Many years ago, we started clicker training with our horses, along with natural horsemanship, and started teaching our horses how to learn. Once the horse knows how to learn, he's a much smarter horse!
A good horseman is able to put his horse's feet exactly where he wants them. It's a good thing if the horse knows how to respond to a request of where to put his feet by thinking about it, not just by rote. You end up being able to do a lot more with a thinking horse! And he doesn't need to be micro-managed!
Toss out the bits, the nosebands, the contact on the reins. A well-trained, thinking horse doesn't need them. Neither does the rider.
Little by little, over the years, our following has grown, and we are getting more Icelandic Horse owners who want thinking Icelandic Horses.
In Germany, clicker training and natural horsemanship is growing with Icelandic Horses:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pw8gVG77g2o
In the UK, they have had Circus Trick courses:
http://www.ihsgb.co.uk/Circus_Course12.htm
We are so proud to have been able to bring this to the Icelandic Horse breed, and made such a positive impact.
We all are lovin' it!
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