Month: February 2024

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Connecting The Dots Between Children’s Books and Horse Training

I just published this week’s Equiosity podcast.

This is Part 3 of a three part conversation.

In Part 1 we talked about resets – what they are and how they can be used to help horses rebalance so they are more in sync with their handlers.

In Part 2 this led to a discussion of shaping on a point of contact, the WWYLM lesson and visualizing your horse as a marching band.

In part 3 explore some useful metaphors that help in understanding lateral work. We begin with Merry-Go-Rounds and then move on to railroad tracks.

At the very end of the podcast I talk about the connection between the horse training and my children’s books. Everything is connected to everything else. I hope you listen all the way to the end to understand the connections. Clicker training really is Modern Horse Training. It represents a shift in attitude towards horses.

When I’m thinking about Modern Horse training I’m thinking about the contrast between today and that time when horses were beasts of burden.

Our relationship with horses is different today. The reason why we have horses has changed. Our horses are our companions and our friends. They aren’t pit ponies down in the coal mines forced to haul coal out of the mines. They aren’t the London cab horses that were written about in Black Beauty. Thankfully, those days are behind us. We have the luxury to really examine our training and to update it to make sure that it really does work in the best interest of our horses.

When I’m sharing clicker training, I want to touch more than the lead rope you hold in your hands. I want to touch your heart because that’s how we truly, deeply connect to one another and change forever how people train horses.

The children’s books for me are part of that. So thank you for indulging me as I continue to talk about the Kenyon Bear Books. I encourage you to order them to see what they are about. (https://www.theclickercenter.com/bear-hollow-press)
Everything is connected to everything else.

Train well and have fun with clicker training.

To listen to the podcast go to equiosity.com or subscribe to it via your podcast provider.

https://soundcloud.com/user-398403643/episode-271-resets-pt-3-merry-go-rounds-and-railway-tracks

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Equiosity Podcast Episode #270

Now that Edgrr is published I can shift my focus back to horses. That means this week’s Equiosity podcast is now available.

Enjoy!

Equiosity Episode 270: Resets and Lateral Work Part 2: The Why Would You Leave Me? Lesson

This is Part 2 of a three part conversation that was sparked by the on-line coaching sessions that I host once a month for people in my on-line clinics. We were talking about balance, which is no surprise. We’re always talking about balance. Embedded in that conversation was a discussion of resets. In part 1 we defined resets, discussed their importance, described how they are taught and used.

In this episode we begin with the “Why Would You Leave Me?” Lesson. I describe what this lesson is, how it is taught and the relation to resets. We discuss how to help horses that tend to overflex and horses that are very crooked. I use the metaphor of a marching band to help visualize the process of teaching horses how to become better balanced.

Listen to the podcast at: Equiosity.com or subscribe to it via your podcast provider.

https://soundcloud.com/user-398403643/episode-270-resets-and-lateral-work-pt-2-the-why-would-you-leave-me-lesson

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Enjoy The Kenyon Bear Books

The Kenyon Bear Books: “Teddies to the Rescue” and “Edgrr the Bear Who Wanted to be Real”

Order them through my web site: theclickercenter.com or get them from Amazon.

In “Teddies to the Rescue” I introduce you to Kenyon. Kenyon lives in the window of the Shuttle Hill Herb Shop.

The shop was a real place. For twenty years the children in the village could visit the bears playing in the window. They never knew what the bears would be doing. They might be heading out for a wintertime adventure . . . ,

or helping to keep the shop neat and tidy.

The books turn their adventures into stories everyone can enjoy.

You can order both books from my web site: theclickercenter.com or through Amazon.

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It’s Publication Day!

It’s Publication Day!! Help me celebrate by ordering your copy of “Edgrr The Bear Who Wanted to Be Real” today!!

I know I’m supposed to be offering you all sorts of limited time offers to get you to buy the book, but that’s never been my style.

Instead I’ll share a review of the book that a reader sent me when Edgrr was first published in 1987:

“Emma (Age 6) and I snuggled down with Edgrr The Bear Who Wanted to Be Real, and read it straight through. When we finished, we felt wonderful and thought it was a very special and important thing that Edgrr learned. Thank you for sharing.”

The Kenyon Bear Books are stories to grow up with. They are stories that will be read over and over again, as all the best stories from our childhood were. It’s a gentle magic. There are no super heroes saving the world, just teddy bear size adventures to be shared at bedtime.

Order your copy through my web site theclickercenter.com or get it through Amazon. If you live outside the US, that’s your best option because you will save on the international shipping.

Edgrr is available both in paperback and hardcover. They are different sizes. The paperback is the perfect size for reading aloud and sharing the many illustrations. The hardcover is for your young independent reader. As they fall asleep, they can tuck the book under their pillow to inspire their own nighttime adventures.

Help me turn Edgrr into an Amazon bestseller. Order your copy today!!