Clicker Training Horses Scotland UK
Clicker Training Horses
" Positive Training for Positive Results "
Clicker training horses rewards the behaviours you want from you
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It´s a fun and fast way to train horses that creates a bond with your horse and has it´s foundations in mutual respect.
The S.M.A.A.R.T. Horses web site allows you to explore and learn more about horse clicker training and its many benefits for horses and horse owners. Read on to to find out more.
We have also created a range of horse clicker training treat equipment. This was carefully designed with horse training in mind so that we no longer have to ´make do´ with equipment designed for other uses. You can read more about the equipment on the product page and the shop page.
If you live in Scotland or elsewhere in the UK, clicker trainer Amanda Martin can come to you or your group and give talks, teach a course or clinic, or teach 1-2-1 lessons. Amanda can cover everything from horse clicker training basics to advanced clicker training concepts.
"No matter what horse you have and what discpline you enjoy, clicker training horses is a fun and effective way to train your horse."
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Horse Clicker Training Success
Clicker training horses allows you to truly harness your horse’s intelligence and allows your horse to learn how to problem solve. It is so versatile that you can add it to your current horse training methods, or use it as a stand alone horse training method.
Rewards Based Training
Clicker training horses is about rewarding the behaviours that you want your horse to perform. By rewarding behaviours they are more likely to occur again in the future. You can then put those behaviours on a cue (a visual signal, a verbal signal or a riding aid from you) and your horse will offer that behaviour ´on cue´. You can even set up environmental cues! This is known as “Stimulus Control”.
Rewards based training is not a new idea or training method, it has been around for almost 100 years. Looked on as the most ethical and effective way of training since it was defined, it has been used by world famous animal trainers to train performance animals at zoos and aquariums.
More recently it has become popular with pet owners, who are also seeing the benefits.
Why would I want to use clicker training?
By saying "Yes" to behaviours that you want, you have control over how the behaviour develops and what behaviour the horse gives you, whether that be simply walking to the field politely, or piaffe.
If you use training methods that stop a behaviour you have no control over w
Clicker Training horses can even help you as a handler if you:
- have lost confidence with handling or riding your horse
- want to have fun training
- want to go back to basics
- are training a young horse but don’t know how to start
- have a horse on box rest and you want to keep them mentally stimulated
- have an older horse who is retired
- don’t know where to start in teaching new moves to your horse
- want to teach trick training
- want to teach emotional and physical balance to your horse
- want to build a better relationship with your horse
- want to have a mutual respect and trust with your horse
Who can clicker train?
Clicker training horses is for everyone. All you need to get started is a clicker, a student (horse) and some treats. Clicker training is great fun and effective whether you are a national / local competitor or a happy hacker, and no matter your discipline (show jumping, dressage, western, showing etc).
Horse clicker training can also help you if you have a horse that moves too much, horse that does not move enough, a problem horse, young horse, older horse, retired horse, horse on box rest....every horse. Clicker training horses isn´t difficult to learn, so get started right away learning more.
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