R+ Horse Lessons in QC

One-on-one positive reinforcement sessions in Saint-Clet, QC, or on-site within the Vaudreuil-Soulanges region.

These sessions are for hobbyists who are already familiar with positive reinforcement and marker-based training and want to apply it with horses, or go further with the horses they're already working with.

Familiarity with R+ training is required, however experience with horses is not.

If you've been working with R+ across other species and have never had the opportunity to try it with horses, this is that opportunity. Working across species builds your understanding of the methodology in ways a single species can't. Horses offer a different scale, a different set of natural behaviors, and a different set of training challenges that will sharpen how you work with every animal you train.

Meet Our Horses

Sessions at the Saint-Clet location are conducted with one of two horses, depending on your goals and what you're working on.

[Horse 1] Darby is a colt trained entirely from the ground up with positive reinforcement. Working with him gives you a real look at behavior being built in real time — including the stages most training content skips over. Ideal for foundation mechanics, early shaping work, and seeing what stimulus control looks like before it's polished.

[Horse 2] Clark is a Percheron mix with the steady, food-motivated temperament draft breeds are known for. His size makes him particularly useful for anyone working with or planning to work with a larger horse — handling, cooperative care, and close-contact behaviors all translate directly. If the scale of a big horse has ever been a factor for you, working with Clark in a controlled R+ context is a useful experience.

How it Works

What to expect

Sessions run 1 hour and take place in an outdoor paddock (Saint-Clet, parking is available).

What we work on is determined by your goals and your experience level coming in. Common session focuses include:

• Refining R+ mechanics — station work, at liberty, or on lead

• Building or troubleshooting specific behaviors: targeting, haltering, grooming, hoof care, fly spray

• Addressing food-related behavior problems — mugging, pushiness, difficulty with duration

• Watching a behavior shaped or refined in real time, then working through it yourself

• Building a plan for what to work on between sessions

For on-site sessions: provide a private enclosed space to work, and any tack or equipment relevant to the skills you are expecting to work on.

Weather and rescheduling: Sessions are held outdoors and are weather-dependent. Either party may reschedule with 24 hours' notice at no additional cost. In the event of sudden or unsafe weather conditions, sessions may be rescheduled with shorter notice — these are handled case by case.

After purchase: you'll receive a brief intake form to share your experience level, what you're working on, and any relevant history. Your scheduling link follows once your intake is received.

R+ Horse Lessons — No Horse Required

Saint-Clet, QC · 1 hour

Work with a trained horse at our Saint-Clet location. No horse ownership or experience required — just a working knowledge of R+ and marker-based training.

$65 / session

Based outside Vaudreuil-Soulanges? On-site lessons are available up to approximately 50km from Saint-Clet — travel billed at an additional $0.70/km beyond the region. Get in touch →