Equine Clicker Training, reward-based training, ethical training, treat training, positive horsemanship
The first thought that comes to my mind when a person tells me \’Clicker training doesn\’t work for my horse\’ is \’Why not? Is he sleeping?\’ Just kidding. (Klik hier voor de Nederlandse versie van dit artikel). Listen to this blog on YouTube: Horses can be trained either by using an aversive to reinforce behaviour (negative reinforcement, -R) or using […]
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Mijn eerste reactie als iemand me vertelt \’Clickertraining werkt niet bij mijn paard\’ is \’Waarom niet? Slaapt hij?\’. Dat is natuurlijk een grapje. (Click here for the English version of this text.) Er zijn eigenlijk maar twee manieren om paarden iets te leren. Bij de ene manier versterkt men het gedrag door iets vervelends (een \’aversive\’) weg
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Having fun is important because it keeps you and your horse motivated. If you start positive reinforcement training/clicker training you can be overwhelmed by \’everything you have to do differently\’. Not only do things in a different way, but also exactly in the opposite way. If you come from a traditional background training and riding horses
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Would you like to know how you can accomplish your equestrian dreams and goals? It is quite simple really. These 5 steps will help you become successful. What do you want? Aks yourself what it is you would like to do or achieve with your horse. Why did you buy your horse in the first place? What
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Today\’s book review is about an eBook I found online about trick training. Note: I don\’t get paid for my opinion nor for providing links to places to purchase the books I review. This review is purely meant to provide information. This book review will follow a specific order: Title of the book Author For who the
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Clicker training your horse can be difficult and confusion. The Key to Success is writing a shaping plan. A shaping plan is a written manual to train a behaviour from scratch. In shaping the trainer splits the goal behaviour into easy achievable steps for the horse. Then you rehearse and reinforced each step, until your
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In 2015 I wrote about the key lessons (your keys to success) for horses. Not only the horse needs to be set up for success, but also the trainer. These three Key Lessons are for Trainers*). They will help you reach your goals quicker and enjoy the journey more: a training plan, a shaping plan
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In the series about the Key Lessons (the key to success in clicker training|) this is Key Lesson \’mat training\’.
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In my previous post I talked about the key lessons safe behaviour around food ,  equine emotions during training, head lowering & backing. Another key lesson I want to encourage all clicker trainers to teach their horse is \’targeting\’. Targeting In targeting you ask your horse to touch a target with a body part. You start this
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In my previous post I talked about the key lessons safe behaviour around food and taking the horses\’ emotions into account during training. Today\’s two key lessons are natural behaviours and therefor easy to put on cue: head lowering and backing. Head lowering as key lesson Although it is not proven that lowering the head calms
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