74. Beginner‘s Guide to Troubleshooting in +R Training (Pt. 4)

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This is the last episode in the Beginner’s Guide to +R Training! Part 4 is all about some miscellaneous but still important aspects of training! Additionally, I cover a lot of common troubleshooting solutions that I hope help enhance your understanding of the wonderful world of +R training(;

🔥TROUBLESHOOTING OUTLINE + TOPICS COVERED🔥

What can go wrong when training the basics?

• Green on Green
• Being informed before you start
• Patience / Adjusting Expectations / Mindset shift
• Loopy Training
• Unintentional Reinforcement via Secondary R’s (increasing undesirable behaviors on accident)
• Lumping

Food

• Feed speed
• Biting
• Horse with Food Anxiety / High Drive
• Frustration
• Creating a food anxious horse
• What the horse’s body language means
• Facial expressions
• Leaving & coming back
• Licking chewing
• How do I know if my horse understands?

Horse saying “No” / How to respond.

• The first question is “Why?”
• Is my horse saying yes or no?
• If my horse walks away, do I go to them or just wait or leave?

What do I do if my horse doesn’t get it? Or won’t respond?

• If you have to force it... should you do it?
• Slow way down. Break it down. Step away & plan. Avoid Frustration!

What if I don't own the horse?

What if I don’t have a stall to start in?

Emotions & Final Thoughts

• Guilt
• Confusion
• Frustration

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