72. Beginner‘s Guide to +R Foundation Behaviors (Pt. 2)

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This episode is all about training your first behaviors with +R. Which ones, how & considerations (LIMA Principle & Poisoned Cue). From top to bottom!

🔥OUTLINE + TOPICS COVERED🔥

• Review (Quadrants, Rules for behavior, what we know now)
• "-R with a cherry on top"
• The LIMA Principle
• The Poisoned Cue Theory

🌱BASIC BEHAVIORS🌱

1. Goal Making / Planning / Value Evaluation
2. Is there a general order of behaviors? What do I do first? What are the steps for each?
   1. Targeting
   2. Manners — horse also calm around food
   3. "Stay"
   4. Head Lowering
   5. Back
   6. Handling / Healthcare behaviors + Prepping for existence in the human world
3. Cues
   • Does this cue mean something already?
   • Could cue be confused with another?
   • Do you want to save this cue for a future behavior?
4. What to do after teaching tricks?
5. Some behaviors to teach when you’ve lost inspiration?
6. Behaviors for riding

📚 RESOURCES MENTIONED 📚

• Hierarchy of Procedures for Humane and Effective Practice —https://m.iaabc.org/about/lima/hierarchy/
• IAABC Statement on LIMA — https://m.iaabc.org/about/lima/
• HippoLogic Training with Sandra Poppema — https://clickertraining.ca
• My Training Glossary — https://jetequitheory.com/glossary

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