The importance of a Marker Signal
Often one of the first questions I get from my students is "do I need to use a clicker?" The answer is "no!, but you do need a marker...
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Leslie Rohr
Jan 22 min
Why Pressure & Release and Rest is not Positive Reinforcement.
Something that I’ve noticed is becoming increasingly common, are trainers, organizations and barns who use almost exclusively Natural...
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Leslie Rohr
Dec 27, 20232 min
Myth Busting: Reinforcing Fear
A myth that is frequently perpetuated in the horseworld is that you can make your horse more spooky or "disrespectful" by allowing them...
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Leslie Rohr
Dec 8, 20232 min
Contrafreeloading and its place in Force-Free Horse Education
The most important aspect of Force-Free Horsemanship is that we intentionally provide our horses with more choices during training. One...
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Leslie Rohr
Oct 16, 20233 min
Understanding Shaping Behaviours
Shaping is one of the most important educational tools in ethical horsemanship, and it's not only essential in force-free and/or reward...
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Leslie Rohr
Dec 19, 20222 min
Reasons to avoid the use of positive punishment
Let's talk a bit about using positive punishment. Positive Punishment is the application of an aversive stimulus after a behaviour to...
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Leslie Rohr
Sep 8, 20222 min
The 3 F’s & the 5 Freedoms
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...
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Leslie Rohr
Sep 7, 20222 min
Stopping Unwanted Behaviours with Positive Reinforcement
I don’t “correct” bad/unwanted behaviours One thing that always makes people confused when they first encounter force-free or positive...
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Leslie Rohr
Jul 31, 20222 min
Classical Conditioning
Last post I talked about operant conditioning, so today brings us to the topic of classical conditioning. Classical conditioning is also...
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Leslie Rohr
Jun 28, 20225 min
Operant Conditioning and what you need to know
On my social media posts, you will see a lot of talk about "positive reinforcement", "negative reinforcement", "punishment", "Aversives",...
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Leslie Rohr
Mar 22, 20226 min
Managing Food Anxiety & Mugging
Welcome back to the Leslie Horsemanship Blog Today, Let's talk about food anxiety. Food anxiety during training is an incredibly common...
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Leslie Rohr
Feb 20, 20223 min
5 Common Misconceptions/Myths about Positive Reinforcement (R+)
Positive Reinforcement is often very misunderstood. Especially the horse world is plagued with old school beliefs and misconceptions...
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