Equine Clicker 101 by Shawna Karrasch

In this lesson we talk about what a target is as it relates to positive reinforcement training and why it is useful and ... Read more

Techniques for helping the spooky horse to focus under saddle. The key is that it is the horse's choice to redirect his ... Read more

In this lesson we being teaching our horses to go from point A to Point B. This is useful for exercise, for teaching you... Read more

Using positive reinforcement we can teach our horses to not only stand quietly, but to actually look forward to the clip... Read more

We will be talking about how to help get your horse fit and balanced using the reverse round pen. Fading ourselves to th... Read more

Shawna takes you through stationary targeting, shifting context and some pointers for horses who try to hard or are a li... Read more

Teaching your horse to stand. Standing still, calm and relaxed, anytime, any place is one of the most important behavior... Read more

How to introduce the clicker for ridden work. Using positive reinforcement(R+) and feeding while mounted seems complicat... Read more

Getting the fundamental Positive Reinforcement Training skills strengthened. The clicker skills go much deeper than a ph... Read more

The trailer is only part of the equation. Teaching your horse to be relaxed, settled and focused in new places is crucia... Read more

The reverse round pen means that you are on the inside and the horse is on the outside. It is an excellent tool for help... Read more

Teaching your horse to be relaxed and happy about foot handling.

We discuss and practice techniques for teaching young horses basic skills, including standing still and impulse control.

Help your horse to enjoy holding still for mounting. We will discuss techniques to minimize fidgeting, sidling and walki... Read more

Helping horses who have difficulty loading become more than compliant about this essential behavior but actually enjoy i... Read more

Helping the rescue, feral, abused equine to go beyond acclimating to a life with humans, we will help them find their hu... Read more

Trailer loading/traveling is actually a lot of behaviors all put together. So we are going to address how to use positiv... Read more

We discuss and practice free jumping...not with a chute and whip, but with the obstacle in the middle of an arena or pad... Read more

Preparing your horse for clipping, mounting, vet care, farrier work and your visiting nephews. This is a process that in... Read more

Teach your horse to be cordial at the gate. Resource guarding is common among social animals, including horses. I discus... Read more