There’s a lot confusion about punishment within the horse coaching world. For instance, some say punishment is at all times abuse and it’s higher to make use of corrections.

However the time period punishment has a really particular definition because it pertains to how animals study: when the results which might be related to performing a behaviour scale back the energy or frequency of that behaviour, the behaviour has been punished. When folks ‘right’ their horse’s behaviour, in an effort to cease the behaviour, they’re punishing the behaviour. Right, information, make the incorrect factor laborious, be a greater chief and many others. – all phrases which can be used when folks use punishment.

However as this video touches upon, punishment could be problematic because it would not handle the underlying cause why the horse is performing the undesirable behaviour. Ache, worry, confusion, prior studying, genetics, environmental situations and so forth can all trigger horses to behave in methods folks view as problematic.

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