How To Click With Your Horse - The Ultimate Horse Training Manual

Improve Your Horse Training Results Today

with this Ultimate Horse Clicker Training Manual

by Georgia Bruce

• Train Your Horse to Be Calm, Light and Responsive
• Solve Problem Behaviours - Groundwork and Riding
  
• Teach Your Horse Difficult Movements with Ease
• Feel the Thrill of Winning Your Competition or Event
• Dressage, Jumping, Eventing, Showing, Cutting, Reining, Western, Trail Riding, Barrel Racing etc...
• Makes Trick Horse Training and Liberty Work Easy...Even For Beginners
  
• Allow Your Horse to Fulfill their True Potential!
• Stand Out from the Crowd With Your Soft, Responsive, Willing Horse
• Enjoy Training Your Horse with Confidence and Success

• Clicker Training is based on Proven Behavioural Science
• Clicker Training is "the" most Effective and Gentle Training System for All Animals...Especially Horses!
• Clicker Training is used in Zoo's and Marine Parks around the World.
• Clicker Training Uses Positive Reinforcement
• Clicker Training is Used for Horse Training by Professional Horse Trainers as Well as Olympic and Paralympic Riders
• Clicker Training is successful with people and horses of All Ages. Even Training Foals and Older Horses
• Clicker Training is Fun for You.. AND Your Horse!

"How to Click with Your Horse"

Clicker Training for Groundwork, Riding & Problem Solving

Written By: Georgia Bruce (2008 Dual Bronze Medalist)

344 Pages, A4, Step by Step Photos and Diagrams

BOOK COMES WITH A FREE CLICKER






This Comprehensive Horse Training Manual Will Teach You:

• The Behavioural Science Behind Horse Training - Written in Plain English that is Easy To Understand! (Finally a book that Explains this Clearly and Thoroughly!)
  
• The Nature of Horses and The 3 Ways Horses Learn (Understanding This Will Really Supercharge Your Horse Training Results!)
• How Clicker Training Works and Why it is So Effective with Horse Training
• How to Set Training Goals for Your Horse and Achieve Them!
• How to Catch a Young or Wild Horse and then Teach Them to Lead
  
• How to Introduce Clicker Training to Your Horse
• A Step by Step Training Plan for Training Your Horse from the Ground Up (How To Turn Your Young, Wild or Problem Horse into Your Dream Horse!)
• Extensive Groundwork Exercises with the Clicker
• How to Make Your Horse Bombproof, Unflappable, Quiet and Calm
• Train Your Horse to Load and Unload Calmly from a Horse Float or Truck (4 Methods for Solving Problem Loaders - No More Float Problems - Guaranteed!)
• Train Your Horse To Have Their Feet Picked Up and Filed (Cure Kicking!)
  
• How to Prepare Your Young Horse for Riding
  
• Starting Your Young Horse Under Saddle (A Calm and Quiet First Ride!)
• Teach Your Horse to Go, Stop, Turn and Yield in Response to Super Light Aids
  
• Horse Training in The Saddle with the Clicker
• Step By Step Riding Program to Create a Soft, Responsive, Obedient Horse
• Liberty Horse Training (Training Your Horse With No Strings/Ropes Attached!)
  
• How to Solve Problem Behaviours and Retrain Your Difficult Horse
  
• AND MUCH, MUCH MORE.....This book is like a Horse Training Encyclopedia!!

Dear Georgia,
I saw you, and your clicker training demonstrations at Equitana in Melbourne several years ago. I bought your book and several clickers. I used the clicker training, as per your instructions with a horse that had been left at my friends place and which I took on. He was very afraid of people, difficult to catch, head shy, hard to bridle, never been rugged, etc, etc.The clicker training worked fabulously with him.He enjoyed his training sessions, it has always been progressive. Things have improved so much!!!Sometimes hard to believe where he was at, at the very start. Thank you very much for introducing me to this great way of training and for providing material that is informative and easy to follow. I started the riding side on and off last year and this summer have been doing alot more but have been encountering a lot of blocks. Then I remembered the clicker training and thought I would give it a go. Well I couldn't believe the response I got!The minute he heard the first clickhis face lit up and his focus was totally on me and working out what it was that got the click. Kind Regards, Susan Lavin

