How To Click With Your Horse
Clicker Training for Groundwork, Riding & Problem Solving
By Georgia Bruce
- 344 Pages
- Large A4 Size Manual
- Over 900 Step-by-Step Photos and Diagrams
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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!!
"How to Click with Your Horse"Clicker Training for Groundwork, Riding & Problem Solving
By Georgia Bruce
- 344 Pages, Large A4 Size Manual
- Over 900 Step-by-Step Photos and Diagrams
Order Now and Receive a Free Clicker Table of Contents
Reviews and Testimonials
Clicker Training Facts
- 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!
Reviews and Testimonials
I saw you, and your clicker training demonstrations at Equitana in
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.
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"How to Click with Your Horse"Clicker Training for Groundwork, Riding & Problem Solving
By Georgia Bruce
- 344 Pages, Large A4 Size Manual
- Over 900 Step-by-Step Photos and Diagrams
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Table of 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
- 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
- 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
- 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
- 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
- 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
- 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
- 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
- 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
- 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
- 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
- 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
- Eight Ways to Change a Behaviour
- Changing the Motivation
- Dealing with Aggression
- Training an Incompatible Behaviour
- Hindquarter Control for Direction, Flexion and Engagement
- The Draw/Come Cue - Trotting Towards You
- Free Shaping - Clicking for Posture
- Inside Flexion
- Vertical Flexion
- Facilities
- Groundwork
- Circingle
- Lunging Roller
- Standing Still While Saddling
- Girthing Up
- Girthy Horses
- Stirrups
- 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
- 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
- Start Without the Horse
- Focus
- Energy - Chi
- Riding Young Horses
- 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
- AND MUCH, MUCH MORE.....This book is like a Horse Training Encyclopedia!!
"How to Click with Your Horse"Clicker Training for Groundwork, Riding & Problem Solving
By Georgia Bruce
- 344 Pages, Large A4 Size Manual
- Over 900 Step-by-Step Photos and Diagrams
Order Now and Recieve a Free Clicker 
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 t o 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,
I saw you, and your clicker training demonstrations at the Equitana in
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 and I think over the past few years we only ever have had two days where we had a bit of a backward day, it has always been progressive. Things have improved so much it is sometimes hard to believe where he was at, at the very start.
Kind regards, Susan Lavin
Hi Georgia,
Your book arrived in the mail today. Thank you so much for writing
such an excellent book. I've been struggling by myself trying to work
out all these things that you know. Appreciate you taking the time and
effort to share it all! I'd be keen to attend a clinic if you're ever
near Sydney. You're my new hero!
Many thanks,
from Noeline, Rose (horse) and Chelsea (donkey).
Hi Georgia
I attended your sessions a couple of weekends ago at EquineX here in Canberra. Try as I might to identify flaws in clicker training (i am by nature very sceptical..) I now concede defeat. I was simply blown
away by what you have achieved with your horses, particularly the high degree of self carriage able to be obtained with the higher dressage moves, at liberty.
Where you really hooked me in, however, was how clicker training can be used to change unwanted behaviors. My fellow, an off-the-track standadbred, is a bit too friendly with his mouth. All games, but only a matter of time before he connected. His particular trick was to try to latch onto my feet in the 'neutral' training (mounted).
There are only so many times you can let him think he's 'run into a post' to modify his own behaviour. Of all the horses I have owned I have not had so much of an issue. Anyway, since I have been using positive reinforcement, this behavior had stopped dead, in less than a week, so I am wrapped. He's now fully in tune with the clicker thing and we are progressing into other areas with great results.
Cheers, Georgia - Sunny and I thank you very, very much.
Kind regards,
Judy Matusiewicz
Canberra
PS - I will watch out for any clinics you might have in these here parts
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
Hi Georgia,
I went to Equitana and saw one of your demonstration which to me was the best part of the four days as you were amazing.I think you do an amazing job and I am very excited to learn more,
Thanks Georgia
Recieved the book today. I'm looking forward to trying it out & improving my communication with my horses. A friend of mine got your book after being recommended it by Richard Weis & after trying it out recommended I try it out. I have a few more friends who i think it will help so I'll pass it on when I get going.
Cheers
Pip Payne
Hi Georgia,
I have met you briefly a couple of times, last time at the Equitation Science Symposium. I have been working my horses with Andrew McLean and the Australian Equine Behaviour Centre's help for the last 3 years. (I translated Andrew's book The Truth About Horses into Spanish.) The last training I did with my horse at AEBC, Andrew introduced us to clicker training particularly to start piaffe. I had heard him talk about it on several occasions, but had never tried it, mainly because I had that "fear of giving food treats" that I'm sure you come across all the time.
