First within the collection is: Lesson 1: Getting Began with the Clicker. Earlier than I let you know what’s on this lesson let me let you know concerning the unique lesson and this new up to date model.
I started producing these movies in 1999. On the time video cameras had been enormous. There was no excessive definition video. Video was produced on VHS tapes. There was no youtube, or fb. The complete clicker coaching group gathered collectively in a single group discussion board. Over the previous twenty-five plus years the world has modified and adjusted after which modified some extra.
I produced the primary 4 classes within the collection as VHS tapes. It took me some time to confess that the world had shifted to DVDs. I lastly switched to DVDs for Lesson 5, and there I’ve remained – till now.
Largely, I additionally stayed with DVDs as a result of I simply didn’t have time to make the swap. There have been at all times extra urgent initiatives that wanted to get accomplished. However now, lastly, I’ve turned my consideration to getting the DVDs up on the web.
Lesson 1: Getting Began with the Clicker was initially produced in 1999. That was the primary of what would develop into an eighteen half lesson collection. It took me over ten years to complete the collection. All the time I felt as if I used to be in a foot race. Regardless of how briskly I obtained the movies out, there was at all times such a necessity for extra. The entire “soup to nuts” coaching program was in my head. I knew the development of classes that will take somebody from the primary introductory steps to a strong understanding of clicker coaching; via fundamental husbandry behaviors to drawback fixing situations; from easy fundamentals to efficiency celebrity.
I wished the teachings to be as near my truly being in your barn with you as I may handle by way of video. So all through the collection I used to be typically utilizing video that was filmed at clinics. I wished you to see individuals and horses studying collectively – fixing the puzzles that horses current. This generally created a compromise with sound high quality. You possibly can see actual time coaching, however it’s important to take heed to the background noise of birds within the rafters or the wind taking our voices away.
I may remake these movies. Trendy cameras are so a lot better, and now we have realized a lot over the twenty-five plus years since that first video was produced. However at all times after I return to them, I see issues that I don’t wish to throw away. These movies present you the delivery of equine clicker coaching. Sure, now we have develop into way more refined in the best way we speak concerning the coaching. We’ve got a a lot deeper understanding of habits evaluation. The horses have helped us so as to add so many extra particulars to the dealing with. However every part on these classes continues to be legitimate. They’re a superb starting. They’ll present you tips on how to introduce your horse to clicker coaching. And they’ll present you why I saved including extra particulars to those fundamental classes.
After I switched from VHS tape to DVD, I added an additional hour to the unique Lesson One. I felt an replace was wanted. That was in 2006. Now all these a few years later not solely do I’ve extra to say, I’ve a greater approach to ship the fabric.
I’ve taken all the fabric that was within the DVD and added new video, updates, and extra background data so the unique DVD has basically been remodeled right into a mini course.
The course breaks the fabric up into bite-sized items. Watch slightly, attempt it out along with your horse, then come again for extra.
Lesson One focuses on clicker coaching fundamentals: Introducing your horse to the clicker and the important thing basis classes that create secure, well mannered horses.
In case you are a newbie, you’ll discover that that is a straightforward format to make use of. And in case you’ve been clicker coaching for some time, I believe you’ll get pleasure from this look again on the early improvement of clicker coaching for horses.
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