Module 2: Homework
Only Action leads to accomplishments! Hereās your homework for this week: Share the links of your YouTube videos in our Facebook group*) for feedback
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Lessons
Module 4: How Environment Shapes Behaviours
Learning depends on the environment, the context. Horses pay a lot of attention to their environment and the environment becomes part of the behaviour. We can use that to our advantage by teaching our horses new behaviours in the same environment, until the behaviour is strong. Then it’s time to ‘separate’ the behaviour from the
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Module 4: Key Lesson for Horses #4: Mat Training
Prerequisite Horse can be safely hand-fed (see Key Lesson Table manners for Horses) Purpose Description & Criteria of Key Lesson Mat training Horse stands with 2 front hooves on a mat Horse puts his feet in the middle of the mat Horse stands relaxed (Key Lesson Patience) Horse steps onto the mat without hesitation Horse
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Module 4: Success Key #3 for Trainers: Principles of Learning & Motivation
This is the most important Key Lesson for Trainer! When you know how learning occurs and how you can stimulate learning, you have a powerful tool in hands. Learning and motivation go hand in hand. Without motivation, there is hardly any learning. When learning is fun, your horse becomes very motivated! If you can figure
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Module 4: Clicker Training Techniques: Moulding
Moulding also sometimes referred to as āmoldingā or āmanipulationā is physically guiding or otherwise coercing a horse (or one body part) into the behaviour yo u want to teach your goal behaviour. When the body part is in position, it’s bridged and reinforced. Example: with a lead rope between your horses front legs gently guiding
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Module 5: Key Lesson for Horses #5: Head Lowering
Prerequisite Key Lesson Targeting Purpose of Key Lesson Head lowering Safety: calms the horse down Indicator of equine emotions, for instance when your horse is fearful he won’t lower his head. He’ll raise it Relaxed body posture Redirects attention from your pocket Helps teaching your horse to touch or inspect objects on the ground Description
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Module 4: Homework
Make a Baseline video forĀ Key Lesson Mat training: Present a mat. See what happens: does he inspects it (you can click, if he does!)? Does he ignore it? Does step onto it? (1 ā 30 second video) Make a video (max 3 minutes)Ā Key Lesson Mat training after practising.Ā Find the criteria of this behaviour in the
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Module 5: Clicker Training Techniques: Luring
In luring you use a primary reinforcer to lure the horse into the desired behaviour. For instance holding a carrot between the horsesā front legs to entice him to bow. The horse gets the lure as soon as he is performing the goal behaviour. Luring differs from targeting because the lure is the reinforcer (treat).
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Module 3: Clicker Training Techniques: Targeting
Targeting is touching a specified surface (eg a target stick) with a particular body part. Example: teaching your horse to touch a target stick with his nose. The target is not a lure because it is not a primary reinforcer. Targeting is taught through shaping. Pros of targeting Targeting has a lot of practical uses and you
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