This was in May, and when we came from Victoria back to Qld where I ride on my own most of the time, I started playing a bit and trying to figure it all out. I stumbled along for a few weeks and then went to the Symposium and watched your presentation, which really inspired me and cleared quite a few things up in my head.
Since then I have to say that I am absolutely amazed at the results I can achieve! I have been riding most of my life and competed in eventing at 3* level as a young rider and have coached etc... so have had a fair bit of experience, but I always felt that in my training ability there was somewhat of a glass ceiling I couldn't break through. I could get horses to about medium level but from there on, I never felt I had enough relaxation to go further, and had to keep going back to improve the basics without making real progress. I guess I don't ride enough, and I'm not naturally talented at applying negative reinforcement even though I now know most of the theory behind it. It all gets a bit confusing for my horses.
Clicker training has broken that glass ceiling! My horse is so relaxed and motivated at the same time, it's like riding on air, and I can ride with such light pressures. He has lost all inclination to run, and he no longer looks at the gate when we ride past. He is offering more all the time, and I now really understand how to use it as a training aid, just like before I would have used the whip to improve an exercise, now I use the clicker, less pressure, and I get more and make much faster progress in very few repetitions, plus I feel much happier with myself at the end of each session!!!
Cristina Wilkins
Editor and Designer, Horses & People MagazineHi Georgia,
I saw you at the ISES on Monday and I have got online today and ordered your book. I was so impressed with the work that you have been doing and I can't wait to get your book and read up on it to get myself eductated to start clicker training. My plan is for better lunge work. I have a horse that is SOOO food motivated but no whoa button on the lunge. However, when I walk beside him and say whoa, he stops beautifully. I can't wait to put it to the test.
Once again, I'm truly impressed and if I can get one tenth out of my horse that I see you have - I will be ecstatic!!
Wendy.
Wendy Charles
Team Manager
Personal Insurance Manufacturing
Insurance Australia Group (IAG)
Wendy Charles
Team Manager
Personal Insurance Manufacturing
Insurance Australia Group (IAG)
Hi Georgia,
I received your book, and we have got started."Smudge" is a pushy horse, fortunately I can push back, so I am glad you addressed that issue first.Day 2 and he turned his head away without me really asking so I think this will really do the trick for us.
Will let you know how we progress.
Thanks, Joan.
Hi Georgia,
I wanted to give you an update on my Clicker Training Adventures. I am breaking in a 4yo who has been a bit tricky until now. Was gelded late and has always been exuberant. I think I mistook his exuberance for confidence and hit a couple of road blocks and he started to be a bit naughty with the roller. Not a problem the first few times and then has been humping and being silly as I didn't give him enough time as he just seemed to be accepting it all so well (I should know better). Anyway to cut a long story short, he has been out for a little while as I have been busy with the others. Have brought him back in to a little light work and have been working with the clicker. He loves his food this guy and he has become a different horse, so focused on me and wanting to be completely attentive. I have been mouthing him gradually and just started driving him with the roller etc and he is now just taking it all in his stride. Has stopped over reacting and is just quietly pottering around. I am Just so Thrilled!
Clicker Training for Groundwork, Riding and Problem Solving
Hi Georgia,
I wanted to give you an update on my Clicker Training Adventures. I am breaking in a 4yo who has been a bit tricky until now. Was gelded late and has always been exuberant. I think I mistook his exuberance for confidence and hit a couple of road blocks and he started to be a bit naughty with the roller. Not a problem the first few times and then has been humping and being silly as I didn't give him enough time as he just seemed to be accepting it all so well (I should know better). Anyway to cut a long story short, he has been out for a little while as I have been busy with the others. Have brought him back in to a little light work and have been working with the clicker. He loves his food this guy and he has become a different horse, so focused on me and wanting to be completely attentive. I have been mouthing him gradually and just started driving him with the roller etc and he is now just taking it all in his stride. Has stopped over reacting and is just quietly pottering around. I am Just so Thrilled!
So just wanted to thank you for your demo at Equitana you have seriously had an enormous impact on all of my horses training. They are progressing so much quicker and with a lot less tension. I have never been one to force them in the past and have got good results, but with the addition of the clicker it has been such a pleasure and not anywhere near as much hard work.
Hi Georgia,
I bought your first book a few weeks ago and it has been fabulous. My
horse has been excelling in everything. She just "gets" it 100% and
loves it.
Regards,
Tania Oosterhof
c/o Australian Renewable Fuels
Clicker Training for Groundwork, Riding and Problem Solving
Over 900 Step by Step Photos and Diagrams
This is the most comprehensive manual you will find anywhere on Clicker Training Horses.
This is the most comprehensive manual you will find anywhere on Clicker Training Horses.
