Train your Horse to Take his Meds with R+
Train your horse to take his oral medications with R+. You can mix it in and positively reinforce eating the mix. Here is how you do it.
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Train your horse to take his oral medications with R+. You can mix it in and positively reinforce eating the mix. Here is how you do it.
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In this series I will be sharing 6 interesting facts I didn\’t know about when I started using positive reinforcement in training animals. This is part 5. I like this one! Some of these are common misunderstandings people have about clicker training while others are facts most equestrians don\’t know at all. The goal of
6 Things That You Might Not Know About Clicker Training (5/6) Read More »
Said someone once to me. I didn\’t say anything, but my body screamed: \’Yes, there is….\’ Although I couldn\’t explain in words why I felt that way, now I do. Since it was hard to catch it in words, it is a long explanation, so please get seated. When I talk about horse training, I
\”There is nothing wrong with Negative Reinforcement applied properly\” Read More »
There are so many myths in the horse world it is hard to choose where to start debunking them. Since I have seen several advertisements on Facebook with videos of horses at liberty and instructors talking about \’freedom\’, \’connection\’, \’positive training\’ or \’friendship\’ while carrying a whip directing a horse with a swishing tail and
Debunking Myths: \’The Whip is only an Extension of my Arm\’ Read More »
This is a common statement in the equestrian world: \’I don\’t ride dressage because my horse doesn\’t like it\’ or \’I don\’t use the arena because my horse hates it\’ or… Who hasn\’t heard this? Can you do something about it? Yes, you can! Find the reason First question I always ask people when they say
What if… your horse doesn\’t like arena work? Read More »
How valuable is a behaviour to you when it is associated by the horse with aversives (-R, negative reinforcement)? Is a behaviour that is associated with something pleasurable /appetitives (+R, positive reinforcement) worth less, or more to you? Or do you not care at all what your horse\’s associations are with your ways of getting
Reflections on +R vs -R (positive reinforcement vs negative reinforcement) Read More »
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
\’Clicker training doesn\’t work for my horse\’ Read More »
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
\’Clickertraining werkt niet bij mijn paard\’ Read More »
Why would you give your child a whip when it start to ride? Isn\’t that weird. If you think about it… Think about it!
It starts with a helmet and a whip Read More »