There is a huge misunderstanding about the word \’pressure\’ in the horse world. I hear people who want to start positive reinforcement training but they hesitate: \’How can I start clicker training my horse and don\’t use any pressure? Isn\’t that impossible?\’ Yes, training a horse without pressure is impossible, but let me explain the […]
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easy recipe for your own healthy homemade horse cookies or horse treats. Perfect for equine clicker trainers
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Equestrians are told all the time: \’Be the leader to your horse\’. But how does one become a leader? By dominating your horse? Who is the leader in the herd? Is it the stallion or is it the alpha mare? Or is there another leader? Odile Petit, PhD, of the University of Strasbourg, in Alsace, France says: \’To really be a true leader, you
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In December 2015 I went to the exhibition \’Animal Inside Out\’ . It was really interesting to see all kind of plastinates of animals. They also had several horse plastinates. Amazing brain I was excited to see so many horses and horse body parts. All very beautifully displayed and very educational. What stunned me the most was
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All positive reinforcement trainers have heard people say: \’Training horses with food rewards makes them pushy\’. Some people even state \’dangerous\’ instead of pushy. Maybe you have said it yourself before you started using positive reinforcement (+R) to train your horse. You get what you reinforce In +R training you use a reward that reinforces the behaviour
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I think I can state that all equestrians and non-equestrians know that horses eat grass. They are \’grazers\’. Perfect. Why do people tend to forget this as soon as they keep a horse in captivity? What are the consequences for the horse if we forget that they are grazers? Physiology of grazers Grazing animals are built to spend
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Often when I watch people ride I see struggle. I see a lot of frustration and it seems so difficult to learn how to ride. Truth is, that it’s partially in the way riding is taught, but it doesn’t have to be like that. Riding and learning to ride can be relatively easy and effortless if
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This article is a sequel on the Positive Reinforcement (+R) for Horses during riding lessons (The 5 Essentials for Good Riding lessons (4-a from 5)). +R doesn\’t have to be used solely to improve the performance of the horse. +R for riders I would love to see more positive reinforcement in riding lessons applied to the rider.
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Often when I watch people ride I see struggle. I see a lot of frustration and it seems so difficult to learn how to ride. Truth is, part of it is in the way riding is taught (in general), but it doesn\’t have to be like this. Riding and learning to ride can be relatively easy
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Often when I watch people ride I see struggle. I see a lot of frustration and it seems so difficult to learn how to ride. Truth is, that is is in the way riding is taught (in general), but it doesn\’t have to be like this. Riding and learning to ride can be relatively easy and
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