Alexandra Kurland - The Clicker Center
Alexandra Kurland - The Clicker Center - Changing forever the way we train horses
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Clicker Training for your Horse
Author: Alexandra Kurland
How and why to use the techniques of positive reinforcement and shaping with a horse.
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DVD Lesson 1: Getting Started With The Clicker by Alexandra Kurland
DVD Lesson 1: Getting Started With The Clicker, created by Alexandra Kurland, includes the original "Getting Started with the Clicker” lesson plus a bonus video; “The Six Foundation Lessons of Clicker Training”. Lesson One focuses on clicker training basics. Total running time: 3 hours.
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DVD Lesson 10: Microshaping by Alexandra Kurland
In this Alexandra Kurland DVD, learn to see small details in movement and how to put those tiny shifts in balance to work for you to calm herd-bound horses, manage separation anxiety, create beautiful gaits, and maintain long term soundness. Microshaping is "Equine Pilates" - Shaping for a Sound Spine.
Approx 2 hours.
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DVD Lesson 11: Capture The Saddle by Alexandra Kurland
Capture the saddle teaches great mounting block manners, plus it sets the stage for single-rein riding. The first half of the DVD focuses on the mounting block lesson, and the second half looks at a very basic single-rein riding exercise. You'll see the beginning steps that teach you how to ride on a triangle of the reins.
Approx 2 hours.
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DVD Lesson 12: Riding On A Triangle by Alexandra Kurland
Does your horse dance around at the mounting block? Sidle away when you put your foot in the stirrup? Riding On A Triangle shows how to use the power of cues to interrupt this pattern. Once you're on, it shows how to use single-rein riding to get a stuck horse moving and use a basic cone circle to create the beginnings of lateral work.
Approx 2 hours.
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DVD Lesson 13: Helen House Horse by Alexandra Kurland
Learn how to ride from your core by practicing rein mechanics without horse. Little details make a huge difference to the security of your seat, and the feel down your reins. In Helen House Horse you'll put the "t'ai chi wall" to work for you under saddle. You'll learn how to ride on a triangle of the reins to create soft, effective communication.
Approx 2 hours.
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DVD Lesson 14: The Poisoned Cue by Alexandra Kurland
Poisoned Cues: What are they? What effect do they have on behavior? What long-term problems do they create? Can you retrain a poisoned Cue? This much anticipated presentation, DVD Lesson 14 The Poisoned Cue, is an expanded version of the lecture Dr. Jesús Rosales-Ruiz has presented at the Clicker Expo.
Approx 2 hours 40 minutes. Two DVD set.
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DVD Lesson 15: Microriding by Alexandra Kurland
In Microshaping (DVD 10) you learned how to be a better visual observer. Now, in the Microriding lesson you'll learn how to be a better kinesthetic observer. We'll explore the three circuits that create a grounded, connected, body-aware, energized rider.
Approx 4 hours. Two DVD set.
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DVD Lesson 16:Whoa Stop Finding Your Horses Brakes by Alexandra Kurland
How good are your horse's brakes? This DVD, "Lesson 16: Whoa! Stop! Finding Your Horses Brakes" by Alexandra Kurland teaches a basic safety lesson that creates reliable brakes without ever pulling back and blocking your horse's spine. It is a stepping stone lesson leading to an understanding of Hip Shoulder Shoulder.
Approx 2 hours.
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DVD Lesson 17: Hip Shoulder Shoulder by Alexandra Kurland
Hip Shoulder Shoulder by Alexandra Kurland: Your Power Tool for Performance Excellence. A truly keys-to-the-kingdom lesson, and essentially two lessons in one. It tracks the development of Hip Shoulder Shoulder from the ground work exercise to advanced riding. What it is. How to teach it. How to use it.
Approx 4 hours. Two DVD set.
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DVD Lesson 18: Loopy Training by Alexandra Kurland
In her new new 3-DVD set Loopy Training, Alexandra Kurland explains how clicker training can be structured as a series of loops, and how you can build complex chains and shift criteria so your learner can continue to be successful. Created with horses in mind, but Loopy Training is a strategy that generalises well to dogs and other species too.
Approx 4 hours 20 minutes. Three DVD set.
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DVD Lesson 2: Ground Manners by Alexandra Kurland
In The Click That Teaches DVD Lesson 2: Ground Manners, Alexandra Kurland shows you how to solve many common ground problems, and in the process you’ll be laying the foundation for upper-level performance work.
Approx 2 hours.
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