This episode began with answering a listener's question about bonding with their horse, took a deep dive into "toxic relationships" in the middle somewhere, and ended with 5 (or was it 6?) steps towards improving your relationship with your horse. We also look at operationalizing "willingness", choice, trust, and more. Plus, there's a whole tangent nestled in there about how first impressions are often not accurate! (Just because the horse looks like they have a choice doesn't mean they actually do). It's a bit of a whirlwind! ✦ www.TheWillingEquine.com ✦ Instagram.com/TheWillingEquine ✦ YouTube.com/TheWillingEquine ✦ Facebook.com/TheWillingEquine ✦

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Ep 43 // Is Your Horse In A Toxic Relationship With You?

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Have you ever wondered if it's possible to ride with positive reinforcement? Maybe you're confused about how to train tactile cues without using pressure, or wonder whether it is possible to compete with an R+ trained horse. In this episode, I answer common questions, doubts, and myths about riding with positive reinforcement. 



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Episode 76 // Riding with R+

Remember my social media post where I asked you all what *couldn't* be trained with R+? Thank you to everyone who commented, sharing their take on behaviors they believed would not lend themselves well to an R+-based approach. I decided to go through the comments on my podcast, diving into some myth-busting and explaining how I might teach the behaviors mentioned with R+. The answers might surprise you!
In this episode (part five of this series), I dive into how whether or not R+ can be used in the following situations:

 Proprioception training & building self-awareness
 Movement Science & Intrinsic Motivation
 Cart driving
 Training behaviors in situations where genetics & breed predispositions present challenges

Make sure you catch all 5 parts of this series!
Check out the following videos for examples of R+ being used to train horses to pull a cart.

https://youtu.be/4x_CebxLCYE?si=G__Sr8gdvemZFW1e
https://youtu.be/4x_CebxLCYE?si=bkzZQHbQOZEP4NI1
https://youtu.be/qmCmrcQM53o?si=HpdAq7XiyIfv4-us
https://youtu.be/4oM1AQxZJxI?si=olrupX6bExj4TuGc
https://youtu.be/RnkvIfsF7iA?si=jaroamIV7sZoB-m8

Monty Gwynne: Equispeak.com 

Peggy Hogan: ClickerTrainingHorses.com



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Episode 75 // Proprioception, Movement Science, Driving, & Genetics: An Assortment of R+ Myth Busting



Remember my social media post where I asked you all what *couldn't* be trained with R+? Thank you to everyone who commented, sharing their take on behaviors they believed would not lend themselves well to an R+-based approach. I decided to go through the comments on my podcast, diving into some myth-busting and explaining how I might teach the behaviors mentioned with R+. The answers might surprise you!
In this episode (part four of this series), I dive into how whether or not R+ can be used in the following situations:

 Building genuine trust & relationships
 Achieving the release of tension
  Creating relaxation & calmness around the food

If you missed parts 1, 2 & 3 be sure to head over and give them a listen!




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Episode 74 // Relationships, Release, & Relaxation

Remember my social media post where I asked you all what *couldn't* be trained with R+? Thank you to everyone who commented, sharing their take on behaviors that they believed would not lend themselves well to an R+ based approach. I decided to go through the comments on my podcast, diving into some myth busting and explaining how I might go about teaching the behaviors mentioned with R+. The answers might surprise you!
In this episode (part three of this series), I dive into how whether or not R+ can be used in the situations of:

 Horses coming off of stall rest
 Panicked, over threshold horses
 Trailer anxiety

Be sure to stay tuned for part 4 of this series! And if you missed parts 2 & 3 be sure to head over and give them a listen.
Part One
Part Two




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Episode 73 // Panicked, Over-threshold horses : Is R+ Effective?

Remember my social media post where I asked you all what *couldn't* be trained with R+? Thank you to everyone who commented, sharing their take on behaviors that they believed would not lend themselves well to an R+ based approach. I decided to go through the comments on my podcast, diving into some myth busting and explaining how I might go about teaching the behaviors mentioned with R+. The answers might surprise you! 


In this episode (part two of this series), I dive into how you can safely implement R+ with:

 Aggressive horses
 Horses with severe food anxiety
  Foals/young horses
  Horses who display dangerous/explosive behavior (bucking, rearing, bolting, etc.)
And more!

Be sure to stay tuned for part 3 of this series! And if you missed part 1, be sure to head over and give it a listen here.

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Ep 43 // Is Your Horse In A Toxic Relationship With You?

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