We wanted to try something new with Princess Buttercup, and one of the things I always do with a horse is a target of some sort. It's always been a visual target - some sort of object, or a hand - but obviously that doesn't work, here. So, I took one of the targets I use for clients and put a Christmas bell on it. Voila! An auditory target! At first she was very unsure, or found it aversive, but after a much slower introduction (that I sadly don't have on camera) with literally one tiny jungle at a time, she got the idea and is now doing really well with it. We've since gone on walks outside of her paddock, and I've been able to use the bell target to get her to stop eating grass, and to walk off with me down the path. I'm excited to see what other things we can explore.
