Equine Clicker 101 by Shawna Karrasch

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Welcome to class, Clicker Training Class! Learn the fundamentals of positive reinforcement training (clicker training) in this unique hands-on podcast. A pioneer in this training, Shawna Karrasch takes you step by step through an explanation and exercises you can practice with your horse while listening to the podcast. Joining this class is easy, just click play. Part of the Horse Radio Network.

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Equine Clicker 101 by Shawna Karrasch episodes:

03.30.2021
Equine Clicker 50: Is your horse shut down and how do you help them
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01.25.2021
Equine Clicker 49: Take Your Horse From Too Eager or Frustrated to Relaxed
In this lesson we discuss ways to help our horses to choose relaxation and settling over excitability. We want to teach them that standing quietly is the most reinforcing behavior...ever!
12.22.2020
48: Helping the Food Aggressive Horse
Many people think they couldn't go with Positive Reinforcement training because of the way their horses behave around food. In this episode I discuss ways to help horses learn to be mannerly about food. It is easier than you think!
11.27.2020
Equine Clicker 47 Helping the Barn Sour or Buddy Sour Horse
In this lesson I will discuss separation anxiety. This can be a worrisome and even unsafe challenge for both horses and horse owners. I will discuss ways to help them with their worry while also creating a better association with...
10.27.2020
Equine Clicker 101 Lesson 46: Make Your Horse's 1st Horse Show Positive
When it comes to horse showing, what do you want? A horse who is calm and confident or a horse who is nervous and has a hard time focusing? Horse shows are full on new sights, sounds and smells. Setting...
10.22.2020
Equine Clicker 101 Lesson 44: Taking collection under saddle
We have discussed how to begin introducing collection in the last lesson. This lesson will move into taking those exercises under saddle using positive reinforcement to create a great association.
10.22.2020
Equine Clicker 101 Lesson 43: Introduction to Collection
In this episode we will discuss ways to prepare your horse for collection. Starting on the ground and discussing what we are looking for.
10.10.2020
Equine Clicker 101 Lesson 45: Introducing Positive Reinforcment to the "Made" Horse
Most horses that we come across have already been taught a vast majority of the things they know through traditional training. These horse's are often referred to as crossover horses. We are shifting our focus to positive reinforcement, how do...
09.26.2020
Equine Clicker 101 Lesson 42: Teaching a Horse to Move Off Pressure with Positive Reinforcement
Teaching pressure as a cue, with a strong positive reinforcement history instead of using escalating pressure. While this may seem like a matter of semantics, the resulting emotional state is quite different. I describe the difference and ways to create...
09.04.2020
Equine Clicker 101 Lesson 41 What to Do When Your Horse is Clueless: Make a Plan
Sometimes, during training sessions, our horses get off track. I discuss ways to get back on track, to bring clarity to our sessions and to minimize frustration.
07.31.2020
40 Hand Targets and Recalls
Utilizing our hands as targets is easy to teach and obviously convenient. In addition, pairing it with their name becomes is an easy way to teach a recall.
07.15.2020
Lesson 39: Subtleties of Body Language and Eye Contact
This lesson is focused on learning to recognize facial expressions, body language and the value of eye contact. All of this serves as way for our horses to communicate how they are feeling. It gives us valuable information about our...
07.04.2020
Equine Clicker 101 Lesson 38 How to Make Bath Time Fun
Teaching your horse to enjoy baths isn’t so hard especially when using positive reinforcement, We don’t want him to simply tolerate it, we want him to like it. We discuss ways to get your horse acclimated to the hose, running...
06.10.2020
Equine Clicker 101 Lesson 37 What To Do When It All Goes Pear Shaped
When things don't go as planned it is easy for you and your horse to become frustrated. In this Lesson I discuss ways to minimize frustration and to keep training fun. We learn about least reinforcing stimulus (LRS) and differential...
05.26.2020
Equine Clicker 101 Lesson 36 Timing is Key for Shaping Behavior
Timing is key in any type of training and positive reinforcement training is no exception. This certainly holds true when we think about shaping movement. In this lesson I discuss some tips to develop better timing and targeted results.
05.13.2020
Equine Clicker 101 Lesson 35: Stop Your Horse Diving for Grass or, How To Make Hand Grazing Fun Again
Shawna Karrasch discusses the common springtime issue...diving for grass. We will discuss some thoughts and strategies to minimize this annoying habit. Understanding their motivation, offering valuable reinforcements and creating strong and salient cues can really change things!
