by joadminist11 | May 18, 2021 | Shelter
I am a Karen Pryor Academy-Certified Training Partner in Boise, Idaho, and the owner/operator at Horse & Halo. Horse & Halo is a facility that boards horses on behalf of individuals who currently suffer or have died from cancer or other life-threatening...
by joadminist11 | May 18, 2021 | Horse
Client: Experienced female horse owner in her 40s Horse’s name: Baron Breed: Welsh Section D Sex: Gelding Age: 5 BIOP: 2 years Height: 15hh Other horses owned by client: One 10-year-old gelding, 16.1hh, and one aged pony gelding, 13hh Accommodation: DIY at livery...
by Joshua | Feb 19, 2021 | Horse
We’ve all heard of that fabulous lesson pony, the one that can build confidence in children and novice riders. My version of this pony came into my life when I was on the other side of teaching: I was the coach, not the student. His name was Topaze, and he took his...
by Joshua | Nov 7, 2020 | Horse
In the fall of 2018, a keeper told me that zoo animals are trained to voluntarily participate in as much of their husbandry as possible. This astounded me. Cooperative patients are not necessarily expected in equine medicine, and we’re dealing with highly trained...
by Joshua | Apr 20, 2020 | Horse
I have been working with dogs and their humans for over 20 years. In the last two to three years I have been practicing the use of training with applied behaviour analysis using positive reinforcement with species other than dogs. Applying the science of learning to...
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