Key Lesson PATIENCE: teach your horse to Stand & Relax in Clicker Training
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by HippoLogic
1M ago
Can you teach your frustrated horse, that is mugging, dancing, sniffing your pockets and offering all his latest trick to be calm and confident in training? Yes, and here’s how! HippoLogic’s R+ Horse Training system contains 12 Keys to Success: 6 Key Lessons for Horses (Key Lesson PATIENCE is one of them) and 6 Keys to Success for Trainers that help you give your horse Clarity, Consistency and Confidence in your own clicker training skills. Can your teach a horse to be calm and relaxed with Clicker Training? It’s debatable in the R+ training world, but since I’ve taught many horses to relax I ..read more
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FAQ’s about Grass Training for Horses
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by HippoLogic
1M ago
Are you a tiny bit curious what happens in HippoLogic’s Grass Training?  Here’s what people asked me: >> ‘If my doesn’t respond to the click I tap with the lead rope, is that OK?’, asked one of the participants in my Grass Training course with coaching. This is such a great question! I understand where it’s coming from and I was glad she asked. The answer is ‘No’. Don’t mix R- (negative reinforcement) or P (punishment) with R+ (positive reinforcement) in Grass Training. You want to keep Grass Training 100% positive reinforcement if you want predi ..read more
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Positive or Negative Reinforcement, does it matter?
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by HippoLogic
1M ago
What is the difference between positive and negative reinforcement methods. Can you use them both? Mix them? Why does it matter to you or your horse, if you use negative or positive reinforcement? How does it effect the relationship with your horse? Difference between R+ and R- Positive reinforcement (R+) is adding something the learner wants (appetitive), so the behaviour strengthens and will occur more often Negative reinforcement (R-) is subtracting/taking away (aversive), something the learner wants to avoid, and therefor will strengthen the behaviour In R+ we can only add the appetitive ..read more
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Teach Your Horse to Stand Still and Relax
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by HippoLogic
1M ago
This important foundation behaviour is often skipped in training because we assume our horse can already do this. We often forget to spent a little time on this behaviour when we start clicker training our horses. Spanish walk, picking up items or lying down are so much more exciting to train, right? I get it! I started with the Spanish Walk after teaching to target a skippy ball. It got me in trouble and that’s what I don’t want for you. Standing Still is Easy Somewhere along the line we’ve picked up on the myth that that horses can do this…or have been trained to do so. Then when they don’t ..read more
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Importance of creating a Win List
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by HippoLogic
1M ago
Clicker training can be all about the details. For instance when you’re gentling a Mustang, or working with a rescue horse with trauma it can feel like you’re making only little progress. Here’s how you can shift that! Change your Expectations! First you have to realize that every step towards your goal is moving in the right direction! If you would move in the opposite direction you’ll never reach your goal. We often forget this simple fact and it makes us feel as if we have not accomplished much! Know what’s Important for your Horse Knowing what your horse thinks and how he feels about you ..read more
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Difference between “Positive Reinforcement” and “Clicker” training
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by HippoLogic
3M ago
Are you confused about these terms? Do you not use clicker training, but you do use positive reinforcement? What is Clicker Training for Horses The term “clicker” training stems from the hand-held device that makes a click sound when pressed. Trainers use it to mark a desired behaviour of their horse. The click is then followed by an appetitive reinforcer. Appetitive is per definitions something the learner values and wants to have (and is willing to work for). The “clicker” is often made out of plastic with a metal plate in it that makes the “click” sound when pressed and pops back into sha ..read more
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Start Your Own Horse with Clicker Training
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by HippoLogic
5M ago
Are you in doubt to start your own horse? I believe you can do it. You know your horse best. By starting your own horse you can do it exactly the way you want. Struggling Finding a R+ Pro to Start Your Horse? It’s still very challenging (if not impossible) for most of us to find a professional R+ horse trainer in your area that can start your horse with positive reinforcement. That’s a dilemma most of us face. When I started my first horse with clicker training it was also because I couldn’t find anyone else. It turned out fine! I didn’t do it all by myself! I had a mentor and an accountabili ..read more
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How To Start Clicker Training my Horse? 5 Tips to Start Right
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by HippoLogic
8M ago
Welcome to a new world of training, communicating with your horse and cultivating friendship in training. When you want to become successful in a (any) new skill, this is what I recommend as being a coach for the last few decades. #1 Learning a new skills asks for a Teacher Find a coach. Preferably 1 (one) coach/approach! Why am I mentioning this? When you seek out multiple teachers/coaches you’ll get very confused as your knowledge is not yet that deep and you won’t recognize that they might all talk about the same thing (clarity for the horse). Chances are you’ll get confused: “But the ot ..read more
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Lack of Time to Train your Horse…
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by HippoLogic
9M ago
Many people struggle with having enough time to exercise their horses. I’have a Facebook support group for Overweight Horses and many people told me that time is their biggest struggle. Also in my other FB group (HippoLogic Clicker Training Horses) people struggle with a lack of time. Step 1: What is the real problem? As a clicker coach I notice that everyone has the same amount of time (24 hours in a day), yet some people feel they have never enough. I don’t ‘time’ is the real problem: everyone has it, but it’s how we prioritize our tasks. Are you dedicating much of your time to other people ..read more
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Step 2 Force Free Movement Training Laminitis/Overweight Horses
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by HippoLogic
9M ago
Start off well with a solid plan. In this series I share my 7 steps to help make Force Free Movement Training for Laminitis/EMS/Overweight Horses a success. Read step 1 here. Step 2: Differentiate your Goals Make a distinction between Weight loss goals (‘My horse needs to lose 100 lbs) and Movement goals (‘I want my horse to be able to offer 5 minutes of trot’). Movement Training Goals can help support the Weight loss goals for your horse, but the opposite doesn’t have to be true. The difference is that Movement Training Goals are all about behaviour! Beha ..read more
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