I’ve been experimenting with training my horses with predominately positive reinforcement for almost five years. I use techniques commonly used in training animals such as marine mammals and birds of prey. These are the animals in which pressure based techniques would be a completely ineffective way to elicit a behavior.
The questions I have in my mind are:
- Just because we can exclusively train horses with pressure based techniques, does it mean that we should?
- What would it look like to train a horse using predominantly positive reinforcement?
What I’ve found is something very fascinating, at least to me. Continue reading
I Feel Good, My Horse Feels Good 