
It’s Panto Season!
Oh no, it isn't! Oh yes it is! A few years ago I had a crazy idea of doing short ...
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Merry Horsey Christmas Videos!
Over the years, I have done some fun (and a little crazy) horse training videos. Here are a couple of ...
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The New Emotional Learning Quadrant: Adding in Arousal
In a previous blog I developed the traditional behavioural consequences model (aka the "learning quadrant") to include my ideas of ...
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Longer and lower. High and collected. Force-free vertical flexion. How to train head positions the CT way!
Have you ever wanted to know: How your horse's head position influences his whole movement? What head position you should ...
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How to Teach Shoulder-in and Haunches-in: At Liberty, In-hand and Ridden!
Think this is just for the dressage folk? Think again - this stuff is for you! Of course, if you ...
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Backing Your Horse – The Connection Training Way
Making the transition from groundwork to ridden work can seem daunting, but it doesn't have to be! At CT, we ...
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The Emotional Learning Quadrant
Did you see this good article, Positive Reinforcement: Where Does It Fit in Equine Training? about learning theory and horsemanship ...
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The First Connection: Learning from Foals
Have you ever wondered why reward-based training works so well to build a strong connection with your horse? Maybe it's ...
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Traffic Training with Melanie Watson
Do you ride out dreading what you might meet on the roads? Or maybe you don't ride out at all ...
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Overcoming Head Shy Fear
Or, The Great Green Cloth Experiment Lots of horses get in a state about having things put over their head ...
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How to Solve Saddling fear
Ever seen a horse do any of these when being saddled? > Moving away from the saddle > Pinning ears ...
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Phew! It’s OK to be Anthropomorphic!
Well, maybe you always have been and have not been bothered about scientists moaning on that "animals do not have ...
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