... I don't think I argued against a trainer using voice, although as Barbara points out it really isn't necessary. The fact is that in the ordinary course of...
... Neil you are doing a great job I like this idea of come up with definitions for types of KGS here are some additions to what you had started. I apologies...
How about a simple experiment over the week end where we try training a behavior with and with out the use of a keep going signal (KGS).. The goal behavior is...
This is where I find its very hard to devise experiments suitable for horses . I think of something and then I think of the scenarios in which it could be...
I have to say that it would demand a great deal of technical expertise to set up any kind of experiment along these lines; to use ABE's old term, whatever we...
I do think Morgan is right, as I mentioned in one of my previous posts I don't see how you can set this up to be a valid scientific experiment. On the other...
... Glad we agree. ... Yeah, I guess. My own bias is that from the time I first started training I've never had much time. At the height of my training, when I...
So as always, it's just "pick up the clicker and go to work". So if a certain tone of ... shall we say ... impatience sometimes creeps into my responses on...
We are seeking to devise an experiment . I dont know if anyone will agree / enlarge / rubbish this : - An experiment can be ' sort of ' observational or...
However , having said that , I planned to set about cone training several clicker - naive ponies ( I have a LOT of horses ) , some using verbal encouragemnt ,...
... you will have use for a KGS when working, then teach the animal what it is. The cue is whatever sound or signal you give, and the behavior is "keep going"....
... I just read about a desensitization experiment where they used 75 two year old horses that all had the same amount of training. This would be nice to have...
... Ilse I remember reading about how they teach fleas not to jump to high by putting a glass top on there container. Then they slowly lower it over a period...
... Yes , I have about 60 clicker - naive ponies , mostly Dartmoor Hill Ponies . About 50 have the same history and are about 10 years old . ( Bought a truck...
Hi all, Today the sun was shining and the snow was even melting so I decided to go outside and try the knee targets. Hope I won't sound too confusing. I want...
HI all, Second session yesterday but didn't get much further from the day before. Mainly reinforced the two second hold of the knees on the target. I became...
Hi guys, I am in the total and utter deepfreeze. No horse training for a while, so nothing to report on KGS's. Maybe we should go on to another topic Neil? ...
... Good idea Ilse. With a lot of people in some type of winter weather it may difficult to ask someone to go out in 10 feet of snow in very freezing weather...
NEW TOPIC!!! I break horse training into two different categories; training the horse to do something and training the horse to not do something. For this ...
... This is a good topic moderator but I think it is easier to train our horses to do something rather then not doing something. Like it is easier to train...
... and a super lesson in breaking down criteria! Hooray! for Celeste. You have clickertrained a real life skill that will aid her in all her travels, the...
It has been a touch cold outside of late..........back from California and Clicker Expo in LA just ten days now......brrr. So, I haven't trained with the...
... The 'training plan" for 'not doing something" is almost always immediately solved by exploring the question, "what do I want the horse to do instead?" ......
... Neil~ This is a wonderful post and a great example of both desens and counter conditioning, AND providing the horse opportunity to experience various...
... Neil~ This is a wonderful post and a great example of both desens and counter conditioning, AND providing the horse opportunity to experience various...
... Neil~ This is a wonderful post and a great example of both desens and counter conditioning, AND providing the horse opportunity to experience various...
... are; ... Hi all! Just trying to wrap my head around these concepts and the way I use them in trainng... The way I learned these procedures is that they...
... Nice and clear Brenda. I find this a tough subject in regards distinctions between terms. I can't find a clear-cut definition between habituation and ...
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