In this episode, Gen and Chloe continue to explain herd dynamics from the last episode, talk more about what motivates horses, and discuss how social pressure and quick results can make punishment reinforcing to the punisher.

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In this episode, Gen and Chloe discuss social dynamics among groups/herds of horses, including why dominance theory is not a useful or scientifically accurate view of horse interactions. Instead, horses develop individual relationships with one another that are often subject to change in different circumstances.

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*We apologize for the unbalanced audio in this file. We are unfortunately unable to fix it, so we recommend listening without headphones to avoid the unbalanced audio. This is the only episode of our podcast affected by this issue.*

Gen and Chloe discuss the difference between tactile pressure cues and R- pressure commands, touch on the importance of our language, and talk about difficulties with horse training surrounding the lack of regulations. As usual, we had some rabbit trails... 😉  Happy training!  https://connectiontraining.com/2018/04/transferring-a-cue-from-the-ground-to-the-saddle-rein-back https://empoweredequines.com/2019/11/13/conditioned-aversives/ https://empoweredequines.com/2019/11/13/cues/ https://empoweredequines.com/2019/11/14/pressure-free-behaviors/ https://hippologic.wordpress.com/2017/05/22/tips-for-clicker-training-from-the-sadd https://www.thewillingequine.com/post/can-you-ride-with-r https://www.thewillingequine.com/post/life-is-pressure 

In this episode, Gen and Chloe discuss learning theory and motivation in horses, specifically focusing on the overjustification effect and observational learning. We explore questions like, do external rewards make horses robots? Can horses learn from watching humans or other horses perform tasks? And more!

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In this episode, Gen and Chloe discuss learning theory and motivation in horses. Part 1 focuses primarily on the basics including operant learning, classical conditioning, desensitization, sensitization, counter conditioning, and more. Part 2, released next Monday, will discuss whether horses can observationally learn, and whether applying external reinforcers can decrease internal motivation in horses (the overjustification effect).

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In this special episode, Gen and Chloe talk about Gen’s late mare Coco, Chloe’s cat Saffron, and grief in general. The episode also features random discussions on cat and guinea pig clicker training, soaking grain, how horses learn and adapt to routines, grief over breakups, how to be a good support system for someone going through grief, and more. It is a bit different from usual Click Treat Repeat episodes, but covers lots of interesting and important topics!

The episode is dedicated to Gen's late mare, Coco, who passed away exactly one year ago on September 29, 2020.

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Gen and Chloe continue discussing how to get started with +R, especially if there are no other trainers or +R community near you. They also touch on how to get started if you don't own your own horse or don't have full control over your horse's management and training.

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