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This is not uncommon as I too have experienced this with one of my horses. Every time I clicked for him touching the target he jumped back. He was a pony that had not had much handling so the clicker sound and introducing the target at the same time was too much for him. The sound of the click is something they usually have not heard and when combined with an object it can really get their flight response going.
Getting Past the Fear For him to get past this I knew I had to break things down into smaller steps. There are several alternatives that you can do to help your horse get past the fear of the sound the clicker makes. There are also things you can do to help a horse that is fearful of the target which I will talk about in another blog post. Here are some things to consider that will help your horse get past this. [click to continue…]
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