Positive reinforcement training

Teach Your Horse to Stand Still and Relaxed Once You’ve Mounted

All blog posts here I teach two different kinds of standing still: Stand – this is relaxed, at ease. The horse can find their own comfortable posture. Halt – this is more active where the horse is standing still yet is engaged and ready. Their posture will be more aligned and ready for movement and […]

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Common Rider Faults and How to Fix Them for Better Connection and Relaxation

Connecting well with your horse when riding requires two things: 1. Clear external cues, such as leg, voice and rein aids that your horse understands 2. Supporting internal cues, such as breath, weight aids and focus that your horse responds to innately  Both of these need to be in alignment for your horse to be

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How to Start Clicker Training Part 3: Walk Together

Walking with your horse is such a fundamental part of training and interacting with your horse. Walking together is all about keeping that connection with your horse in movement and is so beneficial because:> Movement helps horses to relax. They are physical animals designed to move a lot and incorporating plenty of movement right from

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How to Start Clicker Training Part 2: Stand Quietly Together

Standing Quietly with you is the first behaviour we teach in Connection Training. This is about your horse learning to be relaxed and polite, while also remaining tuned in and connected with you. It’s an important exercise because it teaches horses: > How to NOT mug and push for treats> That their behaviour earns them

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The Emotional Learning Quadrant

Did you see this good article, Positive Reinforcement: Where Does It Fit in Equine Training? about learning theory and horsemanship (with great comments on our own Shawna)? I particularly like the graphic that Henderson used to illustrate the four quadrants of operant conditioning: The Original Learning Quadrant This is often known as the “learning quadrant”

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5 Horses Show You Why Breaking the Rules Can Lead to Connection

Connection Training is about the, errm, connection. One of the main reasons why Shawna, Rachel and I were so keen to work together and set up Connection Training was because we all value the relationship and connection between horses and humans more than anything. So, your horse is doing that amazing behaviour? Good stuff, but

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