We want to start small. That’s an important part of loopy training and constructional training in general. You begin with a small, simple, easily achieved response which means you are starting with a high success rate resulting in a high rate of reinforcement.

This is great from your horse’s point of view. Very little effort yields consistent goodies.

From our point of view we want to start small but we don’t want to stay small. Staying small means you are staying stuck in the narrow end of the funnel. Instead of the behavior expanding through gentle nudges, you are stuck in a tight cylinder.

In this episode we look at different strategies for breaking free of the narrow cylinder so your training can expand into ever more complex behavior.