Re: Introduction

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Fw: Re: Introduction

This message is from: Rovena Kessinger ro_k...@yahoo.com #yiv1988381887 p {margin:0;} HI!  So glad you adopted your fjord and a mule...I love both breeds.   Names?   The mule's name is Odi.  The fjord's name was Oli--just random that they had rhyming names, but I couldn't keep them

Re: Introduction

This message is from: Cindy B Giovanetti cin...@ipi.org Ro, since I know you're doing clicker training, the way to approach this is to break it into the smallest possible steps. If it were me, I would probably get a carrot stick (so I could stand back until I was sure whether he was going to

Fw: Re: Introduction

This message is from: Rovena Kessinger ro_k...@yahoo.com Hi Cindy!  I've been following you and Oden with interest since you are using CT too and Oden is way ahead of Bam-Bam.   Luckily, I can touch him all over with my hands and with stuff, he doesn't mind that.  I have been using umbrella,

Fw: Re: Introduction

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CT the mule.....

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RE: Re: Introduction

This message is from: Gail Russell g...@zeliga.com You need to train an opposite action as he has gotten the idea that movement is being rewarded. It is tricky to clicker train foot stuff because they get too enthusiastic. I would start rewarding for keeping all four on the floor. Under

RE: Re: Introduction

This message is from: Gail Russell g...@zeliga.com Be careful about all the pschoanalysis of why Bam Bam was unable to stand for the farrier. BF Skinner always cautioned that the organism (BAM BAM) should be treated as a black box. You have no idea of his motivations or what else is going

Fw: Introducing My Rescue Fjord

This message is from: Rovena Kessinger ro_k...@yahoo.com Yay, another rescue fjord!  Hi Keslie, I just joined the list too.  I also have a four year old gelding from a rescue, named Bam-Bam.  I've had him for about two months.   I'm so glad Trumann is OK now, and that he has found a good home.  

Fw: CT the mule.....

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picking up feet

This message is from: Debby Stai debby.s...@earthlink.net When I’ve had problems with a horse or a pony, even a mini that was scared, very scared (thinking not treated so kindly in his previous life), I would always have someone hold them with the lead rope, never tying. If they are tied and

Re: Introducing My Rescue Fjord

This message is from: Cindy B Giovanetti cin...@ipi.org Thank you for rescuing this horse. I hope you bring each other years of joy. Cindy https://www.facebook.com/LifeWithOden From: keslie_d...@comcast.net To: fjordhorse fjordhorse@angus.mystery.com Date: 11/28/2012 12:55 PM

RE: Re: Introduction

This message is from: Rovena Kessinger ro_k...@yahoo.com I don't think I can read animals' minds, and I sure don't claim to be an expert on horses, but they are not black boxes anymore than other people are.  I think that people are more so than animals, being more complex.  Some emotions are

Re: picking up feet

This message is from: Rovena Kessinger ro_k...@yahoo.com Thanks Debby.  That wouldn't be good to see a farrier treating your horse in a way that you knew was uncomfortable. I would think that somebody like that would be more considerate, and not just act like a mechanic working on a machine. 

Re: Hello from Canada

This message is from: Rovena Kessinger ro_k...@yahoo.com Saskia!  You made it! ;-)  Saskia has helped me immensely.  Her understanding of horses and ability to communicate her knowledge in a usable way to a complete newbie like me is amazing.  We are going to ride our fjords together

RE: Re: Introduction

This message is from: Rovena Kessinger ro_k...@yahoo.com Be still is something that I am really working on right now. Yes, head down was one of the first things I worked on, and he still offers that as a default behavior, which is good. --- On Wed, 11/28/12, Gail Russell g...@zeliga.com wrote: