Use targeting more effectively in horse training
3 Levels of Targeting and other basic behaviours in clicker training horses
Advanced Clicker Training
When you master the Key Lessons it is time to move onto the next stage and train more complex behaviours or change equine emotions in training
Rehabilitating Horses with Clicker Training
Is that possible? Yes, it is! In my years working for the SPCA I trained many horses and barn animals with positive reinforcement (R+). Some horses needed to be rehabilitated mentally, some physically and some both. I also taught employees and volunteers the basics of clicker training and together we trained the horses in order to make …
How to Teach Your Horse to do Crunches with 100% R+
The body worker/chiropractor came by for Kyra a few weeks ago. She wasn’t walking well and her back is swaying (sags). In this blog I share my shaping plan and point out most common pitfalls in teaching your horse to do crunches. The equine body worker/chiropractor did great work by helping Kyra’s body relax and …
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Tips to Measure the Value of Your Reward
I mean reinforcer. Not ‘reward’. It just sounded better. 😉 There is a big difference, let’s take a look at the definitions: Reward noun A thing given in recognition of one’s service, effort, or achievement. “the holiday was a reward for 40 years’ service with the company” Synonyms: Recompense, prize, award, honor, decoration, bonus, premium, bounty, present, gift, payment; Informal – payoff, perk; Formal – perquisite “a reward for its …
Two Tips for building ‘Duration’ in Behaviour
There are many ways to built on ‘duration’ in behaviours you train with positive reinforcement. I will give an example of building duration in stationary behaviours and building duration in moving behaviours. General Training Tips Set your horse and yourself up for success: Make sure the horse understands the goal behaviour before adding the criterion …