Categorie: Cavalli e equitazione , Lingua originale , Manualistica varia

You can train your horse to do anything!

Name: You can train your horse to do anything!
Price: 30.00 EUR
Availability: InStock
Author: Shawna & Vinton Karrasch
ISBN: 9781872119274

on target training: clicker training and beyond

Shawna & Vinton Karrasch

Editore: Kenilworth press

Lingua: Inglese

Formato: 18,5 x 26

Pagine: 200

Anno: 2000

EAN: 9781872119274

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Everyone involved with horses wants them to consistently behave well and perform to the best of their ability and knowledge. But many horses simply do not cooperate because they are not motivated to do so. The On Target Training system can change their attitude. This proven new method combines the basics of ''clicker'' training, widely used on marine mammals and dogs, with a step-by-step ''target'' system that assures training success for horses of any breed or age. Unlike other training systems the emphasis is on giving a positive reward rather than simply removing a negative stimulus. Clicker training initially motivates a horse to perform correctly because the handler rewards him every single time he does what is required. Later, the horse will come to associate the clicker with an upcoming reward, so the rider can ''tell'' the horse that he has performed correctly without having to stop and give him a treat. This frees the rider to continue the movement he/she is performing while communicating to the horse that he is doing it right. Target-training takes reinforcement of correct behaviour a stage further. The ''target'' is a tool that the horse learns to focus on completely. Because the horse is motivated to perform well to gain his reward, he can be trained to happily follow the person holding the target.