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Clicker Training Animals

Clicker training is a method or process of training an animal using a clicker as a marker for preferred behavior and rewarding it. Behavior of often rewarded with a treat. This practice is commonly called "click and treat" or "clicker training".

The clicker is typically a plastic box with a thin piece of metal that makes a brief, distinct "click" that tells the horse they're doing the right thing. All you have to do is click and reward by giving a treat to the animal whenever he obeys to do whatever you are trying to teach him to do.

A clicker has a unique sound that most horses typically have not yet heard before. It is also more consistent than using the human voice. A clicker must be accompanied by a reward or a snack that the horse loves to eat. Bring a treat that is practical and not something that's too big. A treat that is delightful and fresh is very much recommended. Some typical treats for horses include: grains, carrots (small pieces), dry breakfast cereals, animal crackers, peppermints, hay stretchers and Valentine's sweetheart candies. There are also commercial horse treats available at your local co-op.

If possible, teach your animal in a place where there's no other animals around because if the other horse is interested in getting involved and tries to take the food away from you, the two animals may become distracted from the mission at hand. You may choose to keep moist treats sealed inside a zippered bag. You can also place them inside your own pocket or vest if applicable.

To introduce the clicker to your horse; Click then provide a treat. So whenever you make a click, the animal will get the idea that the click means "treat". The way to encourage this is really simple - just click your clicker and then give a bite to your animal. Do this several times and soon enough whenever you click, the animal will immediately look to you expecting a treat. Now, whenever the animal obeys your direction or performs the desired action then sound the click of your clicker. This sound tells the animal that he did something good and that he's going to get a treat for doing such.

A common method involves beginning by teaching the horse to touch a target with their nose, aptly called the nose-touch. Target training is an easy way to know how quickly individual horses can be clicker trained. A target can be in the form of an empty plastic bottle or anything that is easy for your horse to see and is available when you begin training. Place the object near the horse's nose, make the click and treat the horse when it bumps the target. Do this technique several times.

Overall it is really very important to keep every training session short. Several quick sessions that last for about 5-10 minutes or less are ideal for this type of reinforcement. In the same way that humans get bored with long tasks, horses too find it boring to undergo prolonged clicker training sessions. Thus, please be quick with the time you spend in training your animals.

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