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Episode 93 Lindsay Wood Brown Counter Conditioning Feb 05, 2020

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Lindsay Wood Brown joins us for a conversation on counter conditioning. Dominique starts us off by describing the situation she has with her easily distracted dog. The behavior she’s dealing with is something many of us have to contend with - whether it is a dog or a horse who is exhibiting the behavior. In this conversation we begin with the basics - what is counter conditioning? Lindsay describes how she would have talked about it earlier in her career. She then brings us forward to her current understanding of these procedures. The shift takes her from classical conditioning to operant. The change helps her to refine the procedures and gives her a systematic strategy to progress with an animal.

Episode 92: Taking Video Analysis To A New Level Jan 29, 2020

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In this podcast Dominique describes how she uses video analysis in her training. She adds details and some wonderful surprises in how video can be used to improve your training. This can sound like a dry topic, but it is anything but.

Episode 91: Training Pop Outs Jan 22, 2020

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The January Clicker Expo was the starting point to our conversation. We talk about what is new in Loopy Training and other concepts. One thing leads to another and we ended up talking about training pop outs, note taking, habit formation and the advantage of video records.

Episode 90: Cindy Martin Part 3: Food And Multiple Horses Jan 07, 2020

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Clicker trained horses want to play with us. That's a good thing, but there are places where a little less "Pick me! Pick me!" enthusiasm would make life easier. When you have more than one horse and you are trying to get just one out of the pasture gate, how do you deal with all this eagerness to be with you? That's the question we focus on in this continuation of our conversation with Cindy Martin. What are some strategies for managing multiple horses so the situation remains safe and pleasant for both horses and handlers.

Episode 89: Cindy Martin Pt 2: Cushings Disease Jan 02, 2020

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Cushings disease is something more and more horses owners are dealing with in part because we are keeping our horses into their old age. Cindy Martin provides a comprehensive starting point for understanding this disease - what are the early symptoms, how do you test for it, manage it, what is the difference between cushings disease and insulin resistance, what on-line resources can help you?

Episode 88 Cindy Martin Pt 1 Foot Care Dec 26, 2019

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Cindy Martin joins us for Part 1 of a three hour conversation. Cindy is a treasure. Anyone who has been on line in the clicker training community will have met Cindy. She is always there, generously stepping in to help people with their training and health care questions. In this episode Cindy shares the many resources she's found to help people manage their horses' feet.

Episode 87 What Has Changed Part 2 Dec 18, 2019

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The publication of the new, revised edition of "The Click That Teaches: A Step By Step Guide in Pictures" created an opportunity to look back over the past twenty years of clicker training. What changes have we seen in the training community? The conversation took us to errorless learning and the spring Clicker Science Camp. Check out the show notes at equioisty.com for a great PORTL example of errorless learning.

Episode 86: What Has Changed Part 1 Dec 11, 2019

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We use the occasion of the publication of the new revised edition of "The Click That Teaches: A Step By Step Guide in Pictures" as the launching point for a discussion of some of the changes we've seen in over the years in positive reinforcement training.

Episode 85 Miriam Braun Choosing Boots For The Transition To Barefoot Dec 05, 2019

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Dominique wants to transition two of her horses over to being barefoot. She's gathered a good team around her, and she's been learning about boots and other options that can help her horses make a successful transition. This week we're interviewing a member of that team, Miriam Braun. Miriam is a barefoot trimmer who is skilled in selecting and fitting hoof boots.

Episode 84: Paige Poss - Going Barefoot Nov 27, 2019

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Every week I introduce the podcast by saying it is about all things equine. For the most part the conversation has focused on training. This week we’re going to broaden our focus to include a discussion of foot care. Two weeks ago we did a podcast on the training of good foot care manners. This week we are joined by foot care specialist and anatomy specialist, Paige Poss. The conversation centers around a project that Dominique is exploring with two of her horses. She wants to transition her horses to barefoot. She has lots of questions. She’s been doing a lot of research, so of course we want to share with you what she’s been learning.

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