How to Teach your Horse to Lie Down
Teach your horse to lie down without ropes or force
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5 Tips to Improve the Bond with Your Horse
There are many things you can do to improve the relationship with your horse. Even if you already have a great relationship you can still implement these. 1. Listen to Your Horse Stop labeling your horse and start describing his behaviour. If you use labels you give away your power to listen. If you have
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Difference between Negative (R-) and Positive Reinforcement (R+)
Let\’s start with explaining what positive and negative reinforcement is. Then I will share what was a real eye-opener for me about the difference between positive reinforcement (R+) and negative reinforcement (R-). It is not so much the obvious difference (the carrot or the stick-difference), it\’s way cooler! Definitions Reinforcement (R): strengthening (a behaviour) +
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The horse that changed my life
Which horse changed your life? Was it a challenging horse? I bet he wasn\’t cooperative all the time, was he? The horses that changed my life were \’stubborn\’, \’difficult\’, \’dangerous\’ or \’challenging\’. Some horses had \’character\’ according to the salesperson, which usually meant that they are not very cooperative. \’Stubborn\’, \’difficult\’ or \’dangerous\’ What does a horse have to
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Fact Friday: \’Horses can learn to communicate their preferences about blanketing\’
In a study done in Norway researchers taught 23 horses to communicate to their trainers if they wanted blankets (rugs) \’put on\’, \’taken off\’ or \’unchanged\’. The horses were taught 3 different symbols to express their choice. If they chose \’unchanged\’ they kept their blankets on if they wore one and didn\’t get one on if they
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Myth Monday: the leader of the herd
Equestrians are told all the time: \’Be the leader to your horse\’. But how does one become a leader? By dominating your horse? Who is the leader in the herd? Is it the stallion or is it the alpha mare? Or is there another leader? Odile Petit, PhD, of the University of Strasbourg, in Alsace, France says: \’To really be a true leader, you
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The 5 Essentials of Good Riding lessons (3/5)
Often when I watch people ride I see struggle. I see a lot of frustration and it seems so difficult to learn how to ride. Truth is, that is is in the way riding is taught (in general), but it doesn\’t have to be like this. Riding and learning to ride can be relatively easy and
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5 things I wish I knew when I bought my horse
It is useful to make mistakes and learn from them, but sometimes it is better to learn from other peoples mistakes. Here are five things I have learned owning my own horse. #1 Horses I wish I had known more about horse behaviour, training and learning theory when I bought my first pony. I thought I knew
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Re-training Bad behaviour in Horses
From a traditional point of view one would say: \”Just make him stop.\” How? Well, let\’s talk about ways that makes the horse understand. I don\’t believe in punishment, because punishment is not telling the horse what you do expect from him, it only tells him to stop the behaviour in the moment. Cause First
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Weekly Photo Challenge: Careful!
In response to The Daily Post\’s weekly photo challenge: \”Careful.\” Sandra Poppema Follow my blog with Bloglovin
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