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Re: [RC] You should (was: agressive kicker) - Sisu West Ranch"...So yes, you SHOULD correct your stallion (or any other horse)..."One of the bad things that the misunderstanding of "modern" psychology has taught us is to always look for "reasons" for unacceptable behavior. When a reason, or assumed reason is found the behavior is then excused. This is not right! All bad behavior, by people, children, horses, dogs, etc. should have negative consequences. Anything else reinforces the bad behavior. Reinforced behavior tends to be REPEATED. Repeated behavior becomes a habit, and the situation escalates. In other words, when my horse shows aggression to another horse, even if it is slight, he gets a correction. I may analyze the situation later to figure out why the aggression happened, and thus improve the effectiveness of my training, but the correction is quick, certain and consistent. Ed Ed & Wendy Hauser 2994 Mittower Road Victor, MT 59875 (406) 642-9640 ranch(at)sisuwest(dot)us =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= 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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