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Nobody should ever be mad about training differently let alone jump on someone who just posts and leaves for the people who may need to see or want to see that type of content

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I recognize this can be a sensitive subject but Imma be real with ya

It shouldn't be

"I want everyone to be happy and live in harmony!" most of you say as I bring this type of stuff up, but realize that most of the times this happens is when a boundary is set up and the reaction comes from those who don't get told that they can't have something for once.

Be a good person and just like how you might say "it's not that deep" to me, you should look in a mirror cuz it's not that hard to respect people either.

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"you must have the best job ever! Petting puppies and kittens!"

the kitten (that I'm allergic to) sunk it's claws into my shoulder but I couldn't let it go otherwise it would be loose in the clinic and your dogs like to step in their own poop then jump on me..

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Since the time of filming, I was informed that they are indeed trying to make the American Curly a breed BUT

we have all still been lied to about the curly horse...

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"I want a dwarf mini so bad!!!"

and then you have a pet in constant, crippling pain that requires thousands in vet bills to keep them alive

but hey! It's a DWARF and its soooo cute :)

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Lemme Clear Sum Up About R-

In a previous post, I went over how using R- principles is fine when used correctly. I mentioned how it's the mindset that tends to slip in when using a pressure/release system often goes to a more manipulative side. What I should have mentioned when giving examples such as those who justify hitting, slapping, or smacking the animal no longer makes the training R-.

R- means Negative Reinforcement. The negative just means something is being taken away. So if you're lunging, you have a whip and the whip is supposed to be there to apply pressure within your pressure/release system. When you take the whip away and the animal stops what they are doing, that is supposed to be the reward because the pressure is off.

The hitting, slapping, or smacking is actually Positive Punishment. This is when you add a consequence to an unwanted behavior like how you may punish a child for not doing their chores and you decide to add more chores on top of it. The positive in positive punishment is the addition of a punishment.

Therefore, many traditional equestrians use R- principles but somewhere along the way the R- becomes P+.

Example:

You're lunging the horse using a whip to apply the pressure (R-)

The horse stops suddenly and instead of tapping it with the whip as you should, you chose to smack its back end until it gets moving again (P+).

The horse stopped when you didn't want it to, so as a consequence of its actions, you add a punishment.

R- does get a bad rep. If not for having "negative" in its name ( a lot of people get thrown off by that), it's that most horse people do R- and then slip into P+. This is a common trend and is why people get confused and defensive at the same time.

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I'm Joking But Also Not

I thought about this and it really hit me

We can say that a majority of horse people are gelding people.

There's a lot of slander against mares for "being feminine" as the nicer term and stallions for their repressed sexual energy in most common people's husbandry setups.

Technically (leaving out horses who are cryptorchid or infertile), most people don't really like horses.

BEFORE YOU LEAVE ME hear me out,

Geldings are not naturally occuring. This is why there's a bit of a gap when it comes to horse behavioral patterns comparing natural horse setups and domesticated horse setups.

We geld stallions in order to make them nicer or calmer because they lose that sexual energy that many people cannot put up with. All that stallion energy is normal horse energy. That is a normal horse.

Spaying mares is unheard of but everybody wanna blame their communication skills with their owners as "bitchiness". She is being a normal, natural horse and ya'll don't like her.

There's nothing bad about geldings at all but in experiments its a little hard to fill in the gaps for certain social behaviors becauseeeee.........

THEY DON'T EXIST IN NATURE

BUT PEOPLE LOVE THEM

They Put them over mares and stallions as the horse-type of choice

Therefore, people don't actually like horses cuz the ones displaying normal horse behaviors are not sought after as much as gelding.

AKA most people don't actually like horses

I sound like a conspiracy theorist but just think about it (in a fun, not-too-serious way)

btw imma mare lady

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Working at a very busy horse hospital, I've seen time and time again people who have "rescued" a horse and it taking a toll on the horse, the owner, or both!

Like I mention in the video, I do not believe anyone who has no extensive horse experience or the money to aid them in a full recovery should "rescue" a horse BUT if you already did I would try my best to help as we all know we're here cuz we like horses and want them all to be healthy and loved.

