Trick Training: Make it All Click
…tries to perform a behavior off cue, you can interrupt the behavior by asking for something else. The cue for each action will clarify when each behavior is appropriate. You’re…
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Improve your horse’s mealtime manners
…and solved. If you take the time to address the situation, chances are you’ll see improvements in other areas of your horse’s behavior as well. Like all behavioral issues, feeding-time…
Horse Training Equipment with the Carrot or the Stick?
…equine behavior today is by negative reinforcement. To mold our horses’ behaviors, we generally use some kind of pressure-the pull on the rein, the tap of a dressage whip, a…
Chat Transcript: Shawna and Vinton Karrasch’s Training Tips
…wants to play with things, so work on rewarding him when he’s out of context. Draw attention to correct behavior and ignore bad behavior. If it’s mean behavior, by all…
‘Why Does He Do That?’
…how to tell. In this article, I’m going to introduce you to some horses whose odd behaviors really were the result of underlying medical disorders. I’ll tell you what behaviors…
Is It the Bit?
…behavior, or replace that behavior with a more desirable one. Some horses gradually diminish the behavior over time when they realize that the pain they felt before is no longer…
Incredible, Edible Rewards for Your Horse
…thus “train,” an unwanted behavior while you are working on the current one. Be aware of everything your horse is doing, not just the behavior you are intent on training….
Cribbing: Why Some Horses Need Pacifiers
…antacids and found this might significantly reduce the behavior. His team’s research is ongoing. At the same time, Christine Nichol of the Centre for Behavioral Biology at the University of…
Is Stallion Ownership for You?
…step above and beyond mare or gelding ownership because of the additional responsibilities caring for a stallion entails. Veterinarians and breeding managers generally attribute the escalated behavior seen in stallions…
Stable Vices
…One theory related to the onset of stable vices is that when a naturally-occurring behavior is prevented, it triggers an acute awareness of that behavior, which quickly escalates as the…