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6 Reasons Why Clicker Training Doesn\’t Work (and What You Can Do About It)

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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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Fun exercises to start clicker training

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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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Peer pressure at the barn

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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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About the author

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This blog is written by Sandra Poppema, B.Sc. Sandra studied Animal Management in The Netherlands, Europe. She graduated in 1999. Animal Management The key focus of this Bachelor program is the management of human-animal relationships and animal welfare. Ethics, animal welfare, behaviour and human-animal relationships were key topics of this curriculum, along with biology and management. She continues to study these topics with a

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