04.27.2020
Lesson 34 Eliminate Fly Spray Fears
In this lesson we discuss and practice getting ready for fly season. We walk through the steps to getting our horses comfortable with being sprayed with fly spray.
04.12.2020
Equine Clicker 101 Lesson 33 Bridling: Teaching or Reteaching
Teaching your horse to happily participate in bridling isn't hard to do when utilizing positive reinforcement as part of the equation. In this lesson I discuss what steps to take to create seamless bridling. In addition, I discuss how to...
03.31.2020
Equine Clicker 101 Lesson 32 Take Your Horse From Liberty to Under Tack
As we begin training we often teach behaviors with our horses at liberty. This gives them a choice and provides us with a lot of information. But how do we move from liberty work to utilizing equipment while still giving...
03.17.2020
Equine Clicker 101 Lesson 31 Preparing to Take Your Training on the Road
It is important to be sure that our horses understand and chose to focus on the things that we have taught them, even in new and distracting situations. I discuss ways to strengthen your horses focus and build reliability with...
01.25.2020
Equine Clicker 101 Lesson 30 Gate Aggression
Teach your horse to be cordial at the gate. Resource guarding is common among social animals, including horses. I discuss some techniques to help them to make better, safer choices at the gate or when in a group setting.
01.15.2020
Equine Clicker 101 Lesson 29 Starting Foals and Young Horses
We discuss and practice techniques for teaching young horses basic skills, including standing still and impulse control.
12.28.2019
Equine Clicker 101 Lesson 28 Mindful Leading
Leading often leaves something to be desired. In this lesson we discuss ways to help get your horse refocused and back in the game of leading. It is often too much momentum that leads to many of the challenges so...
12.11.2019
Lesson 27 Biting and Nipping and How To Fix It
In this lesson we discuss why horses bite. It’s not always what you might think. We also discuss positive and constructive ways to address the unwanted behavior.
11.30.2019
Equine Clicker 101 Lesson 26 Under Saddle Tools For the Spooky Horse
Techniques for helping the spooky horse to focus under saddle. The key is that it is the horse's choice to redirect his attention back to working with his rider. Often times we utilize equipment that controls a physical response, but...
11.11.2019
Equine Clicker 101 Lesson 25 Recognizing your Horse's Body Language
In this lesson, I discuss equine body language, facial expressions and the importance of recognizing when our horses go over threshold. These observations give us important information that we can use to improve our training. Our horses’ emotions are an...
10.26.2019
Equine Clicker 101 Lesson 24 Clipping Can Be Fun for Your Horse
Using positive reinforcement we can teach our horses to not only stand quietly, but to actually look forward to the clipping process. We will utilize systematic desensitization and counterconditioning. They sound like big words but it is a simple and...
10.12.2019
Equine Clicker 101 Lesson 23 Teaching Your Horse to Balance Using the Reverse Round Pen
We will be talking about how to help get your horse fit and balanced using the reverse round pen. Fading ourselves to the center of the circle is our first objective. We will also be introducing new cues including verbal...
09.26.2019
Equine Clicker 101 Lesson 22 Introduction to the Reverse Round Pen
The reverse round pen means that you are on the inside and the horse is on the outside. It is an excellent tool for helping your horse to get fit, develop balance and proper biomechanics while also giving him a...
09.12.2019
Equine Clicker 101 Lesson 21, Teaching Your Horse to Cross Tie Like a Boss
We will work on using positive reinforcement to help our horses to be relaxed and happy in the cross ties. We will teach him how to respond to the sensation of being tied, whether a single tie or cross ties.
07.25.2019
Lesson 20, Really Free Free-Jumping
We discuss and practice free jumping...not with a chute and whip, but with the obstacle in the middle of an arena or paddock. We will utilize positive reinforcement to help horses enjoy and CHOOSE to jump. Most horses find it...
07.12.2019
Equine Clicker 101 Lesson 19, A to B's Useful and Fun Exercise for Your Horse
In this lesson we being teaching our horses to go from point A to Point B. This is useful for exercise, for teaching your horse to go away from you, to trailer load, and for teaching your horse to jump...
06.29.2019
Equine Clicker 101 Lesson 18 Dealing With Spooky Objects
Horses often times find unfamiliar things scary. In this lesson we will discuss(and practice) how to help your horse to perceive new things as good instead of worrisome. Technically speaking, it is called systematic desensitization and counter conditioning. It is...
