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Jessie Haas

award-winning children's book author and environmental journalist

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clicker challenge

January 26, 2010
Tags: clicker training, horse crazy, Jessie Haas, Morgan horses
Okay, here's a challenge for clicker trainers. I've been a bad blogger--look how long it's been. Do I call myself a bad blogger, or do I give myself a tiny treat for getting back into the saddle?
A few excuses; extensive barn renovations, followed by winter, Christmas, more winter...naah, no excuses. Robin is  Read More 
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First Response

October 21, 2009
Tags: Jessie Haas, horse crazy, clicker training, horse crafts, Morgan horses
Thanks so much for posting a comment, Jane. Fortunately there are a lot of good horse books for your daughter to read, and my pony books have many times been a reluctant reader's gateway into reading.
Send me an email with your address, and I'll send your daughter a homemade Horse Crazy! pin just  Read More 
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Win A Prize

October 18, 2009
Tags: Jessie Haas, horse crazy, clicker training, horse crafts, Morgan horses
The first three people to post comments on this blog will receive hand-made and autographed Horse Crazy! pins. Why? It's a training exercise. I'm trying to train myself to blog more frequently, plus I want a good reason to play with glue and scissors. I need feedback and reinforcement, and I want to hear  Read More 
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First Signing

September 17, 2009
Tags: horse crazy, Jessie Haas, Morgan horses, clicker training
The first signing for Horse Crazy! was at the Book Cellar in Brattleboro, Vt, and it was very successful, thanks to the efforts of Kati Knapp at the store, and to my beloved eighth grade teacher, Winnie Vogt, who sent a couple of nice people my way. Everyone went home with their own personal  Read More 
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I Sat on Robin!

September 2, 2009
Tags: horse crazy, Jessie Haas, Morgan horses, clicker training
I sat on Robin! Three or four times now, for between one and three seconds. It's a big thrill for me. I've had her for a little over a year, and have not been on a horse in about two years. So far so good. I have not asked Robin to take a single  Read More 
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Reaching the Animal Mind

August 24, 2009
Tags: Jessie Haas, karen pryor, clicker training, horse crazy
I recently read the new book by Karen Pryor, the queen of clicker training. It's called Reaching the Animal Mind, and it gives an overview of clicker training, with the clearest writing on teaching a cue that I've ever seen. It also includes great training stories, and a look at Karen's fascinating and unorthodox  Read More 
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Peppermints Rule!

August 6, 2009
Tags: clicker training, horse crazy, Jessie Haas, Morgan horses
I bought Robin a bag of peppermint candies yesterday, and already it's changed our lives.
She adores them! We are working on bridling, which up to now involved her weaving her head around and nipping. Today she knew peppermints were a possibility. After some typical behavior, suddenly she started shoving her nose into the  Read More 
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Starting Over

July 16, 2009
Tags: Horse Crazy!, Morgan horses, horse training, clicker training, horse crafts, horse boks
I'm horse crazy! I admit it! Oh, the relief of having it out in the open!
To the 92 of you who looked at my previous blog--both entries!--it's gone. I'm too busy to train Robin and write a book about her and blog about her too.
Instead I want to just talk about horses.  Read More 
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