> Pre-clicker, my best calm-down tool was asking her to do the Parelli > "yo-yo" game. She seemed quite proud of herself for being so good at > that, and took a lot of comfort from - I guess the confidence it gave > her to know she was doing something well. Who knows what they really > think? But that's how I read it. Certainly asking for a known behaviour > works beautifully to restore tranquility to an agitated horse.
i wonder if this is why, sometimes they will offer tricks without you asking, maybe seeking the comfortable and familiar... Janice -- yipie tie yie yo
