Carla
horse lab 3-24-24 NOTES
Smooth
, no pulling
Don't
want horses TO feel constricted- loose rope
Carla horse lab 3-24-24 NOTES
Smooth , no pulling
Don't want horses TO feel constricted- loose rope
ECR?
Head Down exercize
--Don't pull down,
Rock neck gently and reward when head comes down .
Backing up horse and turning
Can push lightly but mostly body language and get then familiar, associate with Word, e.g. 'back'
-ALWAYS REWARD IN THE BEGINNING AS SMALL STEPS
-Allow lots of breaks, important for horses to digest info, reward alomg the way in beginning
How to tell comfortable, happy horse= blinking,chewing and yawning are good
-Give them room and space.
-Unlike people , horses don't need to touch,i.e
Quiet connection. Feel the stillness.
Labyrinth walk and stop and repeat
Taking time important
Rewarding 5 ways, not just food
Diff ways ie
1) breaks and 2) treat after successful things after ending sessions
3)Using voice as a reward- plus wav e of joy.
Let horse feel our happiness.
A fun experience.
4) scratching neck and withers or whever they're itching.
5)Food reward tricky for major deals
-we're Not as a treat dispenser
Good with clicker trsining
Food as a ritual , e g adter put on halter or after take off
Make them earning something later
Treat, Feed low when head down notbup
-important tobkeep head down
Reverse grazing ritual -reward after minimal , stop grazing, e.g. after stop eating grass so they associate
Do not pull
Consistency
Don't take for granted, ie opening gates closing where one can
Carla
horse lab 3-24-24 NOTES
Smooth
, no pulling
Don't
want horses TO feel constricted- loose rope
ECR?
Head
Down exercize
--Don't
pull down,
Rock
neck gently and reward when head comes down .
Backing
up horse and turning
Can
push lightly but mostly body language and get then familiar, associate
with Word, e.g. 'back'
-ALWAYS REWARD IN THE BEGINNING AS SMALL STEPS
-Allow
lots of breaks, important for horses to digest info, reward alomg the way in
beginning
How
to tell comfortable, happy horse= blinking,chewing and yawning are good
-Give
them room and space.
-Unlike
people , horses don't need to touch,i.e
Quiet
connection. Feel the stillness.
Labyrinth
walk and stop and repeat
Taking
time important
Rewarding
5 ways, not just food
Diff
ways ie
1)
breaks and 2) treat after successful things after ending sessions
3)Using
voice as a reward- plus wav e of joy.
Let
horse feel our happiness.
A
fun experience.
4)
scratching neck and withers or whever they're itching.
5)Food
reward tricky for major deals
-we're
Not as a treat dispenser
Good
with clicker trsining
Food
as a ritual , e g adter put on halter or after take off
Make
them earning something later
Treat,
Feed low when head down notbup
-important
tobkeep head down
Reverse
grazing ritual -reward after minimal , stop grazing, e.g. after stop eating
grass so they associate
Do
not pull
Consistency
Don't
take for granted, ie opening gates closing where one can get hurt as Carla did
Baby
steps
Trailer
loading most difficult ground activity
Think
ahead and bring horse in a straight line consistently, slowly. Van take 3
hours 1st time. Wait for horse to check out trailsr. Head down if diffulocult
before advancing. Give time and give rreward with food for adv ances.
Labyrinth exercize
And
tarps on Carla horse lab 3-24-24 NOTES
Smooth , no pulling
Don't want horses TO feel constricted- loose rope
ECR?
Head Down exercize
--Don't pull down,
Rock neck gently and reward when head comes down .
Backing up horse and turning
Can push lightly but mostly body language and get then familiar, associate with Word, e.g. 'back'
-ALWAYS REWARD IN THE BEGINNING AS SMALL STEPS
-Allow lots of breaks, important for horses to digest info, reward alomg the way in beginning
How to tell comfortable, happy horse= blinking,chewing and yawning are good
-Give them room and space.
-Unlike people , horses don't need to touch,i.e
Quiet connection. Feel the stillness.
Labyrinth walk and stop and repeat
Taking time important
Rewarding 5 ways, not just food
Diff ways ie
1) breaks and 2) treat after successful things after ending sessions
3)Using voice as a reward- plus wav e of joy.
Let horse feel our happiness.
A fun experience.
4) scratching neck and withers or whever they're itching.
5)Food reward tricky for major deals
-we're Not as a treat dispenser
Good with clicker trsining
Food as a ritual , e g adter put on halter or after take off
Make them earning something later
Treat, Feed low when head down notbup
-important tobkeep head down
Reverse grazing ritual -reward after minimal , stop grazing, e.g. after stop eating grass so they associate
Do not pull
Consistency
Don't take for granted, ie opening gates closing where one can get hurt as Carla did
Baby steps
Trailer loading most difficult ground activity
Think ahead and bring horse in a straight line consistently, slowly. Van take 3 hours 1st time. Wait for horse to check out trailsr. Head down if diffulocult before advancing. Give time and give rreward with food for adv ances.
Labyrinth exercize
And tarps on ground excercize
Balance
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