Why use a clicker sound when clicker training horses?
It does not matter what the sound is, it only matters when the sound is delivered. The clicker happens to be a very accurate and consistent sound. You could snap your fingers (but as I discovered they get very tired!), or make a sound from your mouth (which you will use later to have your hands free) but in the beginning it is highly recommended that you use a clicker (such as the one shown in the picture on the left) for the shear accuracy it delivers. Its primary use is to be a bridge signal – Yes – to mark the exact moment the behaviour was offered. For example: Say you want your horse to lower his head down to the ground. If your horse lowered his head but then you had to wait for him to raise his head and then delivered the reward, in the horses perspective you communicated to him it was the raising of the head you wanted because nothing happened at the moment his head was down. Now if you clicked the moment the horses head was down, he would understand that down was the behaviour
