{"id":784,"date":"2014-10-13T19:10:24","date_gmt":"2014-10-13T19:10:24","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/clickandtreat.com\/wordpress\/?p=784"},"modified":"2014-12-21T07:56:35","modified_gmt":"2014-12-21T07:56:35","slug":"horsing-around-with-a-bonker","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/clickandtreat.com\/wordpress\/?p=784","title":{"rendered":"Horsing around with a bonker:"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"font-family: Arial; font-size: 12pt;\">\u00a0\u00a0 This article revolves around a video you can watch on YouTube.\u00a0\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/youtu.be\/lFhQJ23D2Yc\" target=\"_blank\">http:\/\/youtu.be\/lFhQJ23D2Yc<\/a>\u00a0 It is about teaching two young fillies to not enter the tack room uninvited \u2013 and a lot more. It&#8217;s about being able to stop a behavior without degrading your relationship \u2013 an oft claimed &#8220;terrible side effect&#8221; of using punishment. The audio on this sucks \u2013 it was a windy day and I wasn&#8217;t miked personally. Despite that the information is worth the effort to strain your ears.<a href=\"http:\/\/clickandtreat.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/10\/Tackroom02.bmp\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft  wp-image-793\" src=\"http:\/\/clickandtreat.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/10\/Tackroom02.bmp\" alt=\"Tackroom02\" width=\"333\" height=\"225\" \/><\/a><br \/>\n<\/span><!--more--><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: Arial; font-size: 12pt;\">Setting: Two Warmblood fillies. The larger older one I had bonked previously for shoving her head and shoulders into the tack room. This was a common behavior. You will see her later in the video when I walk into the arena \u2013 I commented, &#8220;I bonked her twice and she&#8217;s following me around like a puppy dog.&#8221; Exactly.<br \/>\n<\/span><!--more--><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/clickandtreat.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/10\/Tackroom03.bmp\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft  wp-image-792\" src=\"http:\/\/clickandtreat.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/10\/Tackroom03.bmp\" alt=\"Tackroom03\" width=\"282\" height=\"190\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: Arial; font-size: 12pt;\">So, having succeeded with the older one, I decided to get the younger filly on video. She had not previously been bonked. Enjoy \u2013 or let your horse push you around.<br \/>\n<\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/clickandtreat.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/10\/TackRoom01.bmp\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft  wp-image-790\" src=\"http:\/\/clickandtreat.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/10\/TackRoom01.bmp\" alt=\"TackRoom01\" width=\"354\" height=\"239\" \/><\/a>This last picture is &#8220;post bonk&#8221; &#8211; watch the video to see if this process stopped her from blasting into the tack room.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>\u00a0\u00a0 This article revolves around a video you can watch on YouTube.\u00a0\u00a0http:\/\/youtu.be\/lFhQJ23D2Yc\u00a0 It is about teaching two young fillies to not enter the tack room uninvited \u2013 and a lot more. It&#8217;s about being able to stop a behavior without degrading your relationship \u2013 an oft claimed &#8220;terrible side effect&#8221; of using punishment. The audio on this sucks \u2013 it was a windy day and I wasn&#8217;t miked personally. 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