Hi Georgia,
My name is Chiara and I saw one of your amazing demonstrations at Equitana a few weeks ago. It was very inspiring and your book has proved to be a very useful tool for both my daughter (9 years old) and I.
Thank you again, it was amazing to see your work with Rumba. Chiara Perri, Melbourne

Dear Georgia,
I recently ordered your book through your website. I have a young horse that I was having trouble riding before I bought your book. I just wanted to tell you that my horse is now so responsive, soft and willing. Thank you!!
I would recommend anyone who owns or rides young horses should read this book.
Yours Sincerely, Rosalie Maver, Kurrajong, NSW

Hey Georgia,
I am really impressed with the new book. I have been using the exercises and steps you suggest in the book.
My dressage horse has really improved. He is much more soft and supple than he used to be. Plus he loves training now!... If anyone wants to know how well clicker training works with dressage horses just get them to ask me!!
I can't wait till the shows start up again, my horse Swifty and I are going to get out there and show them what we can really do. Thanks again. Kind Regards, Anne Silverton, Narre Warren North, Victoria

Dear Georgia,

my personal equitana highlight was one of your clicker training

performances. I have never seen a horse so happy, willing, eager to please and focused. you have such a relaxed and positive way to encourage and handle your horse, it's a special treat to observe the two of you! i guess it's everybody's dream to come so far. i have ordered your trick clicker book and can't wait to start doing it. i have started a few horses but would have been able to do it much faster and better by using the clicker. we also have two pony club ponies that my daughter has sadly outgrown. we would never sell them and now i have finally found something to keep them busy. thanks very much, best regards, Maja






Contents:

Chapter 1 - An Introduction to Clicker Training

• Breaking tradition - Training With Rewards & Positive Reinforcement
• What is Clicker Training - An Overview
• Clicker Training and the Competition Horse
  
• Teaching the Horse Table Manners

Chapter 2 - The Nature of Horses

• Habitat
• Defense Mechanisms
• Living in Herds
• Flight or Fight Response
• Claustrophobia
• Anatomy
• Laterality - Right Brain/Left Brain
• Right Eye/Left Eye
• Transference of Learning from One side to another
• Flight Distance
• You are what you eat, How Diet relates to intelligence
• Herd Structure
• Herd Hierarchy
• Wild Instincts and the Domestic Horse
• How Horses Communicate
• Examples of Body Language

Chapter 3 - The Attitude of a Trainer

• Your Horse is Your Mirror
• Timing
• Self Control
• Visualising What you Want the Horse to Do
• Setting Training and Shaping Goals
• Body Language and Energy
• Focus
• Feel
• Time
• Competition

Chapter 4 - The Science of Training

• How Horses Learn
• Habituation - Desensitizing
• Learned Helplessness
• Classical Conditioning
• Operant Conditioning
• Five Possible Consequences to a Behaviour
• The Importance of Timing
  
• Marker Signals - Conditioned Reinforcers and Conditioned Punishers
• The Clicker as a Marker Signal
• Shaping a Behaviour
• Examples of Operant Conditioning in Everyday Life
• Training with Reinforcement
• Training with Punishment
• Cautions in Using Punishment
• Ways to "Get" and Behaviour so that you can click for it
• Guidelines for shaping a behaviour
• Rate of Reinforcement - Frequency of Rewards
• Setting Training and Shaping Goals

Chapter 5 - Applying the Science

• What you need to start training - Equipment
  
• How much and What type of Reward
• Length of Training Sessions
• Steps to Introducing your Horse to the Clicker
• Charging Up the Clicker
• Look Away
• Waiting for the Treat
• Targeting
• Back Away from a visual Cue
• Back Off and Stay there
• Groundwork the Foundation of training

Chapter 5 - Catching Your Horse

• Catching your Horse
• Facing Up - With the Halter and the Clicker
• Facing Up at Liberty
• Starting From Scratch - Catching the Wild Horse
• The Drive Line
• Teaching the Wild Horse to Face Up
• Teaching the Horse to Come towards you
• Following you
• Standing Near the Horse
• Touching the Horse for the First Time
• Rubbing the Horse with the Halter
• Haltering
• Wearing the Halter

