2. Lesson 2: SAFETY ONE step at a time! TIMING Rate of Reinforcement

3. 3 Types of Consequences Consequences which give Rewards increase a behavior. Consequences which give Punishments decrease a behavior. (Remember, though – NEVER PUNISH A FEAR BASED BEHAVIOR! This means horses!) Consequences which give neither Rewards nor Punishments extinguish a behavior.

4. All components are defined by their FUNCTION –How they WORK –Not how they look. Remember – Consequences influence behaviors. Rewarding consequences INCREASE behaviors NO CONSEQUENCES EXTINGUISH a behavior.

5. IF Horse is being aggressive about the treats and respecting your space start out in a stall –Put the horse in the stall with a dutch door or use a stall guard. –Teach the horse to target the cone or target stick while the horse is in the stall –Teach the back up – ask horse to step back X number of steps as requested Variation … to teach good manners at feed time AND to establish good clicker associations, ask horse to step back 3 or 5 steps and ask to WAIT while you put grain down. Do not allow horse to go to grain until he stands STILL. CLICK/TREAT (allow to go to grain bucket).