In this series I will explain how you can turn basic exercises into valuable training tools, HippoLogic\’s Key Lessons (Your Key to Success in Positive Reinforcement Training)
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We all like to hold on to our beliefs and our familiair training aids. I know I do, even when I already know I never will use it. Here are some ways to drop your crop. \’Safety\’ Holding on to your riding crop (carrot stick, training stick or lunge whip) gives us a feeling of
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Get out of your normal routine and do something new and exciting with your horse this weekend. Here are some tips and tricks you can do. One day tricks If your horse is already clicker savvy and knows basic behaviours like leading, standing still, targeting, follow a target, mat training and backing it is very easy to
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We all know by now how important it is to set our horse up for success in training. We know how to do it: influencing the context in which the horse learns a new skill, keeping the sessions short, splitting your goal into small training steps and be aware of our reward schedule. But what can we do to help ourselves to be successful?
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In 2015 I wrote about the key lessons (your keys to success) for horses. Not only the horse needs to be set up for success, but also the trainer. These three Key Lessons are for Trainers*). They will help you reach your goals quicker and enjoy the journey more: a training plan, a shaping plan
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In the series about the Key Lessons (the key to success in clicker training|) this is Key Lesson \’mat training\’.
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In my previous post I talked about the key lessons safe behaviour around food and taking the horses\’ emotions into account during training. Today\’s two key lessons are natural behaviours and therefor easy to put on cue: head lowering and backing. Head lowering as key lesson Although it is not proven that lowering the head calms
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This is part III of \’What is so powerful about clicker training\’? What changes have I made since I switched from Natural Horsemanship to Clicker Training? In this series I talk about my 10 favourite tools for training horses and how they changed my training approach to a much more horse friendly way of training. You can read
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In clicker training you use the clicker to teach new behaviours and every once in a while to confirm established behaviours. Let your click always be followed by a reward, even if your timing was wrong. That\’s \’part of the deal\’. The receiver, the horse, determines the reward. Not the trainer. We can reward our
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When you are interested in trying clicker training one of the first questions is: what should I teach my horse? I suggest teaching a brand new behaviour which isn\’t dangerous. If you start experimenting with a new training method start with a simple lesson. There are 7 Key Lessons that are perfect building blocks to
