Oh what a coincidence. Good thing I read the description, the horse comes from my homeland. haha No wonder it seem like familiar to me somehow. The horse looks quite happy and jubilant. Good work! haha
How could I argue with that, it's very true! When we are working exclusively on tricks, I do usually feed him after every trick, but at other times I ask him to do a trick and I don't feed him. At one point he did get very pushy and I realized how entitled he had become so we worked through that. Sometimes he does tricks on his own and even though it's pretty cute, I make sure not to reward him.
Not trying to start any kind of argument but you shouldn't treat your horse after every trick, later in life he will assume that anytime he does this he will be treated and when you don't have any to give him, he'll act out.
If you study up on operant conditioning and Pavlov, you will see its necessary to treat in the beginning after every positive action. Once the tricks are learned then yes of course treat giving should be tapered.
Oh what a coincidence. Good thing I read the description, the horse comes from my homeland. haha No wonder it seem like familiar to me somehow. The horse looks quite happy and jubilant. Good work! haha
DarkSigner7 1 week ago
How could I argue with that, it's very true! When we are working exclusively on tricks, I do usually feed him after every trick, but at other times I ask him to do a trick and I don't feed him. At one point he did get very pushy and I realized how entitled he had become so we worked through that. Sometimes he does tricks on his own and even though it's pretty cute, I make sure not to reward him.
CaballoPPR 4 months ago
Not trying to start any kind of argument but you shouldn't treat your horse after every trick, later in life he will assume that anytime he does this he will be treated and when you don't have any to give him, he'll act out.
BreakThrough209x 4 months ago
If you study up on operant conditioning and Pavlov, you will see its necessary to treat in the beginning after every positive action. Once the tricks are learned then yes of course treat giving should be tapered.
KrimsonGhost 2 months ago