You want to use positive reinforcement in training because you find this a better way to teach your horse new behaviours and improve on trained behaviours. But what to do when things don\’t work out as expected, and your R- brain kicks in? I had a wonderful conversation with Jill Treece from Jetequitheory podcast and […]
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When I started \’training\’ my free lease pony I had no idea what my plan was. Well, that is not entirely true… I thought I had a plan. When he was born my plan was: \”To start him under saddle when he was 4 years old\”. That\’s it. I was 12 years old. I had
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In my last post I wrote about the importance of teaching horses safe behaviour around food and food rewards. Another key lesson that helps keep training safe and fun for all parties is managing the emotional state of mind of the horse during training. You want the horse to use his mind and stay in his learning
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