--- In IceHorses@yahoogroups.com, "Judy Ryder" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Use the clicker. You can always start small. Say you have a big tent made > from a tarp. Take the tarp, or a similar smaller object, and fold it up to > a small size. > As the lesson(s) progress, the size of the object can be increased > (unfolded), and put it different spots, up, down, eye level, on, under, > above, etc. so the horse can view, smell, and hear it from different areas > and positions. > > Why you would want to use the clicker? Because the sound hits the amygdala > and is perceived and processed so much faster than a "good boy" is taken in > and processed.
Thank Judy and everyone else who posted, I have learned a lot about how to chunk the exercise, add variations to the exercise, use the clicker, maybe include some smells, work on additional camping obstacles, etc. I will continue working with these variations and let everyone know how we progress. Regards, Pamela
