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Equine Clicker 101 Lesson #42 Teaching a Horse to Move Off Pressure with Positive Reinforcement

equine clicker 101 equine positive reinforcement training move off pressure positive reinforcement - the basics positive reinforcement training r+ training Oct 29, 2023

Teaching pressure as a cue, with a strong positive reinforcement history instead of using escalating pressure. While this may seem like a matter of semantics, the resulting emotional state is quite different. I describe the difference and ways to create the behavior utilizing positive reinforcement.

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