Start using Targeting as a Training Tool
start using Targeting as a Training Tool, so you can become more effective in training, give your horse more clarity and get results faster.
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motivation
How to Start Setting Your Goals and Achieve them in 2018!
Last week I took my notebook and I sat in Kyra\’s paddock to meditate. It was really relaxing and suddenly I thought of some brilliant additions to add to my horse training plan for 2018. I am always on the look out for good ideas about planning or training animals. This time I found it
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Myth Monday: \’With Clicker Training the Horse only does it for the Treats (not for you)\’
The statement that a horse only works for \’the treat\’ and \’not for you\’ is one that I have heard many times. In fact thisĀ is one of the most commonĀ argumentsĀ used by people who use negative reinforcementĀ to train their horses. Ā What motivates the horse: you or the food I also preferĀ to think in terms of \’motivation\’
Change to Positive Reinforcement
It was 1999 when I heard about clicker training for horses. I knew dolphins were trained with a whistle and fish to reward them, but that was about everything I knew. Ā I decided to try it out with my 21 year old pony Sholto. I learned about learning theory during my study Animal Management, but
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Most powerful reward schedule: Variable ratio
In a Ā variable ratio scheduleĀ a desired behaviour (once it is established and put on cue) will be reinforced randomly. There is no way the horse can predict when he can expect a reward, so this will keep him motivated to perform well. Benefits of a variable reinforcement schedule With aĀ variable ratio scheduleĀ it will take a
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Key Lessons for Horse Trainers
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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Working with goals
LikeĀ many other horse owners and riders I also sometimes \”don\’t feel like going to the barn\”, or the feeling \”I don\’t know what to do\” (riding or training). Why is that? My horse is my passion! Sometimes I get this feeling because it feels like I don\’t have a goal in mind to work on.
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