06.11.2019
Equine Clicker 101 Lesson 17 Teaching Your Horse to Go Forward, On the Ground and Under Saddle
Many people struggle with good ways to motivate their horse to go forward...to WANT to go forward when asked. In this lesson we discuss ways to help your horse go forward. By utilizing positive reinforcement we put something in it...
05.25.2019
Equine Clicker 101 Lesson 16 Traveling to New Places With Your Horse
The trailer is only part of the equation. Teaching your horse to be relaxed, settled and focused in new places is crucial for creating a good experience. Often times this element is overlooked. Yet, the fear of new places and...
05.11.2019
Equine Clicker 101 Lesson 15 Teaching Your Horse To Travel in the Trailer
Trailer loading/traveling is actually a lot of behaviors all put together. So we are going to address how to use positive reinforcement for each of the different stages to ensure that the horse enjoys and understands each element. This time...
04.20.2019
Equine Clicker 101 Lesson 14 Trailer Loading Part Two
Trailer loading/traveling is actually a lot of behaviors all put together. So we are going to address how to use positive reinforcement for each of the different stages to ensure that the horse enjoys and understands each element.
04.11.2019
Equine Clicker 101 Lesson 13 Trailer Loading Part One
Helping horses who have difficulty loading become more than compliant about this essential behavior but actually enjoy it by utilizing positive reinforcement training.
03.25.2019
Equine Clicker 101 Lesson 12 - Reaching the Rescue, Untouchable or Abused Horse
Helping the rescue, feral, abused equine to go beyond acclimating to a life with humans, we will help them find their human interactions to be enjoyable utilizing positive reinforcement training. I address their fears, behavior and psychological state so that...
03.12.2019
Equine Clicker 101 Lesson 11, Using the Clicker While in the Saddle
How to introduce the clicker for ridden work. Using positive reinforcement(R+) and feeding while mounted seems complicated but it is actually pretty simple. R+ is great for addressing all sorts of under saddle issues but in this episode we will...
02.26.2019
Equine Clicker 101 Lesson #10 Mounting Made Easy
Help your horse to enjoy holding still for mounting. We will discuss techniques to minimize fidgeting, sidling and walking away. This technique will help them to be solid for mounting out on the trail, at a show, basically anyplace, anytime.
02.11.2019
Equine Clicker 101 Lesson #9 Worming and Handling Your Horse's Mouth
Teaching your horse to accept wormer and oral medications. In the process we help them to become desensitized to mouth handling.
01.26.2019
Equine Clicker 101 Lesson #8 Better Handling is EVERYTHING
Preparing your horse for clipping, mounting, vet care, farrier work and your visiting nephews. This is a process that includes systematic desensitization and . That sounds dull but and it is more important than you might realize.
01.12.2019
Picking Up the Hooves and Standing for the Farrier, Equine Clicker 101 Lesson #7
Teaching your horse to be relaxed and happy about foot handling.
12.21.2018
Equine Clicker 101 Lesson #6 Creating a Solid Foundation, A Review of the Basics
Getting the fundamental Positive Reinforcement Training skills strengthened. The clicker skills go much deeper than a physical skill set. We are creating a horse who loves solving the puzzles that come along with training horses.
12.15.2018
Equine Clicker 101 Lesson #5 Teaching Your Horse to Stand, by Jeffers Pet
Teaching your horse to stand. Standing still, calm and relaxed, anytime, any place is one of the most important behaviors in their repertoire. Using the positive reinforcement in a systematic way increases clarity as well as your horse's motivation.
12.01.2018
Equine Clicker 101 Lesson #4 Stationary Target and Shifting Context, by Jeffers Pet
Shawna takes you through stationary targeting, shifting context and some pointers for horses who try to hard or are a little shut down using positive reinforcement.
11.16.2018
Equine Clicker 101 Lesson #3 What Is Targeting, by Jeffers Pet
In this lesson we talk about what a target is as it relates to positive reinforcement training and why it is useful and then introduce it to our horses.
11.05.2018
Equine Clicker 101 Lesson #2 Leading Our Way to Impulse Control by Jeffers Pet
We continue working on manners both on the ground and around food. However, we are going to take it a bit further and add movement. We will be reinforcing relaxation and downward transitions. Therefore we put a greater value on...
10.16.2018
Equine Clicker 101 Lesson #1 - A New Way of Communicating and Bridge Signals - by Jeffers Pet
An important element of horse training and equine behavior is communication. As we introduce positive reinforcement(R+) training techniques, we will first focus on teaching the bridge signal (for our purposes we will use a clicker). Through this process we will...

