Horse owners (I call them horse trainers) who use food reinforcers are frequently confronted with a lot of misunderstanding about how treats or rewards can be effectively used as reinforcers. Some people don\’t realize that you can use treats to your benefit: to help you train your horse. Common beliefs I asked my Facebook friends […]
Common Fears About Hand-Feeding Horses Read More »
You Are Allowed to Hand-Feed your darling! No, not allowed, you are ENCOURAGED! Isn\’t that great news? Isn\’t that one of the best things of having animals: to feed them? Don\’t we all like that? What is better then to hand-feed them and train them at the same time! Finally you found a coach that
One of the perks of Clicker Training Your Horse is… Read More »
In this series I will be sharing 6 interesting facts I didn\’t know about when I started using positive reinforcement in training animals. This is part 4. Some of these are common misunderstandings people have about clicker training while others are facts most equestrians don\’t know at all. The goal of this blog is to
6 Things You Might Not Know About Clicker Training (4/6) Read More »
In this series I will be sharing 6 interesting facts I didn\’t know about when I started using positive reinforcement in training animals. This is part 2. Read also part 1 and part 3. Some of these are common misunderstandings people have about clicker training while others are facts most equestrians don\’t know at all.
6 Things You Might Not Know About Clicker Training (2/6) Read More »
In this series I will be sharing 6 interesting facts I didn\’t know about when I started using positive reinforcement in training animals. This is part 1. Some of these are common misunderstandings people have about clicker training while others are facts most equestrians don\’t know at all. The goal of this blog is to
6 Things Your Might Not Know About Clicker Training (1/6) Read More »
\’The whip is just an extension of my arm,\’ \’I don\’t use it to whack my horse with,\’ \’I only tap my horse lightly and I don\’t cause pain\’ are only a few of the explanations horse people give when they are asked why they are using a whip. They don\’t realize that the whip IS an aversive tool and the reason the horse listens is because of that. There is an alternative, a way of training without force that works just as well and leads to a better relationship with your horse.
Debunking Myths: \’The Whip is only an Extension of my Arm\’ Read More »
There are so many myths in the horse world it is hard to choose where to start debunking them. Since I have seen several advertisements on Facebook with videos of horses at liberty and instructors talking about \’freedom\’, \’connection\’, \’positive training\’ or \’friendship\’ while carrying a whip directing a horse with a swishing tail and
Debunking Myths: \’The Whip is only an Extension of my Arm\’ Read More »
Only recently I heard about this persistent myth. It is a myth that is frequently shared amongst dog trainers and in the marine mammal world. The idea behind this myth is that predators are used to \’working hard\’ in order to get food while prey animals (herbivores), like horses, don\’t have to work for their food. \’The most valuable thing
Myth Monday: Clicker Training doesn\’t work for Prey Animals Read More »
I always warn people that keeping a horse can be a hazardous business. I remember the day my best friend bought a beautiful young Frisian stallion and I warned her:\”Be careful. Keeping horses and taking care of them can be dangerous.\” Daily dangers The first day her finger got stuck between the stall door. And
Dangers of working with food (warning about Clicker Training) Read More »
