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Post by Elrika on Jul 31, 2005 10:43:29 GMT 2
i've heard so much about clicker training, could anyone who uses it explain this method pls. and some websites for futher reading.... thanks
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Post by Salinero on Jul 31, 2005 10:53:47 GMT 2
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Post by Mitzi on Jul 31, 2005 12:41:14 GMT 2
I do clicker training. It's wonderful!! There's way too much to tell in one message, so you'll have to go check it out on a website. Go to www.equiclicks.co.za it's Jenku's site, then try to get him to go over to your house for a personal lesson. He's great!
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Post by Fur Face on Sept 15, 2005 11:51:40 GMT 2
Hi I'm very keen to start trying clicker training. Been reading up about it on the internet and it really sounds rewarding. My problem is that I am batteling to get hold of a clicker. Does anyone who where I can get one in the JHB area, or perhaps have a spart they are wanting to sell? Thanks
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Post by TLC on Sept 15, 2005 12:24:29 GMT 2
i have seen them at the blue hills vet in midrand. they use them for dog training and they are about R12.00!
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Post by Anine on Sept 15, 2005 12:49:23 GMT 2
Fur Face: any big pet shop will have them as they're used for dogs too I bought a cute little blue one with 'volume control' for R35.
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Post by Fur Face on Sept 15, 2005 14:38:51 GMT 2
thanks, I've managed to track one down in a pet shop in Alberton, so going to go and fetch it tommrow, then will start this weekend. Was reading on the internet about clicker training and found an article on how to teach them to play fetch with the clicker. Can't wait to get used to it and start fun stuff like that with my boy. Has anybody managed to teach their horses any tricks............. I would love to teach my horse to bow, I saw a picture in a mag once of a horse getting his ribbon for winning a class, and the horse was bowed down on one knee for the judge to put his ribbon on. It was too cute.
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Post by bee on Sept 15, 2005 14:44:35 GMT 2
I managed to teach one horse to fetch a ball and bring it back to me (was a horse ball so had a handle on it) he used to love it and was great at clicker training. Most of the other horses I have worked with using clicker had a tendency to get a bit "carrot hungry" but remember eventually to phase out the treats and replace it with a stroke and a good boy and that solved the problem for me.
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Post by Anine on Sept 16, 2005 15:29:21 GMT 2
Draco plays soccer when he feels like it. chases after the ball and bumps it for a treat.
bowing should actually be easy. We do a stretching exercise with a treat where the horse rocks back on his hindquarter, stretch the neck and head between the front legs and bend at the elbows. they get it very quickly
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Post by Jen on Sept 17, 2005 12:35:24 GMT 2
Elrika, u will never regret using clicker training as a training method! I also had quite a few sessions with Jenku, and he indeed is very good! We overcome so many behavior problems with my mare, and I also used the clicker to re-introduce m mare to the bridle. She was petrified of a bridle … You can use the clicker to train your horse anything! From Dressage, tricks, helps with behavior problems and boxing you horse … you name it! Just use your imagination and you can do it. Clicker training is SO rewarding – and you get results fast. It’s very stimulating for the horse and trainer and its great fun. Dee, just a comment on your post >> Most of the other horses I have worked with using clicker had a tendency to get a bit "carrot hungry" but remember eventually to phase out the treats and replace it with a stroke and a good boy and that solved the problem for me. It is actually good if your horse gets “carrot hungry” and can indeed be replaced with a stroke or pat – the fact that he is so “Carrot Hungry” is a sign that you will just get results so much faster from him as he is so eager. Just make sure he stays eager for a pat or stroke like he does for carrots – when a pat or stroke is not good enough for him anymore, you can always just take one step back by reconditioning him with a click and carrot again, and then go over to the stroke or pat again. You can keep on using carrots, but also just make sure he respects your personal space and must wait for you for a command to be reinforced with the food. What you can do, is keep on upgrading the criteria as he is so eager to work for the reinforcement (Which is the carrots) and it will also give him the opportunity to work and think harder – and make sure that it is clear to him that he must focus first on the work or goal or whatever he has to do to get the click and reinforcement Happy clicking people ;D
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Post by bee on Sept 18, 2005 8:33:56 GMT 2
Thanks Jen, I do start using treats again if they get a bit bored with a stroke, one horse I worked with would try mug me for carrots all the time, and I had great diffiulty teaching her to respect my space. But on the most part I reserve the treats for when they have worked especially hard for a particular request.
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Post by Salinero on Sept 18, 2005 9:44:27 GMT 2
Hmm, my horses get carrots with their food, 3-4 times a day. Carrots are not a treat for them anymore - its a necessity! ;D That said, my horses have never mugged me for a carrot - they know its always coming. And even if they have to wait a couple of minutes while I go and get some, they don't mind. Sometimes I think they are the masters and me the working donkey! ;D ;D
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Post by bee on Sept 18, 2005 9:50:28 GMT 2
Ha ha, how true Sal, I can just imagine our horses saying "Slave, get me my carrots" hee hee
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Post by princieboy on Feb 18, 2006 21:29:06 GMT 2
I use clicker training on my boy and he loves it - especially the carrot part, he he he.
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Post by lila on Mar 14, 2006 13:56:08 GMT 2
Bee, I think that our horses are actually clicker training us! I'm sure they think: "Look how clever my human is! If I lift my hoof she makes a clicky noise and gives me a carrot! How cool is that? When are you teaching your human?" LOL. We've started clicker training with my mare a few weeks ago and she now touches the target stick with her nose, walks backwards and lifts and stamps her foot if you touch it with the target stick. Too cute to see! This system works well for Sabal because it rewards rather than punishes. Sabal does not respond well to pressure (mental or physical) and moves into it rather than away, so lunging is a bit of a disaster. She becomes aggressive if you shout, push or hit and doesn't mind literally walking over you! But when she understands what you want she just loves it. You can see how she concentrates and tries to figure out what you want. Sometimes she does everything, so she walks backwards stamping each foot as hard as she can while chewing the target stick. I wish I had a picture.
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