Have you seen a linedancing horse? 🥰 #horsetrainer #minihorse #miniaturehorse #equestrian #cutehorses #poniesontiktok #horsegirl #dancinghorse #trickhorse #trickhorsetraining #linedance #linedancer #cavallo #paard #pferd #caballo #cheval #positivereinforcementhorsetraining #horsemanship #horsetraining

Using a target stick and clicker training to teach my 2 year old mare to feel safe on walks away from the herd 🥕 #clickertraininghorses #equine #positivereinforcementhorsetraining #horsetraining

If a trainer needs to cause a horse with a history of blowing up, rearing, broncing etc to do the behaviour in order to “fix” it, find a new trainer. Mistakes happen but the reason why you typically don’t see R+ trainers having horses behave explosively isn’t because they don’t get sent dangerous horses / problem horses… it’s because the systematic way of training involves ensuring the horse is comfortable and below threshold before moving on to more difficult things, for the express purpose of avoiding dangerous behaviour and increasing the likelihood that they’ll have a pleasant association with the training and will not resort to dangerous behaviour. If you “need” to cause a behaviour to happen in order to fix it, odds are you’re resorting to punishment as the means of fixing it… all this is is behavioural suppression and it is a flimsy way of “fixing” behaviour with high likelihood of fallout behaviour or the horse bottling up communication until they can’t anymore, and then that’s when you see really dangerous behaviour. I don’t want to endanger myself or damage the relationship I have with horses, so even when I’m sent horses with issues, if I’m actually doing my job well, they should never look dangerous. If they do behave dangerously, it means I have missed something and need to reassess. The archaic training methods that are normalized in the horse world contribute to a lot of the injuries we see to humans, in my opinion. It is not necessary to deliberately endanger yourself, even if you get sent difficult horses. #horsetraining #clickertraininghorses #positivereinforcementhorsetraining #horsesoftiktok #bronchorse #mountingblocktraining

My transition to doing way more R+ and “doing nothing” was for the welfare of my horse. I take a lot of pride in this because for a long time, I was doing way too much despite him telling me he wasn’t okay. HOLD DOWN TO PAUSE AND READ TEXT IF IT GOES TOO FAST FOR YOU. #clickertraininghorses #horsetransformation #positivereinforcementhorsetraining #horsesoftiktok #horsetraining #milotherescuehorse #horsetok

Those darn science based trainers and their dangerous horses #satire #horsesoftiktok #horsetok #milotherescuehorse #transformation #beforeandafter #clickertraininghorses #rewardsbasedtraining #positivereinforcementhorsetraining

Juniper The Halter Seeking Missile #juniperthemustang #horsesoftiktok #mustanghorse #blmmustang ##wildhorse##horsetraining##gentlingmustangs##positivereinforcementhorsetraining##clickertraininghorses##horsetok

The amount of things people can come up with to discount the opinions of horse people who don’t prioritize riding says wayyyy more about them than it does about anyone who likes groundwork. #horsesoftiktok #horsetok #clickertraininghorses #positivereinforcementhorsetraining #bridlelessriding #groundwork #milotherescuehorse

Some more work with my fear reactive client. The notion that horses who are scared & “dangerous” need to be bucked out or forced to work through their escape behaviours in order to fix them is one that was created by people with a lack of understanding of behavioural science. It is dangerous and irresponsible to intentionally try to get an animal to engaged in unwanted behaviours that you’re looking to eradicate in order to fix them. Mistakes happen but deliberately putting an animal above threshold so that they appear dangerous is a sign of poor training. When sourcing people to train your animals, don’t be fooled by “exciting” and dramatic videos of explosive horses who they manage to “tame” afterwards. Such videos are indicators of the trainer relying on learned helplessness aka shutdown in order to get a gagged response from the horse. This essentially creates a ticking time bomb where the horse may or may not one day be sent enough above threshold that they react explosively because their fear has never actually been dealt with, the response has just been suppressed. Subscribe to my Patreon: Patreon.com/sdequus #horsetraining #positivereinforcementhorsetraining #horsesoftiktok #buckinghorse #clickertraininghorses

9 years with Milo. Watch the full vid on my youtube channel, linked in bio! #horsetraining #positivereinforcementhorsetraining #horsesoftiktok #buckinghorse #clickertraininghorses #horsetok #milotherescuehorse #rescuehorse #transformation #horsetransformation #ridingjourney

The famous artist Banksy is actually a horse #banksythehorse #banksythehorsepaints #horspainter #arttok #arttiktok #painting #horsesoftiktok #positivereinforcementhorsetraining #clickertraininghorses

Junie is such a good girl #mustanghorse #horsesoftiktok #horsetok #mustang #blmmustang #positivereinforcementhorsetraining #clickertraininghorses

