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Tips to Measure the Value of Your Reward

4 Comments / Advanced Clicker Training /

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 […]

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Benefits of Key Lessons in Clicker Training (3/3)

5 Comments / Advanced Clicker Training /

When you start clicker training your horse you might want to start with something fun and exciting. I call my basic clicker exercises \’Key Lessons\’. HippoLogic\’s Key Lessons (Your Key to Success in Positive Reinforcement training) are not basic exercises, they are actual training tools. Important and versatile training tools. In this series I will explain how you can use a

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Peer pressure at the barn

4 Comments / Set up for Success /

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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