Faster, for some things for some horses. Easier for highly scary things for some horses. Really, what I do depends on what I'm going to be teaching and the horse. (and what method I feel like trying first)

(copied and pasted) I think the biggest benefit of clicker training (for getting them to do something that they are afraid of) is that they are choosing to do it. I've had people tell me "Oh, that horse will ALWAYS expect a treat for trailer loading, etc," but I think that it lets them progress "by their own choice" and they learn that "hey, it's not so scary after all." Before they know it, they're trained - and the fear is gone, but the habit of trailer loading calmly is stuck in their mind.


(copied and pasted) I've used clicker training on several horses for trailer loading, targeting, saddling, first climb up (I found it worked great, because the horse was so intent on the next click, he forgot he was going to be scared), some small tricks. I really like it as a training tool.
I did use it for Justin for many other "tasks", but not for the kicking, I figured the kicking was a conditioned, well established fear response, and it would be faster and more effective to just work on building up his confidence about humans (me). Clicker training for that one aspect just didn't "feel right" to me. I like cannibalizing from many different training methods)


ETA: I've heard it can be used successfully for riding issues, but I don't really see how it would work, and don't have a whole lot of desire to try it (unless everything else failed first).

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