing this amazing form of training. I'm also glad to say I feel I've advanced in my techniques since I filmed this. Thank you again for your kind words. --Peggy Hogan

+Cindy Fratton Thanks Cindy, it really is fun to train them to discriminate. :-)