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You Can Do R- Correctly

When you're all about R+ and tryna tell people about R+, you're often having to use examples of mistreatment of horses in order to get your point across.

Traditionally, horse people tend to use R- and THAT'S OK!

Most people who are into R+ grew up on R- and are well aware that you can do R- correctly to establish a relationship with their horse.

The difference is all dependent on where you are in your horse journey. This doesn't mean you'll eventually become R+ BUT most people who turned to R+ are those who maybe had a horse with a difficult problem that traditional training methods couldn't solve. So, instead of selling the horse to someone else or dumping them at the meat market for being "dangerous", they found a safe alternative.

Others may have observed the toxicity of dominance culture in the horse industry and wanted to get away from it because it didn't make any real sense (bonus points if you have some training in psychology).

Maybe they want the clearest forms of communication for their horse? Whatever it is, usually R+ people just want to have willing partners and are doing all the work to be friends with their horses.

When we bring up R-, it's not to say that working your horse on a pressure/release system is bad. However, the mindset that can slip in whilst using these practices are what we are trying to diminish. Dominance theory, anthropomorphizing them, making excuses to be able to hit them cuz "they're bigger" (reread that one), scare tactics in the name of desensitization, how much more can I go on?

With R+ there is virtually no way you can mistreat the horse because the principles are founded upon willingness, what horses deem as fun/ good tradeoff, and animal welfare.

I truly encourage everyone to just look into R+ principles. You will find yourself in a wormhole of fabulous information on how to help your horse be a horse and a willing partner without the anxiety and fear. You don't have to be an R+ person in the end BUT knowing how horses learn, how to correctly read their body language whilst checking your own will make you a better horse person overall

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Showed my gramps the raw footage and he couldn't help himself

"Your loop is too big, and it's crossed right there"

Art majors aren't gonna know the difference, Grandpappy XD

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Imagine you as a doctor making a speculation (not actually following through with a study or anything) and since then a large number of people took it as truth and ran with it for YEARS

Terms thrown around Arab horses are "inability to breathe", "overbred", and coming close to Brachycephalic dogs which has burdened Arab horse lovers for YEARS!

Now I got sum troof for yall

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What Colors Horses Can See

They are Dichromatic which is a form of colorblindness. This means only few shades are able to be distinguished.

Horses see white, yellowish, and blue hues the best!

Therefore If you are teaching a trick that deals with an object (or even the target stick!) it would be easier to use white, yellow, or blue for them to pick them apart :)

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"Due to a large number of rods, it is determined that horses rely on textures and contrasts"

-Beaver, Bonnie V.. Equine Behavioral Medicine.��United Kingdom, Elsevier Science, 2019.

This explains why horses may be reluctant to move from grass to asphalt due to texture differences or refuse to load into a trailer due to the light contrasts

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Hot People Like to Protect they Necks too ❤️‍🔥 

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Why I Chose Clicker Training

As we speak more on the effectiveness of utilizing positive reinforcement principles for animals of all types, some people may think that directly means using a clicker for training.

That's not the case.

Clicker training is positive reinforcement, but Positive reinforcement isn't just clicker training.

Now, why would I pick clicker training out of all the other ways I can utilize positive reinforcement? Clear and effective communication.

As discussed earlier, most people use the excuse "there are different ways to train" when they are being called out for abuse. Here, it is legit an actual different way to train rather than manipulation. Some people are more comfortable or obtain the kinds of results they want from other positive reinforcement methods. I chose clicker training as it makes the communication much clearer.

The horse associates the *click* with "whatever i did, i did the right thing" and then the food reward as the confirmation that they indeed took the right steps towards what was asked of them. When implemented correctly, there's no room for them to be confused and they're more likely to repeat and understand the behavior that's asked of them.

You don't need to be a clicker trainer to immerse into positive reinforcement, but I chose the clicker cuz I want them to fully understand to the best of their abilities of what is being asked of them and it works for all of us.

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I wanna be hot like her again but you guys got your much liked winter so..🙄