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Preface
My pursuit of
creating positive educational environments that support learning has lead to a
lifelong study both experiential and academic. People or animals engage in
activities that are pleasant and are encouraged to repeat those activities
because they’re pleasant. There is nothing mysterious about how learning takes
place and the methods that will reinforce those preferred behaviors. Just
because horse training claims to be natural doesn’t mean it’s an effective
tool for creating a learning environment for horses. Horses accept our
intervention because they learn through a series of positive experiences that no
harm comes to them and we are consistent in our positive behavior. Research
demonstrates that horses respond favorably to humans because we create a
positive relationship.
It’s time to move away from the faddish and quick fix methods and invest a little time to learn the basic principles of behavior modification- that teaches anyone to create a positive learning environment and a method of obtaining desirable behavior from horses. |
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