Thursday, February 10, 2011
No Clicker, Umbrella Story Instead
I didn't have a clicker session because I was just soooooo busy. I did want to tell you about something yesterday though. I had Storm out on the lease land so she could play in the snow and I was taking pictures. Because the snow was coming down so heavy I had the umbrella out to keep my camera dry. At one point I had Storm on one side and Chrome on the other, both about fifteen feet away from me. Storm was wandering off so I turned to look at her and to call her back. Next thing I know I hear thudding hooves and the umbrella gets halfway jerked out of my hand!!! Chrome actually tried to steal it from me!! I managed to hold on to it because he didn't get a good grip before turning to gallop away. It was so funny and cute! Do you think our desensitization session with the umbrella worked? :D
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LOL. Sounds like the desensitization worked!!
ReplyDeleteYou should get him a big ball to play with. He would probably love that.
Mary
Ha ha! Thanks for leaving that comment with all the additional resources on clicker training. You have a good point about separating the horses since they may not know whose behavior is getting the clicker response. I did actually lock Gabbrielle in the round pen for a little while because she was getting aggressive with the mugging and not letting me work with the other horses.
ReplyDeleteHe sounds like so much fun!
ReplyDeleteI'm trying to hold in the chuckles as I sit at my desk at work. That is hilarious.
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