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Advancing head lowering: Weaning off the target

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Advancing the target for following and head lowering

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Advancing touch with the pat

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Amie tries the Hindquarter yield & start of leading

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Approach and Retreat using thresholds

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Day 3 Transitioning to the human initiating touch

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Day 4 Introducing the target with protected contact

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Day 5 Touching the target with protected contact

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Head lowering and flexing using the halter

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Hindquarter Yield & the start of leading

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How to Safely Begin Handling the Back Feet Using R+ and a Start Signal

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Intro to brush & lateral flexion

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Introducing pressure to the head lowering cue

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Introducing R+ with Protected Contact

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Introducing the halter with the rub-hug-halter method

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