Sierra
A must-have book for anyone who wants to do effective and ethical horse training the only way scientific evidence can support. This book is a perfect combination of accessibly introducing you to the science of behaviour and learning (which will make you a better, more adaptable trainer beyond this book) with lots of practical step-by-step instruction and troubleshooting to get you training lots of behaviours. I previously bought the 1st edition and now also have the 2nd; I was very excited for the new section about consent training and to support the author in this update. She is an amazing trainer and person. I have been watching her equine training and behaviour videos available on YouTube for many years and her content is one of the resources that saw me through the transition from traditional -R (negative reinforcement/pressure-based) horsemanship to +R training with horses. This knowledge is priceless and this author was the first to put it into literary form for application to horses. She is a trailblazer.
A must-have book for anyone who wants to do effective and ethical horse training the only way scientific evidence can support. This book is a perfect combination of accessibly introducing you to the science of behaviour and learning (which will make you a better, more adaptable trainer beyond this book) with lots of practical step-by-step instruction and troubleshooting to get you training lots of behaviours. I previously bought the 1st edition and now also have the 2nd; I was very excited for the new section about consent training and to support the author in this update. She is an amazing trainer and person. I have been watching her equine training and behaviour videos available on YouTube for many years and her content is one of the resources that saw me through the transition from traditional -R (negative reinforcement/pressure-based) horsemanship to +R training with horses. This knowledge is priceless and this author was the first to put it into literary form for application to horses. She is a trailblazer.