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Episode 152 Dr Susan Friedman Pt 3 Head Spinning Around The ABCs Aug 04, 2021

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We are celebrating the milestone of our 150th episode with our good friend Dr. Susan Friedman. Our conversation lasted the better part of an afternoon so our celebration is continuing on over several weeks. Last week Susan shared with us three simple questions that help her clients solve their animal training puzzles. This week we’re going to have a change of topic. We’re going to take a very deep dive into the ABCs of training. We discuss some head spinning topics including nonlinear analysis and this quote from Dr. Hank Schlinger: Reinforcers don’t strengthen behavior, they strengthen cues. You can find out what that’s about in this week’s podcast. Enjoy!

Epiosode 151 Dr Susan Friedman Part 2 Key Questions Jul 29, 2021

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We are celebrating the milestone of our 150th episode with our good friend Dr. Susan Friedman. Our conversation lasted the better part of an afternoon so our celebration will be spilling out over several weeks. We ended last week with the question: if you got a new animal, what would you do differently? Susan starts us off by talking about her parrots. She looks back at the way in which she was originally taught to handle her African grey. She compares his behavior with her other birds who don't share his early training history. You could easily substitute horses for parrots. The training approach sounds very similar. The conversation then shifted to a question about expectations and Susan shares with us three simple questions that help her clients solve their animal training puzzles. Enjoy!

Episode 150: A Celebratory Conversation With Dr. Susan Friedman Pt. 1 Jul 20, 2021

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We made it! Or really I should say we made them. This is our 150th episode. That’s a milestone that is worth celebrating so we invited Dr. Susan Friedman to join us. She suggested that she turn the tables on us meaning she would interview us. Susan began with a look back. What were our initial goals for the podcast? That question launched many others and we talked away the afternoon. Three hours is too long for any podcast, especially one that contains so many gems, so I have divided our conversation up. This episode is Part 1 of a four part series. A whole month with Susan! Fun! Enjoy!

Episode 149 Riding Part 3 Jul 15, 2021

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In Part 3 of our conversation about riding we examine the connection between the release of the rein and the “yes answer” of the click. They work together to create incredible clarity for the horse. Clarity leads to confidence for both horse and rider. It also helps to create beautiful balance. We also talk about the effect that desperation clicks, missed clicks, and unintended clicks have on your horse’s response.

Episode 148 Riding Part 2 Jul 07, 2021

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This is Part 2 of a three part conversation about riding with the clicker. We began in Part 1 with a description of single-rein riding. In Part 2 we explore the connection between the “yes answer” information the rein provides and the “yes” of the click. Understand that and he doors to performance excellence are wide open. Putting these two systems together lets you communicate great nuance. The horses really own the changes you’re asking for. They know how to organize their own bodies. This truly is self carriage. You benefit from it under saddle and you will see it when they are moving at liberty.

Episode 147: Riding Part 1 Jun 29, 2021

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This is the start of a three part conversation about riding with the clicker. In Part 1 we jump straight in with a description of single-rein riding. We’ll take you back to what it was like to be a youngster again going out to get your pony. It was a lot more fun to hop onto your pony bareback and ride to the barn rather than walk all the way back. You had only a halter and lead rope for control, but you learned that was all you needed. And then you took lessons and you forgot those early learning-to-ride experiences. Or maybe you never had the opportunity growing up to experience that kind of freedom. All you’ve known is conventional riding so single-rein riding seems very mysterious. I want to take the mystery out of it. In this three part conversation I’ll be describing that it really isn’t something other, different from what you already know, but part of a teaching continuum that creates beautiful balance and a great connection between horse and rider.

Episode 146: Getting Started Well Takes Us Down Rabbit Holes Jun 23, 2021

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We begin this week’s episode by talking about an up-coming Getting Started clinic that is scheduled for July 2021. This takes us down many fun rabbit holes - expectation, conditioned reinforcers, learning from stories, trailering nightmares, the leggo blocks of training, giraffe preferences, and finally to riding.

Episode 145: Anita Schnee And The Feldenkrais Method® Part 2 Jun 11, 2021

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In Part One of our conversation with Anita Schnee we promised you an Awareness Through Movement session. That’s how we begin this week’s episode. There’s no better way to learn about the Feldenkrais Method® than to experience it directly. So this week instead of listening to the podcast while you are driving, instead find a quiet time when you can lie down on your back. Relax, listen and enjoy an ATM lesson. Then join us for a further discussion of the Feldenkrais Method® as it relates to working with horses.

Episode 144: Anita Schnee And The Feldenkrais Method® Pt 1 Jun 03, 2021

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Horses know how to reinforce us. When we get ourselves organized and well balanced, they reward us with glorious rides. This is one of the many reasons the Feldenkrais Awareness Through Movement lessons are so useful for anyone who handles horses. Our guest this week, Anita Schnee, is a Feldenkrais practitioner who has been attending my clinics since 2016. She's the perfect ambassador to explain the Feldenkrais Method® and to relate it to training.

Episode 143: Great News! May 20, 2021

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Should I make you wait until you listen to the podcast to find out what the great news is? I think not. I’m delighted to finally be able to announce that the first lesson in my DVD series is now available on line. “Lesson One: Getting Started with the Clicker” is available as an on-line mini course. I’ve been working on this project for several years. I’ve had it mostly done for a while, but there were other things that kept pushing it onto the back burner, including getting the Equiosity podcasts out every week. One of the advantages to not traveling for clinics is I have time for more projects, including getting “Lesson One” up on line. The original lesson was produced in 1999. It was updated in 2006. So it was more than time for an update. Rather than remake the entire lesson, I have built the course around the original material. Every bit of the original has been broken down into small, bite sized pieces. I introduce you more fully to the horses who were featured in that lesson. Why did they stand out amongst the equine clicker pioneers? What did they teach us about clicker training. Their stories will inspire. I’ve added so many details to the teaching. But again rather than replace the original video, I’ve added to it. Some of the video expands the lessons. And some of it points out details we didn’t yet realize were important. In these sections I am coaching an earlier version of myself as I point out the changes in handling details. It’s a good way to learn. You see the reminders. We did it this way originally, but this is better, and what’s more, this is why it’s better. So if you are just getting started in clicker training, this is a great resource for you. It’s an easy way to learn great clicker training basics. And if you’ve been following my work for a while, I think you’ll also enjoy this course. For you it’s a look back. You’ll see the evolution of the training, and you’ll get to meet the many horses and their handlers that I have talked about in these Equiosity podcast and my clinics. (And I should just add, this podcast includes not just the announcement about the course, but a discussion of how to teach backing in a square. That lesson is in second DVD lesson: Ground Manners, but Dominique had a question about how it is taught so we jumped into that discussion as well.) To learn more about the new Lesson One On-line course go to: https://www.theclickercenter.com/dvd-lesson-1 And to order go to: https://the-clicker-store.myshopify.com/products/lesson-one-getting-started-with-the-clicker-on-line-lesson

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