Hum, little quiet here. Yesterday I showed my daughter (11) and her girlfriend what I had been doing with Sindra. So I cranked up the radio and did some heel...
I'm catching up so sorry this is quite late. first, my caveat: I successfully raised/survived two teenaged girls, and I was single during those teen years. One...
Never broken a bone in my life and yesterday i broke my finger. not good timing as we are about to embark on a trip of a life time to belize in central...
Oh my gosh, Ilse -- I've never broken a bone either, and I broke my finger on Monday! I, however, am not embarking on a fun trip. Get a molded plastic ...
OMG Melissa, how weird is that! I broke my ring finger on my left hand (thank goodness I'm right handed). Yes i have my finger in a splint. I could remove it...
We really are finger twins! I broke my ring finger on my right hand -- and I'm left-handed. I, however, fell off Blue. Call it a culmination of a series of bad...
Okay you two. Time to get the two of you together so you can get something done! What the heck - one of you has a right hand, and one a left hand available to...
The Canine Musical Freestyle Workshop I went to was very educational and packed with lots of good information. More information then I can give in just one...
... Horses have a blind spot in front of them because of the positioning of their eyes. If we were at all close, then, the horse might miss our cues if we had...
Whew! What a struggle! A couple days ago I completely gave up on free shaping and went back to -R. Both of my horses had developed fear issues with the...
... Kris as you go from your free shaping to your negative reinforcement (R-) with your horses how do you think the horses see this? Is it “oh no here she...
... I'm pretty sure that they just see it as different cues with different rewards. I think all horses have many aversives, as well as many rewards in their...
... At what stage of learning are you talking about? In early learning, when we're still getting behavior and communicating what is wanted, it's pretty much...
Hi all! I am in Guatemala! This morning we visited the famous Mayan Ruins of Tikal. This is only a few miles away from where survivor Guatemala was filmed. If...
... I am well aware that there are plenty of people who perceive themselves 'successful' using increasing pressure in their training but I would argue that...
Hi Melissa ... What sorts of behaviors are you thinking about here? MOST of the stuff we want/need a horse to do isn't horsy 'brain surgery' : Go, stop, back...
How fun! Please keep sending reports when you can. How's your finger? What kind of splint/cast are you wearing? Melissa Alexander http://www.mellifluousink.com...
... themselves ... would argue ... Well, in this case my choices were either settle for "not so good", or get nothing at all, because she was too afraid to...
Hi Kris, Although it was your post that got me started <g> I was really directing my comments to the greater "You"/"Us". ... I'm not here to judge what you did...
... be ... strength. ... The -R 'aversive' should be passive. ... rider provides guides TOWARD ... rewarded when ... And there you have it in nutshell Sharon...
Just an aluminum looking splint with some padding on the inside. The thing is folded around my finger so I cannot bend it. It is still quite painful at times...
... So why add conflict and confusion by trying to equate +R and -R? They're both well enough defined already, without introducing all sorts of euphemisms to...
Hi Ilse! Are you visiting cities as well as rural areas? What are they like? I associate Central America with jungles and beaches and poor towns, not modern...
I lot of the dressage mags will advocate a treat after a well done move. The Spanish Riding school uses oats for a job well done. And, at least one Olympic...
Hi Melissa, ... I imagine when you ask the question you are wondering not what kinds of reinforcers are used but rather what the portion of the training which...
Melissa, did you get the kind of answer you were looking for? A lot of what Alex works with is based on John Lyons single rein riding work. Recently, he has...
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