Clicker Training for Your Horse (Karen Pryor Clicker Books) [Paperback]

Clicker training is the revolutionary new method which has taken the world of training by storm. It was originally developed by Karen Pryor when training dolphins and is established as the leading force-free method of training dogs. Now clickers are proving especially effective with horses. In Clicker Training For Your Horse, top equine trainer and behaviourist Alexandra Kurland provides an entertaining and enlightening introduction to the principles of clicker training, and shows how it can be used to overcome common problems. Throughout the book, Alexandra draws on her own personal experiences, showing how she has tackled various difficulties through the magic of the clicker. From a foal's fear of clippers, and bridling a head-shy horse, to dealing with an adult's aggression or refusal to trailer-load, Alexandra describes each of the steps she has taken in a programme to transform her students into well-mannered, obedient and reliable individuals. Clicker training is not confined to overcoming problems or difficult behaviour, its uses are limited only by your imagination. It can be used for refining your horse's riding skills or teaching him to lift his feet up for you to check ... the sky's the limit! With a foreword by Karen Pryor, Clicker Training For Your Horse is a must-read for every rider, whatever their ability or training experience. --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.

Positive reinforcement that works! In this remarkable book, Alexandra Kurland shows you how and why to use the techniques of positive reinforcement and shaping, with a horse. She leads you through the new methodology of clicker training step by step, so that you can do it for yourself. And she makes one of the biggest benefits crystal-clear: Clicker training is not just effective - it's FUN! No matter where you begin, or what happened in the past, you and your horse can learn to work more smoothly together and enjoy each other more. You may even find that you and your 'clicker horse' develop the kind of mutual trust and friendship most owners only dream of having. --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.

Alexandra Kurland specialised in animal behaviour for her B.S. degree at Cornell University in America, and went on to study with Linda Tellington-Jones in the 1980s, when she became a Team practioner. Other major influences include the high school dressage tutor Bettina Drummond, and the trainer John Lyons. From these various schools of thought, Alexandra developed her own training program: Riding in a State of Excellence. Alexandra first learned about clicker training in 1993, and has had great success applying the principles to horses. --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.

Everyone who works around horses is a trainer. You may not think of yourself like that. To you a horse trainer is someone with years of experience and a string of lesson horses. You may still be struggling with the basics, but the title of horse trainer belongs to you as well. Whenever we are with our horses, we are training them. You may think you are just leading your horse out to his paddock or tossing his hay to him, but every interaction has training implications. If you want to bring out the best performance your horse has to offer, it's worth taking some time to learn about training. I am not referring here to any particular style of riding. Dressage horses, jumpers, halter horses, working ranch horses, trail horses, driving horses, foals, green horses, the works: the principles I'm talking about apply to all of them. Training is more than knowing which aids to apply for a canter depart. Training is teaching. It is both a science and an art. Very often what riders want is a cookbook: How do I get my horse to ...? They are looking for detailed steps or recipes to take them through the training process. This book includes many recipes, but before you can test them out, you need to understand the basic principles behind them. --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.