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- I am 24 and a huge animal lover, the number of animals i keep is getting larger. My most recent is Sparky my miniature horse. I enjoy spending lots of time in the country side where its peaceful and quiet.
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Any one ever grazed a mini with cows?
Hi, has anyone ever grazed minis in with cows? the farm i live on has three large fields of which have some cows grazing. I have been trying to work round them by only putting my mini in the field the cows are not in at the time, so if they are all in field number one i put him in field number three. As they are not my fields i cannot close any of the gates and have to constantly keep an eye on where the cows are. Has any one any advice or knowledge about this issue they could give me?
Posted on July 14, 2008 at 12:31pm — 1 Comment
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If your grass is quite rich, and especially as new spring growth comes in, you will likely need to restrict grazing to prevent the risk of laminitis and founder. This can be done either by housing your mini in a yard or stall for a period of time each day (in extreme cases all day or all night) with access to hay, by using a restrictive muzzle (if you can find one small enough!) or by partitioning the pasture into small sections to be grazed in rotation.
I use the clicker a lot for every new behavior. It's the most precise way to train a behavior. After I know the behavior is well learned and is on cue (something that isn't taught in the first CD) then I slowly begin to vary when I click. For example I only click on one where I can see the horse is trying a bit more. I also use a "tongue click" a lot after a behavior is learned. I've also trained them that a scratch means good job, but you've got to teach them that and not just assume they'll like it as much as the treat.
Learning how to vary your clicks and treats is a great thing to learn. Check out Karen Pryor's site for some free articles on it.
Keep me posted!
I'll bet you would have a blast clicker training your ferrets!
I used the clicker extensively to train my guys to both voice commands and rope/rein cues. I've even trained lead changes and picking up leads with the clicker. I'd love to see you investigate those options while you're considering training your mini... :)
Do you have a harness? It is obviously better if you have the bridle with the bit to get him used to it, but you can work with him with a halter and long lines for now. Hope this helps and feel free to ask as many questions as you need to! :)
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