In this article I discuss the pros and cons of three ways to get behaviour with positive reinforcement: \’shaping\’, \’targeting\’ and \’capturing\’.
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In my previous post I talked about the key lessons safe behaviour around food , equine emotions during training, head lowering & backing. Another key lesson I want to encourage all clicker trainers to teach their horse is \’targeting\’. Targeting In targeting you ask your horse to touch a target with a body part. You start this
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How do you choose or make a good target stick? One that is safe, durable and simple.
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What is so powerful about clicker training? What tools are used and how can they change your training approach? In this series I am talking about 10 of my favourite tools for training horses and how they changed my training approach to a much more horse friendly way of training. You can read about Training tools # 1
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Of the seven key lessons in clicker training \’targeting\’ is my favourite at the moment. I love targeting so much because it is inexpressibly versatile and I am excited because I just discovered new possibilities of this game myself. What is targeting In targeting you ask you horse to touch a target with a body part.
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Positive reinforcement training is all about giving a reward to reinforce the behaviour you want more of. The key word is giving. If you have never used a bridge signal before, you start with the simple act of giving. In return you will get your horses\’ attention. Then \’training\’ can begin. Introducing a bridge signal (click) When
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