Click! My Journey with Positive Reinforcement Training
I admit that it took me a little while to come around to the idea of using the clicker in my training. Despite my current enthusiasm, I had a long list of largely uninformed and wildly presumptuous reasons as to why I didn’t think it was something that I...
Dealing with Differences of Opinion in Training
Differences in opinion in the horse world- they are many and varied! So how do you deal with situations where you may share a difference in opinion or training methods with someone in your riding life- be that a friend, horsey partner in crime, or otherwise- and forge...
How to find the “sweet spot”, the optimal training zone
Stay in your comfort zone too much and you don't see progression. Swing too far out of it, and things start to get overwhelming. So how do you know when you are in the optimal learning zone, when you have struck the balance between making things happen and...
How momentum is affecting your ability to see things through!
You know those times when you are really busting it out and doing your best. You're being more positive. You're working really hard to stay focused. You're trying your hand at something new. And yet things aren't still coming together? It can easily feel...
Meaning it with every piece of you
Have you ever been in the position where something wasn’t quite happening with your horse- for the sake of example, let’s pretend that you were having trouble nailing a transition, or your horse was refusing a jump- only to have your trainer, instructor or...
