Clicker Training Three Baroque Dressage Horses

This is the story of my quest to train my three Dales Ponies for classical dressage, primarily by using Alexandra Kurland's clicker training methods, with a touch of others such as Philippe Karl and Anja Beran thrown in. I turned to clicker training because I had come up against some issues that I didn't know how to fix and because I wanted to inspire them to become enthusiatic partners. Bella and Jack are all my own work and have never been ridden by anyone else.


Bella, Grace and Jack

Bella aged 6

Bella aged 6

Treat Delivery

Jack aged 7

Jack

Friday, 9 January 2009

Snowy Days Photos.

Bella and Russell, showing what great friends they are:




Bella with Grace in the background:



Grace:



Jack:



Please don't click on the photos of Bella to see the full size version or you'll see that I've managed to do up one of her surcingles twisted - sigh - there's always something when I'm going to take photos!!!
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3 comments:

  1. Muriel10 January 2009 at 03:39

    You are such perfectionnist. Great photos but with the colors contrast between the black and rugs your ponies look all HUGE ^-^

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  2. Appy2Quarter10 January 2009 at 21:29

    Great photos - wish I'd been up to the yard in the daylight when it snowed to get some good photos. If I make it up tomorrow and its still all frosty I might get some taken.

    I see you're a fal pro fan, too! I was up until this year and then I bought a 6ft 6 mw viking for Tig and it exposed her bum when she grazed (she's 15.1hh!!). Not chuffed, they must have changed the cut. Also they are moving manufacturing to china as they've been bought out by Loveson (I think its them) which is a real shame. Trying to decide whether to keep it just in case or sell it...was only worn for 5 weeks!

    Ended up with Rambo Duos for both of mine which can be nicely layed up with inners - Tig is up to 800g at the moment!!!! Hylo, being the precious ginger prince that he is, has now developed rubs on his shoulders..sigh. Last year it was rubs on his withers...... He really is a sensitive chap!!

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  3. Helen10 January 2009 at 23:03

    I spent a fortune on a Fal Silver Interactive Viking Detachable for Jack last year and it rubbed his shoulders within a week. The lining went all rough within days where it had any friction against him - I've never had any rubs with the old Fals. He only wears it with a 'Bossy's Bib' now. I was far from impressed!

    My lot's chests are too wide and necks too thick for the 'wug' style fastenings but they do have some Rambo Original middleweight rugs with leg archs, which I really like, but I have to say that I'm very impressed with the Horseware Amigos. Mine are very easy on their rugs but they've had them for several years and they are good as new still, and SO cheap.

    Grace has 2 stable rugs under hers - I didn't time clipping her very well, but she's been toasty so far under a stack of rugs.

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