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Re: [RC] Spooking and punishment - Ed & Wendy HauserWhile round penning, or other safe education programs would be the ideal method of changing this behavior, if I read the original post properly, this horse is recovering from an injury and must be hand walked every day. Round penning at this time is not an option. Unless I am very mistaken, the resistance free round penning techniques do use negative reinforcement. The subject receives the negative reinforcement of being forced to move in the proper direction by the use of a rope or whip, in addition to the trainer's body language. As far as negative reinforcement not stopping a horse from spooking in a particular direction, that is just not so. While I will be the first to admit that sometimes horses spook into things that hurt them, most of the time they do not. I'd be willing to bet that the subject horse does not spook into the fence, gate, electric fence, or barn when he spooks. If he is that out of control that the normal things around a farm cause him to blindly spook with no regard to his safety, the cure is far beyond my abilities and I will gracefully bow out of this discussion. There is a difference between an appropriate negative reinforcement and abuse or beating. In a herd of horses, the dominant individuals teach the young ones by the use of negative reinforcement. Ed Ed & Wendy Hauser 2994 Mittower Road Victor, MT 59875 ranch@xxxxxxxxxxx 406.642.6490 =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= Ridecamp is a service of Endurance Net, http://www.endurance.net. Information, Policy, Disclaimer: http://www.endurance.net/Ridecamp Subscribe/Unsubscribe http://www.endurance.net/ridecamp/logon.asp Ride Long and Ride Safe!! =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=
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