Training Tip: Re-approach vs Reinforce - Apr 2021
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In this video, Karen discusses two possible ways to handle it when your horse doesn’t do what you ask: Try again with a different approach vs. Reinforcing your aids in the moment. She pulls from video clips from two other training videos to demonstrate and explain how she decides to use which method.
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