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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It sounds contradictory: how can less be more? In horse training it often is true. We try too hard. Three examples of less is more. Don\’t over ask We expect too much of our horses. We don\’t realize during training that a learning process consist out of many, many baby steps, which shapes a behaviour. Work on one criteria
What do you often wish when you\’re at the barn? I wish I have a friend at the barn, someone I can ride with and share my successes and ruts with. I am so lucky to have someone like that at my barn. Over the years I noticed that a lot of positive reinforcement trainers
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One of the most underestimated challenges of positive reinforcement training can be… people in your environment. It is a journey The journey to switch from negative reinforcement (most traditional and natural horsemanship methods) to positive reinforcement training (clicker training, on target training) is instructive and beautiful. It is not always a straight, fast or smooth road. It is often a
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If you scroll to the topics on my blog you might have noticed that I am writing a lot about planning and journaling. The reason is, that it helps me a lot in training my horse efficiently and therefor I reach my goals. Which I like! Often I reach them even sooner than I expect and that works
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Your comfort zone is where you feel good. You can feel like an expert in your comfort zone. That\’s a wonderful feeling. The downside is that you can\’t grow inside the boundaries of your own comfort zone. Try something new, something scary. Achieve your equestrian goals, develop yourself as rider or horse trainer. Accountability partner (AP) Have
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Have you ever had the feeling that you weren\’t accomplishing your goals, or weren\’t improving as quickly as you would have hoped? I have. When I was starting riding lessons, my mom thought that it would be like driving a car. That it would take about twenty to thirty lessons to tackle riding. She wished!
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When you are interested in trying clicker training one of the first questions is: what should I teach my horse? I suggest teaching a brand new behaviour which isn\’t dangerous. If you start experimenting with a new training method start with a simple lesson. There are 7 Key Lessons that are perfect building blocks to
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Follow my blog with Bloglovin Setting goals makes my life at the barn interesting. It keeps me on track. My goals are my guideline, not a straight-jacket. Without my training goals I would be lost. I write my goals down and then I think about the things I \’need\’ in order to accomplish them. Do
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People think I have a really \’easy to train\’ horse. They say: \’Kyra is so sweet\’ when they notice that she is always so willing to work with me. Indeed, that is how it looks today. My secret is to set goals and a prepare a step-by-step training plan. To keep me on track, I
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