http://www.horsemansarts.com/2009/07/whats-reinforcing-that/ How to Get to Yes with the horse you have Wed, 13 Oct 2010 19:47:53 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 http://www.horsemansarts.com/2009/07/whats-reinforcing-that/comment-page-1/#comment-69 sharon Tue, 07 Jul 2009 18:29:12 +0000 http://www.horsemansarts.com/?p=345#comment-69 Well there you have a nice example of an extinction burst. She was sure, for some reason, you'd quit asking. Maybe you have in the past? So the hissy fit got bigger and bigger. But, this time you didn't reinforce the behavior. You waited out the hissy fit and rewarded the behavior you wanted. Good for you! :-) Well there you have a nice example of an extinction burst. She was sure, for some reason, you’d quit asking. Maybe you have in the past? So the hissy fit got bigger and bigger. But, this time you didn’t reinforce the behavior. You waited out the hissy fit and rewarded the behavior you wanted. Good for you!

]]> http://www.horsemansarts.com/2009/07/whats-reinforcing-that/comment-page-1/#comment-68 Nell Walton Tue, 07 Jul 2009 14:46:31 +0000 http://www.horsemansarts.com/?p=345#comment-68 Yes. It usually happens when she gets frustrated with something I am asking her to do. She keeps telling me "I can't" when I know that she can. Example, she was convinced she couldn't canter with the longeing cavesson on (no line even) so I kept pushing, she kept saying "I can't" and shaking her head violently, and I kept pushing. She blew up and had a bucking fit, and I kept pushing and then, she cantered............and we quit. And I said, "See there - I told you you could do it." Yes. It usually happens when she gets frustrated with something I am asking her to do. She keeps telling me “I can’t” when I know that she can. Example, she was convinced she couldn’t canter with the longeing cavesson on (no line even) so I kept pushing, she kept saying “I can’t” and shaking her head violently, and I kept pushing. She blew up and had a bucking fit, and I kept pushing and then, she cantered…………and we quit. And I said, “See there – I told you you could do it.”

]]> http://www.horsemansarts.com/2009/07/whats-reinforcing-that/comment-page-1/#comment-67 sharon Tue, 07 Jul 2009 12:10:22 +0000 http://www.horsemansarts.com/?p=345#comment-67 Can you see signs that it is about to happen? Could you insert something new as a means to redirect before it happens? Can you see signs that it is about to happen? Could you insert something new as a means to redirect before it happens?

]]> http://www.horsemansarts.com/2009/07/whats-reinforcing-that/comment-page-1/#comment-66 Nell Walton Tue, 07 Jul 2009 12:00:00 +0000 http://www.horsemansarts.com/?p=345#comment-66 Well - next time you come over here this is just going to work on - Sonho's bucking and fit throwing on the longe. Well – next time you come over here this is just going to work on – Sonho’s bucking and fit throwing on the longe.

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