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How to turn \”Standing on a mat\” into a reward for your horse

Mat training is one of the Key Lessons, the basics for success in clicker training. In the beginning the goal of mat training is to teach your horse to \”stand on the mat\”. Then you click and reward. Simple. But, do you know you can also use \”standing on the mat\” as a reinforcer for another behaviour? Make standing

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More Tips for Training for a dressage test

In another blog I gave tips for riders who are visual learners. If your learning style is more kinesthetic/tactile you may benefit by practising the test by \’riding\’ it. You can practise without your horse. Kinesthetic/tactile learners You can learn the test by \’riding\’ it by yourself to get the feel. Make a little arena by printing the

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DIY learn-a-dressage-test board

Memorizing a dressage test can be difficult. You can read the test over and over, but if you\’re a \’visual learner\’ it helps to \’see\’ the test. In that case a dressage-test-board can help you. With a dressage-test-board you can \’ride\’ the test on the board and make the exercises visual. I used to practise my tests

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