I was inspired by Tik this weekend and decided to give clicker training a try with my horse! My timing wasn’t perfect, but overall he really enjoyed it and picked up target work super quickly. It even helped him work through a spook—over a hula hoop, of all things! By the end, he was confidently touching it and clearly proud of himself for earning a click and a treat. We’ll definitely be doing more of this!
April 02
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April 02
Love this. I am a Certified Dog Trainer and use clicker training a lot with dogs. It is harder with horses! I have found our timing has to be so much more precise, but I found horses learn it really fast! I’m working on some cooperative care clicker training with my horse; starting with a target, but eventually moving to taking medication via a syringe (using apple sauce now for practice). Would love to hear what others have click-trained their horses to do.