Get you a man who answers “you should!” When you say you want more mustangs 😂 #juniperthemustang #horsesoftiktok #mustanghorse #blmmustang #wildhorse #horsetraining #gentlingmustangs #positivereinforcementhorsetraining #clickertraininghorses #horsetok

So glad that these types have elevated their standards past the point of R+ trainers and definitely wont selectively cherrypick who they hold accountable 🥰 #positivereinforcementhorsetraining #horsetraining #horsesoftiktok

The 180 my mental health did when I started training for myself rather than succumbing to industry pressure > #horsesoftiktok #positivereinforcementhorsetraining #horsetok #makeyourownkindofmusic

Juniper is a good egg! #clickertraininghorses #positivereinforcementhorsetraining #mustanghorse #blmmustang #gentlingmustangs #gentlingwildhorses #coltstarting #horsesoftiktok #horsetok #horsetraining

Silently screams to a god who will never hear me #horsesoftiktok #clickertraininghorses #positivereinforcementhorsetraining #operantconditioning

Trailer loading doesnt have to be a production #trailertraining #trailerloadingissues #trailerloadingatliberty #horsetraining #clickertraininghorses #positivereinforcementhorsetraining

Giving medication doesn’t need to be difficult… #horsesoftiktok #mustangsoftiktok #mustanghorse #blmmustang #horsetok #positivereinforcementhorsetraining #clickertraininghorses

Trailer loading is one of the most common behaviours that i see trained in a way thats unnecessarily dangerous and traumatic for the horse. Terrified horses are way more likely to hurt themselves in the trailer. A lot of trainers will train in high pressure ways that may get the horse into the trailer but long term the level of fear involved can be really dangerous. We all want to do best by our horses but it is so important to learn when we are doing something in an unnecessarily risky and traumatic way. No hate to the OP because this is so common. Please in 2024, lets embrace kinder and lower stress methods because they are better and safer for everyone. My horse used to load the exact same way and loading and unloading him back then was sooo dangerous #horsetraining #trailerloading #horsesoftiktok #positivereinforcementhorsetraining #horsetok #clickertraininghorses

Who gonna tell them that virtually every species on this planet learns from operant conditioning #horsesoftiktok #horsetok #positivereinforcementhorsetraining #clickertraininghorses #Meme #MemeCut

Juniper is a smart girl #mustanghorse #blmmustang #clickertraininghorses #positivereinforcementhorsetraining #clickertraininghorses #horsetok #mustangsoftiktok #gentlingamustang #gentlingahorse

What a treat it is to be riding the trails with my homebred youngster Banksy and have my oldest boy Milo teach someone else the ropes 🥹❤️ #horsesoftiktok #horsetok #banksythehorse #horsegirl #positivereinforcementhorsetraining #clickertraininghorses

so embarassed by the explosives /s 😂 #horsesoftiktok #blmmustang #mustanghorse #mustangsoftiktok #coltstarting #startinghorsesright #positivereinforcementhorsetraining #clickertraininghorses #juniperthemustang #gentlingmustangs

#horse #horses #horsesoftiktok #contrafreeloading #positivereinforcement #forcefree #forcefreehorsemanship #positivereinforcementhorsetraining #training #horsetraining #horsemanship #younghorse

I’ve found reverse round pen work to be so much more physically beneficial for horses than traditionally lunging AND they always like it better. Plus, it’s super fun! So, the physical benefits are great but it’s also fun for both horse and human 🥰 You can build one easily using traffic cones and traffic cone bars, available at any traffic / construction supply store (Uline etc) #horsesoftiktok #reverseroundpen #ottbmare #ottbsoftiktok #horsetok #positivereinforcementhorsetraining #positivereinforcement #rewardsbasedtraining #clickertraininghorses #horsetraining

Me arguing w science deniers like #MemeCut #Meme #MemeCut #horsesoftiktok #clickertraininghorses #positivereinforcementhorsetraining

Hiw often do you match steps? He immediately understood to visual cue and was able to sync with me despite my timing being RANDOM. This is a measure of partnership. This is a great exercise if your horse is distracted, frustrated or anxious. Observe their body language and movement carefully. Shot with my OG @pivopod #horsegirl #equestrian #operantconditioning #positivereinforcementhorsetraining #ethicalhorsemanship #dressage #mustang #drafthorse

Notice when he moves away i do not chase him, when he leans away a second time i give him MORE space, within 30secs he opts in without the use of force. That is the power of consent and choice. #horsegirl #equestrian #operantconditioning #positivereinforcementhorsetraining #ethicalhorsemanship #drafthorse #mustang

100% force free, LIMA, liberty and +R since day 1 #equestrian #horsegirl #mustang #ethicalhorsemanship #positivereinforcementhorsetraining #operantconditioning #drafthorse

Winter wonderland #horsesoftiktok #horsetok #milotherescuehorse #bridlelesshorse #beautifulbritishcolumbia #positivereinforcementhorsetraining #clickertraininghorses