July New Release - A Quiet Word With Your Horse

Title: A Quiet Word with your Horse

             

Subtitle: Learning by Reward – 

The Key to Motivation and Trust

Author/s: Marlitt Wendt

RRP: $39.99

ISBN: 9780857880079

Format:  Paperback, 128 pages

Dimensions: 170mm x 240mm

Publisher: CADMOS

Aust. Release Date:  July 2012

Book Description/Synopsis:

It is a magical moment when horse and owner really understand each other for the first time. Positive horse training using clicker and target combines the benefits of a communicative relationship with an effective training method. It is the horse-friendly alternative to the very common coercive methods where dominance and submission prevail. In this book, behavioral biologist Marlitt Wendt explains the mechanisms of reward learning in a practical way, based on the findings of modern equine learning psychology. The key to motivating horses can be found in a logically constructed reward system. Positive training methods offer the opportunity to shape the horse's behavior in a gentle way. Almost incidentally, the owner develops a feel for the horse's psyche and discovers it’s many and varied creative skills and intelligence.