Horse Makeovers : A Positive Method for Training Horses – Patti Dammier, PhD

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Horse Makeovers explores how principles of learning and behaviour modification can be applied to create a more positive and effective approach to horse training.

Patti Dammier combines her experience as an educator and horse trainer with research into learning and behaviour. Instead of relying on force or simply correcting unwanted responses, she encourages riders and trainers to understand how behaviour develops and how the training environment itself can influence the horse’s ability to learn.

The book guides readers through setting clear and realistic goals for individual horses, breaking training into achievable steps and developing cues that make desired responses easier to understand. It also considers how positive motivation and appropriate rewards can be used to strengthen behaviour while reducing unwanted responses without unnecessary force.

Case studies and practical examples connect the underlying theory with situations encountered in everyday training. Attention is also given to planning individual lessons, evaluating progress and creating a learning environment that considers both effectiveness and safety.

Rather than presenting a single rigid training system, Horse Makeovers provides readers with principles they can use to think more carefully about how and why horses learn.

A useful resource for riders, owners and trainers interested in learning theory, positive training and a more considered approach to changing equine behaviour.

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Author: Patti Dammier, PhD
Language: English
ISBN: 9781491739570
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 136
Publication year: 2014
Publication date: 27 August 2014
Publisher: iUniverse
Dimensions: approx. 152 × 229 mm