Chapter 7 - Training with Touch Feel and Pressure

• Training with Pressure Cues
• Individual Pressure Sensitivity in Horses
• Moving the Head and Neck with Pressure Cues
• Indirect Rein - Neutral
• Head Down
• Backwards from a Light Pressure Cue
• Stop Response and Problem Solving
• Backing with Softness
• Backing Circles and Figure Eights
• Backing with the Head Down
• Forwards From a Light Pressure Cue
• Teaching Foals to Lead
• Leading Forwards through Turns
• Leading with Lightness
• Forwards Beside Me from a Light Pressure Cue
• Increasing the Speed of the Draw
• Drawing and Leading at the Trot
• Testing the Forwards Response to Pressure
• Driving the Horse around a Tree
• The Power of Hindquarter control
• Yielding the Hindquarters from a Pressure Cue
• Yielding the Shoulders from a Pressure Cue
• Yielding Sideways from a Pressure Cue

Chapter 8 - Training with Visual Cues

• Adding a Visual Cue
• Head Down
• Come To me From a Visual Cue - Drawing the Horse Towards You
• Back Off from a Visual Cue
• Forwards Beside Me From a Visual Cue
• Backwards Beside Me From a Visual Cue
• Halt Beside me from a visual Cue
• Stand Still - Park - From a Visual Cue
• Yielding the Hindquarters from a visual Cue
• Yielding the Shoulders from a visual Cue
• Walking "Through" the Horse
• Walking "Through" the Hindquarters
• Walking "Through" the Neck and Shoulders
• Sideways with a Visual Cue

Chapter 9 - Basic Lunging

• Cues for Different Paces on the Lunge
• Yielding the Shoulders out onto the Circle
• Circling at the Walk
• Disengaging the Hindquarters - Transition to Halt
• Circling at the Trot
• Staying Inside the Halter - Shoulders Falling Out
• Shoulders Falling In on the Circle
• Circling at the Canter
• Incorrect Leads and Disunited Canters
• Improving Balance with Transitions
• Fully Disengaged - Down Transition to Halt
• Partially Disengaged - Down Transition to a Different Pace
• Straight Down Transitions
• Walk to Canter Transitions
• Squeeze Between you and a Fence
• Squeeze Under, Over, Through Obstacles -Ditches, Logs, Bridges, Puddles
• Leading Out on the Road or Trail

Chapter 10 - Desensitizing and Bombproofing your Horse

• Habituation
• Approach and Retreat
• Flooding
• Desensitizing the Horse to Ropes
• Desensitizing to a Whip
• Getting the Horse Used to Scary Objects
• Desensitizing to a Tarpaulin
• Desensitizing to an Umbrella
• Desensitizing to a Flag
• Changing Eyes with the Flag
• Moving the Horse with the Flag
• Circling with the Flag
• Hosing and Washing your Horse

Chapter 11 - Handling Feet

• Leading by the Foot
• Lifting a Front Foot
• Lifting a Front Foot and Holding it Up
• Picking Up the Foot with Fingertip pressure
• Holding the Leg Up for Longer
• Adding a Visual and Verbal Cue
• Putting the Front Foot on a Hoof Stand
• Rubbing the Hind legs
• Picking Up Hind Feet
• Picking Up a Hind Foot and Taking it Out Behind
• Picking Up a Hind Foot by Hand
• Putting a Hind Foot on a hoof stand

Chapter 12 - Float and Trailer Loading

• Preparation for Float and Trailer Loading
• Leading Forwards and Backwards
• Forwards from Whip Tapping
• Forwards from a Visual Cue
• Yielding the Hindquarters and Forequarters
• Circling at the Trot
• Squeeze Between objects
• Head Down
  
• Targeting
• Some Rules about Transporting Horses
• Introducing your Horse to the Float
• Four ways to Teach the Horse to Load
• Method one - Leading Driving onto the Float
• Method Two - Comfort Zone
• Method Three - Targeting
• Method Four - Breaching Strap
  
