Category Archives: H.E.M. = Help, Explain, Motivate

How to H.E.M. – Motivate: possible mistakes – Blog 21:

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How to H.E.M. – Help, Explain and Motivate your horse – Part 21 Helfen, Erklären und Motivieren – Teil 21 Motivate – last and most important! JUBILATE!! Though this may sound a bit extreme, it very adequately hits the meaning …

How to H.E.M. – Motivate: groups, clicker training – Blog 20:

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How to H.E.M. – Help, Explain and Motivate your horse – Part 20 Helfen, Erklären und Motivieren – Teil 20 Motivate – continued: While the horse is searching for a solution, stop him as rarely as possible. It is not motivating …

How to H.E.M. – Motivate: wanting to learn – Blog 19:

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How to H.E.M. – Help, Explain and Motivate your horse – Part 19 Helfen, Erklären und Motivieren – Teil 19   Chapter Three: Motivate!  We mentioned in previous chapters that Explaining is factual and requires knowledge of the situation as …

How to H.E.M. – Help: learning to learn – Blog 18:

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How to H.E.M. – Help, Explain and Motivate your horse – Part 18 Helfen, Erklären und Motivieren – Teil 18   Help continued: Always give your horse enough time to find a solution himself:   Any solution, whether partial (proceeding on the …

How to H.E.M. – Help: touching aids – Blog 17

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How to H.E.M. – Help, Explain and your horse – Part 17 Helfen, Erklären und Motivieren – Teil 17   Help continued: We continue our “Tyre Game” example: If he cannot land his foot, perhaps he says, “I can’t see …

How to H.E.M. – Help: mental & emotional – Blog 16

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How to H.E.M. – Help, Explain and Motivate your horse – Part 16 Helfen, Erklären und Motivieren – Teil 16   Help continued: Observe what your horse misunderstands – then improve, clarify and refine your aids! If no progress takes …

How to H.E.M. – Help: why is it needed – Blog 15

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How to H.E.M. – Help, Explain and Motivate your horse – Part 15 Helfen, Erklären und Motivieren – Teil 15 Help: Where explaining is more factual, help is more physical and psychological. WHY does your horse need your help: he …

How to H.E.M. – Explain: Practise components – Blog 14

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How to H.E.M. – Help, Explain and Motivate your horse – Part 14 Helfen, Erklären und Motivieren – Teil 14 Explain continued: 2) Practise the individual elements of the game: Touching aid on the cannon bone and voice aid “foot!” …

How to H.E.M. – Explain: Analyze problems – Blog 13

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How to H.E.M. – Help, Explain and Motivate your horse – Part 13 Helfen, Erklären und Motivieren – Teil 13 Explain continued: 1) Analyse the problem: In the “Tyres “ game the horse must have enough self-confidence and courage to …

How to H.E.M. – Explain: Whip & Rope Aids – Blog 12

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How to H.E.M. – Help, Explain and Motivate your horse – Part 12 Helfen, Erklären und Motivieren – Teil 12 Explain continued: Whip and rope aids: Your whip and the rope in your hand become a part of your body …

How to H.E.M. – Explain: body language, voice – Blog 11

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How to H.E.M. – Help, Explain and Motivate your horse – Part 11 H.E.M. –Helfen, Erklären und Motivieren – Teil 11 Explain continued: 4) How does your particular horse learn – and how does he think along today versus yesterday? …

How to H.E.M. – When explain – Wann erklären – Blog 10

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How to H.E.M – Help, Explain and Motivate your horse – Part 10 H.E.M. : Helfen, Erklären und Motivieren – Teil 10 Explain continued: 3) When do you have to explain something to your horse? You will begin with working on the …

How to H.E.M. – Explaining – Erklären – Blog 09

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How to H.E.M – Help, Explain and Motivate your horse – Part 9 H.E.M. – Helfen, Erklären und Motivieren – Teil 9 Explain: You can’t explain what you don’t know. Explaining something to your horse is factual and requires knowledge …

How to H.E.M. – Positive Re-inforcement – Blog 08

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How to H.E.M – Help, Explain and Motivate your horse – Part 8 Helfen, Erklären und Motivieren – Teil 8   Training with Positive Reinforcement: All behaviourists and modern trainers agree by now that teaching with positive reinforcement is the …

How to H.E.M. – Shaping Laws 9 and 10 – Blog 07

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How to H.E.M – Help, Explain and Motivate your horse – Part 7 Helfen, Erklären und Motivieren – Teil 7   Shaping Law # 9: 9) The Ninths Law states that you must go back to Kindergarden, if the horse’s …

How to H.E.M. – Shaping Laws 7 and 8 – Blog 06

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How to H.E.M – Help, Explain and Motivate your horse – Part 6 Helfen, Erklären und Motivieren – Teil 6   Shaping Law # 7: 7) The Seventh Law states: “When one shaping procedure is not eliciting progress, find another” …

How to H.E.M. – Shaping Laws 3 to 6 – Blog 05

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How to H.E.M – Help, Explain and Motivate your horse – Part 5 Helfen, Erklären und Motivieren – Teil 5   Shaping Law # 3: 3) The Third Law states that “while you train, you must put the horse’s response …

How to H.E.M. – Shaping Law 2 – Blog 04

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How to H.E.M – Help, Explain and Motivate your horse – Part 4 H.E.M. = dem Pferd Helfen, Erklären und es Motivieren – Teil 4 2) Shaping Law # 2: The Second Law states that “you may always only train …

How to H.E.M. – Help, Explain, Shaping Law 1 – Blog 03

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How to H.E.M – Help, Explain and Motivate your horse – Part 3 H.E.M. = dem Pferd Helfen, Erklären und es Motivieren – Teil 3 When to help – or to explain? In order to become a good helper, you …

H.E.M. – Build a relationship playfully – Blog 02

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  How to H.E.M – Help, Explain and Motivate your horse Helfen, Erklären und Motivieren What you need to know for honest play  The Ten Laws of Shaping  Working with positive reinforcement PLAYING with horses – my niche in the …

My training method “H.E.M.” : How to Help – Explain – and Motivate ! Blog 01

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H.E.M. Blog series: to begin soon Neue Serie H.E.M. Blog: beginnt bald     As I am often asked about my training techniques, I wish to clarify: a technique is “a manner of performance in relation to practical details, the …

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