Re: [IceHorses] Following A Feel

2008-04-23 Thread Judy Ryder
> Beautifully put, I learned the "up the pressure" method when I > started out and became increasingly unhappy with the results. Now I > am trying to figure out how to really use feel and timing, and it is > difficult (at least for me) and I backslide a lot. A lot of the time > I come in wonder

Re: [IceHorses] Following A Feel/Kat

2008-04-23 Thread susan cooper
--- Kathleen Douglas <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: >> How the heck do I reach my horses mind? Still working on that part!<< Kat, you would absolutely LOVE, LOVE, LOVE clicker training. It DOES get to your horse's mind and allows you to communicate with them as partners, not as owner/slave! Sus

Re: [IceHorses] Following A Feel

2008-04-23 Thread Kathleen Douglas
On Apr 22, 2008, at 10:04 PM, Judy Ryder wrote: Following A Feel By Brent Graef There's a difference between a horse who is escaping pressure versus a horse who is willingly following a feel. Thanks Judy! Beautifully put, I learned the "up the pressure" method when I started out and bec

[IceHorses] Following A Feel

2008-04-22 Thread Judy Ryder
Following A Feel By Brent Graef There's a difference between a horse who is escaping pressure versus a horse who is willingly following a feel. I use firmness to block the undesirable, not to get the horse to do what I would like him to do. I do not methodically "up the pressure" until the ho