Horse training isn’t a mystical procedure. In fact, there isn’t mystery in the methods necessary to teach any skill. To learn any skill there is a logical sequence that if adhered to, allows a behavior to be taught and learned. Creating a Positive Horse consists of using positive methods, which in turn creates a positive attitude. Positive Horses explains those positive methods necessary to create horses that perform on taught/learned cues, both on the ground and in the saddle that are systematically rewarded, but also have an extremely positive attitude to their trainer/companion. The system uses the method, ‘Behavior Modification’. This book is about: • Explanation of basic educational methods using systematic sequences that support training horses. • Creating the goals and objectives for each individual horse rather than a “one size fits all” approach. • Training using positive reinforcement— how food rewards creates useable cues, instead of the trainer performing meaningless behavior that the horse doesn’t understand. • Horses learning basic cues: come, stand, walk on, and halt, which provides safety on the ground and assists in the next work in the saddle. • Applying basic training to other equestrian disciplines. • Addressing training method failure, because the trainer doesn’t assess the correct the behavior to reward and doesn’t understand the methods. • Horse case studies exemplifying the use of behavioral methods.

For courses in Horse Science. This book covers the subject more thoroughly and in greater depth than any other book in the field. All the basics—breeding, feeding, caring, and health—have been updated. New breeds are included, and sizable and important sections on the environment have been added.

The author records his forty years of raising, training, and learning from horses and his investigations and uses of equine communication

Unlock the myth and mystery surrounding the current horse training literature. Understand the reasons that make any horse training method work. Use the effective methods developed by research scientists that created the powerful tools of behavior modification that can help trainers and riders create successful horse performance. · Learn the power of behavior modification that allows any horse behavior or training method to be explained. · Create reasonable achievable lessons for your horse. · Create rider aids and cues that truly reward the horse. · Increase desirable horse behavior while decreasing the undesirable. · Learn step-by step lessons to train horse behavior. Behavior Modification for Horses was written by a rider and trainer with over 25 years of experience working with the best riding masters in Europe. Patti Dammier brings the best expertise of both worlds: horse training and a professional background as an educator and researcher. An innovative approach that takes the work of scientists and explains behavior modification based on horses. It is time to move away from the faddish and quick fix horse training methods and learn the basic principles of behavior modification that teaches anyone to create a positive training environment and a method to obtain desirable behavior from horses.