tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6516065851105665939.post4171481784554024333..comments2023-07-18T07:06:17.272-06:00Comments on Autonomous Dressage: Positive ReinforcementAutonomousDressagehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10326654414307652910noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6516065851105665939.post-79156683157769644692016-10-13T09:06:39.118-06:002016-10-13T09:06:39.118-06:00Have you looked at Alexandra Kurland's clicker...Have you looked at Alexandra Kurland's clicker method? (www.theclickercenter.com) She has a very carefully thought out method for treat delivery that is designed so horses don't get pushy for their treats. I'm not a stickler for it myself because Kachina doesn't need it, but maybe it would work for Henry? (the website has lots of things for sale, but if you dig around you can also find some good beginner videos and basic descriptions for free) AutonomousDressagehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10326654414307652910noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6516065851105665939.post-85688362453600543192016-10-12T20:56:50.284-06:002016-10-12T20:56:50.284-06:00I wish I could clicker train Henry... but he gets ...I wish I could clicker train Henry... but he gets so frenzied with any hand feeding...ugh. I usually just give one treat when I catch my horses, a post-ride treat and a one treat when I release them. Other than that I try to avoid it because they are such piggies haha! Interesting to read how it helped you!KateRosehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12870548960430847612noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6516065851105665939.post-53332069484879014512016-10-12T14:30:02.491-06:002016-10-12T14:30:02.491-06:00Bridling seems to be a hard one, you can get it be...Bridling seems to be a hard one, you can get it better but it takes quite a while to get some horses to be perfect about it. AutonomousDressagehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10326654414307652910noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6516065851105665939.post-15704351387491605232016-10-12T14:28:31.020-06:002016-10-12T14:28:31.020-06:00Haha, I like that idea behind bribery! And lol abo...Haha, I like that idea behind bribery! And lol about the passage. I haven't tried treats while riding yet myself. AutonomousDressagehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10326654414307652910noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6516065851105665939.post-67513444378298197842016-10-12T12:42:28.693-06:002016-10-12T12:42:28.693-06:00I don't do clicker training either, but I did ...I don't do clicker training either, but I did start giving Nilla treats similar to your method. She gets them for bridling and for standing still for mounting. It has seriously worked. The bridling is still a problem, but she now stands really well for mounting.Olivia @ DIY Horse Ownershiphttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16138490796669110523noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6516065851105665939.post-76282715334305344682016-10-12T12:14:13.847-06:002016-10-12T12:14:13.847-06:00I'm a big believer in using bribery whenever p...I'm a big believer in using bribery whenever possible because horses are hard to bribe! I give my horses sugar cubes with their bit, makes bridling a lot easier. I also taught Rico to passage with sugar cubes, though I did have to then teach him to stop stopping after the first few steps expecting sugar... Meganhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04255900012774193536noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6516065851105665939.post-23478367187235781882016-10-12T10:00:45.513-06:002016-10-12T10:00:45.513-06:00Cool to know I'm not alone! I have a decent pr...Cool to know I'm not alone! I have a decent progression of no cues that I use for things like when Kachina paws (I should try using it on other things though), but I find that Kachina's anxiety seems to go up if you tell her "no", but she relaxes if you can tell her what the "yes" answer is. Same thing with riding, I don't use treats when riding, but Kachina is happiest when doing an exercise that she knows well and understands what is expected of her. So different from my last horse who anticipated like crazy and needed a lot of variety. AutonomousDressagehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10326654414307652910noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6516065851105665939.post-41210209823653869242016-10-12T08:35:15.751-06:002016-10-12T08:35:15.751-06:00I do the same thing as you. But Stinker isn't ...I do the same thing as you. But Stinker isn't super food motivated either and I have a verbal no cue well established that helps a lot.EventingSaddlebredStylehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07610596082916022402noreply@blogger.com