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Equine Clicker 101 by Shawna Karrasch episodes:

Equine Clicker 50: Is your horse shut down and how do you help them

Equine Clicker 49: Take Your Horse From Too Eager or Frustrated to Relaxed

48: Helping the Food Aggressive Horse

Equine Clicker 47 Helping the Barn Sour or Buddy Sour Horse

Equine Clicker 101 Lesson 46: Make Your Horse's 1st Horse Show Positive

Equine Clicker 101 Lesson 44: Taking collection under saddle

Equine Clicker 101 Lesson 43: Introduction to Collection

Equine Clicker 101 Lesson 45: Introducing Positive Reinforcment to the "Made" Horse

Equine Clicker 101 Lesson 42: Teaching a Horse to Move Off Pressure with Positive Reinforcement

Equine Clicker 101 Lesson 41 What to Do When Your Horse is Clueless: Make a Plan

40 Hand Targets and Recalls

Lesson 39: Subtleties of Body Language and Eye Contact

Equine Clicker 101 Lesson 38 How to Make Bath Time Fun

Equine Clicker 101 Lesson 37 What To Do When It All Goes Pear Shaped

Equine Clicker 101 Lesson 36 Timing is Key for Shaping Behavior

Equine Clicker 101 Lesson 35: Stop Your Horse Diving for Grass or, How To Make Hand Grazing Fun Again

Lesson 34 Eliminate Fly Spray Fears

Equine Clicker 101 Lesson 33 Bridling: Teaching or Reteaching

Equine Clicker 101 Lesson 32 Take Your Horse From Liberty to Under Tack

Equine Clicker 101 Lesson 31 Preparing to Take Your Training on the Road

Equine Clicker 101 Lesson 30 Gate Aggression

Equine Clicker 101 Lesson 29 Starting Foals and Young Horses

Equine Clicker 101 Lesson 28 Mindful Leading

Lesson 27 Biting and Nipping and How To Fix It

Equine Clicker 101 Lesson 26 Under Saddle Tools For the Spooky Horse

Equine Clicker 101 Lesson 25 Recognizing your Horse's Body Language

Equine Clicker 101 Lesson 24 Clipping Can Be Fun for Your Horse

Equine Clicker 101 Lesson 23 Teaching Your Horse to Balance Using the Reverse Round Pen

Equine Clicker 101 Lesson 22 Introduction to the Reverse Round Pen

Equine Clicker 101 Lesson 21, Teaching Your Horse to Cross Tie Like a Boss

Lesson 20, Really Free Free-Jumping

Equine Clicker 101 Lesson 19, A to B's Useful and Fun Exercise for Your Horse

Equine Clicker 101 Lesson 18 Dealing With Spooky Objects

Equine Clicker 101 Lesson 17 Teaching Your Horse to Go Forward, On the Ground and Under Saddle

Equine Clicker 101 Lesson 16 Traveling to New Places With Your Horse

Equine Clicker 101 Lesson 15 Teaching Your Horse To Travel in the Trailer

Equine Clicker 101 Lesson 14 Trailer Loading Part Two

Equine Clicker 101 Lesson 13 Trailer Loading Part One

Equine Clicker 101 Lesson 12 - Reaching the Rescue, Untouchable or Abused Horse

Equine Clicker 101 Lesson 11, Using the Clicker While in the Saddle

Equine Clicker 101 Lesson #10 Mounting Made Easy

Equine Clicker 101 Lesson #9 Worming and Handling Your Horse's Mouth

Equine Clicker 101 Lesson #8 Better Handling is EVERYTHING

Picking Up the Hooves and Standing for the Farrier, Equine Clicker 101 Lesson #7

Equine Clicker 101 Lesson #6 Creating a Solid Foundation, A Review of the Basics

Equine Clicker 101 Lesson #5 Teaching Your Horse to Stand, by Jeffers Pet

Equine Clicker 101 Lesson #4 Stationary Target and Shifting Context, by Jeffers Pet

Equine Clicker 101 Lesson #3 What Is Targeting, by Jeffers Pet

Equine Clicker 101 Lesson #2 Leading Our Way to Impulse Control by Jeffers Pet

Equine Clicker 101 Lesson #1 - A New Way of Communicating and Bridge Signals - by Jeffers Pet