The Essence of Liberty Podcast

3 | The most important concept you should know about how your horse learns

The Essence of Liberty Podcast

Show Notes

Whether you are intentionally training your horse or not, your horse is constantly learning. Understanding this important concept will improve all aspects of your horsemanship and equestrian lifestyle! In this episode, we dive into operant conditioning and how it can be applied tactfully to train your horse, and we also look at how you may be using it accidentally and unintentionally teaching your horse something completely different!

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Hosted by Dr Nadine Lindblom, creator of The Essence of Liberty Online Academy

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