In this video, Karen plays with two of her horses, asking them to do some simple tricks. She will do each separately, then will see if she can send her horse to do them on a cue. These tricks are great for developing communication, motivation, and confidence.
Watch the other videos this month, Silly Horse Tricks: Discussion, to understand the value of doing these and Teaching Back Feet in a Tub to see the process of teaching this to a horse who is doing it for the first time.
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Teaching Back Feet In The Tub - Feb 2019
In this video, Karen plays with a horse who has not yet put his back feet in a rubber tub. He already is confident to put his front feet in, but it is not in great communication. You will see how Karen improves the communication about the front feet, and how that enables her to teach him to put h...
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Change of Direction On Line for Suppl...
This video shows how a simple change of direction can be done in a way to promote greater suppleness by focusing on the exact moment when the horse changes from one bend to another. This will be great for any horse that has his basic yields and that has trouble with stiffness in the body or is no...
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Polite Boundaries with Food - Mar 2018
What if you could use treats to reward horses for not getting pushy about treats? This video is great for anyone who wants to use treats as a reward, but doesn’t want to get mugged every time they do. You’ll see Karen with a full bag of treats go in the middle of her 4 geldings at liberty and set...
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