74 || Beginner‘s Guide to Troubleshooting in +R Training — Part 4 - a podcast by Jill Treece

from 2020-12-08T08:00

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Hi All🌞🌎

This is the last episode in the Beginner’s Guide to +R Training! Part 4 is all about some miscellaneous but still important aspects of training! Additionally, I cover a lot of common troubleshooting solutions that I hope help enhance your understanding of the wonderful world of +R training(;

🔥TROUBLESHOOTING OUTLINE + TOPICS COVERED🔥



  1. What can go wrong when training the basics?
    • Green on Green


    • Being informed before you start


    • Patience / Adjusting Expectations / Mindset shift


    • Loopy Training


    • Unintentional Reinforcement via Secondary R’s (increasing undesirable behaviors on accident)


    • Lumping





  2. Food
    • Feed speed


    • Biting


    • Horse with Food Anxiety / High Drive


    • Frustration


    • Creating a food anxious horse


    • What the horse’s body language means


    • Facial expressions


    • Leaving & coming back


    • Licking chewing 


    • How do I know if my horse understands?





  3. Horse saying “No” / How to respond^
    • First question is “Why?”


    • Is my horse saying yes or no? 


    • If my horse walks away, do I go to them or just wait or leave?





  4. What do I do if my horse doesn’t get it? Or won’t respond?
    • If you have to force it... should you do it?


    • Slow way down. Break it down. Step away & plan. Avoid Frustration!





  5. What if I don't own the horse?


  6. What if I don’t have a stall to start in?


  7. Emotions & Final Thoughts
    • Guilt


    • Confusion


    • Frustration





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