• Staying in the Float/Trailer
• Backing Out of the Float/Trailer Slowly

Chapter 13 - Problem Solving with the Clicker

• Eight Ways to Change a Behaviour
• Changing the Motivation
• Dealing with Aggression
• Training an Incompatible Behaviour

Chapter 14 - Training Your Horse at Liberty

• Hindquarter Control for Direction, Flexion and Engagement
• The Draw/Come Cue - Trotting Towards You
• Free Shaping - Clicking for Posture
• Inside Flexion
• Vertical Flexion

Chapter 15 - Saddling Up

• Facilities
• Groundwork
• Circingle
• Lunging Roller
• Standing Still While Saddling
• Girthing Up
• Girthy Horses
• Stirrups

Chapter 16 - Preparation for Riding

• The Blind Spot Behind The Horse and Changing Eyes
• Sitting Above the Horse
• Seeing Flags above Them
• Jumping Up and Down Next to Them
• Leaning Over them Bareback
• Get on one side, Rub the horse, Get off other side
• Sitting on the Horse Bareback
  
• Putting Weight in the Stirrups
• Stepping Up and Down in the Stirrups
• Leaning Over Them With the Saddle On
• Rubbing the Horse on Both Sides While Leaning Over Them
• Lateral Flexion While Leaning Over Them
• Teaching The Horse to Stand Still While You Mount

Chapter 17 - Groundwork with the Bridle

• Teaching the horse to Put on its Bridle
• Waring the bridle During Groundwork
• Teaching Basic Responses To the Bit
• Indirect Rein
• Direct Rein
• Rein Back
• Halt From walk and Trot
• Lunging off the Bit
• Basic Long Reining
• Transitions in the Long Reins
• Changing Directions in the Long Reins

Chapter 18 - Rider Position, Posture and Balance

• Start Without the Horse
• Focus
• Energy - Chi
• Riding Young Horses

Chapter 19 - Riding with the Clicker

• Riding with a Rope Halter
• Tying the Lead Rope For Reins
• Full Lateral Flexion
• Disengaging the Hindquarters - Indirect Rein
• Yielding the Shoulders - Direct Rein
• Yielding the Shoulders and Drift Fowards into a Walk
• Go Forwards Cue
• One Rein Halt - Indirect Rein
• Go Forwards and Keep Going
• Riding with Two Reins
• Rein Back
• Two Rein Halt
• Lunging with a Passenger
• Riding with a Halter and Bridle
• Riding in the Snaffle Bit
• Allowing the Horse to Work in a Natural Outline
• Summary of Basic Riding Cues
• Indirect Rein - Lateral Flexion
• Yielding the Hindquarters
• Direct Rein - Yielding the Shoulders
• Supporting Rein - Outside Rein
• One Rein halt From the Walk
• Two Rein Halt From the Walk
• Rhythm
• Rhythm in the Walk
• Halt to Reinback transitions
• Snake Trails at the Walk
• Trotting
• One Rein Halt from the Trot
• Two Rein Halt from the Trot
• Trot to Walk Transitions
• Getting Rhythm in the Trot
• Snake Trails at the Trot
• Cantering
• Cantering the Young Horse - The first few strides
• Cantering with Rhythm
• One Rein Halt from the Canter
• Two Rein Halter From the Canter
• Snake Trails at the Canter
• Canter Leads
• Dwell Time - Improving the Halt
• Keeping a Line - Focus
• Point to Point
• Riding Circles, Shapes and Figures
• Yielding the Hindquarters
• Yielding the Forequarters
• Sidepassing
• Leg Yielding
• Riding Squares and Other Pointy Shapes
• Obedience Before Suppleness
• Lateral Flexion
• Suppleness
• Long, Low and Loose
• Vertical Flexion
• An Elastic Connection
• Improving Balance with Transitions
• Impulsion
• Lateral Work With the Clicker
• Improving Basic Responses
• Trail Riding With the Clicker
• About the Author - Georgia Bruce

Georgia Bruce gives lessons, clinics, trick shows and clicker training demonstrations around Australia.


This book will improve your relationship with your horse and dramatically improve your horse's performance.