How to connect with a hard to catch horse

In this second episode of the Mystic Experiment, I talk about how to get a connection with a “hard to catch” horse using Mystic, a previously wild and “untrainable” mustang. I explain the concept using both negative and positive reinforcement, but emphasize positive reinforcement especially since I am training Mystic outside the round pen. Throughout this episode you will learn…
+The motivation behind getting a horse to face up in the round pen
+How to approach a horse by honoring their “thresholds,” thus avoiding them moving away from you and going into flight
+How to use clicker training and a target to teach your horse to "face up” (no round pen needed!)
+Clarifying motivation vs perception (and why explaining behavior by saying the horse is searching for a partnership can be misleading)
+The benefits of using positive reinforcement on the learner’s motivation
*Link to previous episode (I explain positive vs negative reinforcement here): • Working with an "Untra...
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