The 5 freedoms are the basics of any animal welfare, and the 3 F’s are the top three basic welfare needs of a horse. These go hand in hand and are our minimum welfare requirement for any horse. Before these needs are met, we cannot even consider any behaviour modification (aka. Training) and oftentimes behavioural problems can be directly be traced bad to a lack of these requirements.   The 5 Freedoms are:   Freedom from Hunger and Thirst. Freedom from Discomfort. Freedom fro

I don’t “correct” bad/unwanted behaviours One thing that always makes people confused when they first encounter force-free or positive...

Last post I talked about operant conditioning, so today brings us to the topic of classical conditioning. Classical conditioning is also...

On my social media posts, you will see a lot of talk about "positive reinforcement", "negative reinforcement", "punishment", "Aversives",...

Welcome back to the Leslie Horsemanship Blog Today, Let's talk about food anxiety. Food anxiety during training is an incredibly common...

Positive Reinforcement is often very misunderstood. Especially the horse world is plagued with old school beliefs and misconceptions...

Welcome to the Leslie Horsemanship Blog. Here we will talk everything that is part of force free horsemanship, which doesn't just include...