SHAWNA KARRASCH ON TARGET (CLICKER) TRAINING CLINIC

Please join PVPHA  in November 2013 for an exciting meeting and two day clinic with Shawna Karrasch.
On Target(TM) Training by Shawna Karrasch is a proven positive reinforcement training technique. Used by professionals and Olympic-caliber riders as well as amateur riders, her unique system dramatically accelerates the training process for any breed or discipline by unlocking a horse's natural desire to perform. What results is an incredible bond between human and horse - a partnership based on success.
Shawna Karrasch spent nearly ten years working to perfect her training skills not with horses, but in the pools at Sea World of California with killer whales, dolphins, sea otters and other marine mammals. Working with sea mammals, and  Killer Whales in particular, Shawna refined the art of motivating them to participate and learn in a positive environment with boundaries, not just for tricks but for safety (those whales are BIG) and health management.  After all, you can't MAKE a killer whale do anything unless it wants to!  Just try to get a blood or urine sample from one.  Yep, that's right, she trained a whale to pee in a cup.  And you thought worming a horse was tough!
After John Madden took a look at Shawna's On Targetä Training, he invited Shawna to work at  his world-renowned training facility with his wife, Beezie Madden, an Olympic and international show jumping team member.
The Madden farm became Shawna's proving ground for adapting and fine tuning the On Target Training process from sea mammals to horses. Beezie soon found that her horses "began to have an idea of when they were doing something right, and then they clearly had the desire to do the right thing!"
Few visitors at Sea World ever got to see the remarkable training process that built the necessary trust and understanding between animal and trainer, actually unlocking the animal's desire to perform. Shawna now brings this remarkable process to the equine world, for horse enthusiasts and professionals alike to use. The On Targetä Training system is safe, highly effective, and easy to use and it's just as appropriate for problem solving and training issues as it is for safety training, bomb proofing, tricks and just plain fun.
In addition to being a fabulous trainer, Shawna is a fun and bubbly person.  Come to the PVPHA meeting on November 21st and find out for yourself! Shawna teaches On Targetä Training internationally and we're really excited to have her for our November meeting.
Shawna will also be teaching a two day clinic with live demonstrations of her techniques on the 22nd and 23rd.  Please contact Kelly Yates jerseyj2@cox.net or Betsy Schoettlin elizabeth.schoettlin@gmail.com to sign up for the clinic.  Auditors welcome!