Rewards

Tips to Measure the Value of Your Reward

I mean reinforcer. Not \’reward\’. It just sounded better. 😉 There is a big difference, let\’s take a look at the definitions: Reward noun A thing given in recognition of one\’s service, effort, or achievement. \”the holiday was a reward for 40 years\’ service with the company\” Synonyms: Recompense, prize, award, honor, decoration, bonus, premium, bounty, present, gift, payment; Informal – payoff, perk; Formal – perquisite \”a reward for its […]

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How to change emotions in your horse during training

  Sometimes a horse shows undesired emotions during training, like biting, mugging, signs of frustration or even aggression. What can you do to change it? My mentor always told me it is foolish to keep doing the same thing over and over and expect different results. How do you break this circle?   Change the setup

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How to Turn \’training\’ into \’fun time\’ for your horse

I see a lot of people who are struggling with riding or training their horse. For example, they would love to ride a certain discipline, let\’s say dressage, but their horse \’doesn\’t like it\’. Would you like to change that if you could? If the answer is yes, keep on reading, if your answer is no, I am curious why not. Motivation

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Myth Monday: \’Treats in training and Respect don\’t go well together\’

Who hasn\’t heard the statement that \’if you train with treats (like in positive reinforcement), your horse doesn\’t respect you, he will do it only for the food and not for you\’. This is an interesting myth to debunk because there is so much to it. \’Training with treats\’ Not everyone who \’trains with treats\’ is

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My favourite motto is… Make haste slowly…

Is the translation of a Latin saying. A saying with a long history starting with the Romans. Festina lente, maybe you\’ve heard of it. To me this has proven a very valuable oxymoron  and it is one of my favourite personal mantras in horse training. If you take the time it takes, than it takes less time. So many times I wanted a result

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