tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5304406780299180546.post6429114292127341840..comments2022-11-07T04:13:16.647-08:00Comments on Bookends Farm: Kizzy and Mat WorkBookends Farmhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11097973354681584986noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5304406780299180546.post-90159614090926757032010-01-20T11:22:55.186-08:002010-01-20T11:22:55.186-08:00Glad to hear that yesterday went so well!
There w...Glad to hear that yesterday went so well!<br /><br />There were a few interesting issues with teaching the bow, I've been meaning to write up a bit about it, but haven't gotten around to it yet. Definitely taught me a bit about cues and stimulus control. <br /><br />MaryMary @ StaleCheerioshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02153831521688963020noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5304406780299180546.post-78585450714644925342010-01-19T16:00:36.388-08:002010-01-19T16:00:36.388-08:00We had good success today! I was able to back awa...We had good success today! I was able to back away about three feet and she still went to the mat and stepped on. Phew! I really think this will help with lessons as well because she prefers to stay with me in the middle (like many lesson ponies) to going out on the rail. I hope I can reinforce her for leaving me to do other things!<br />Amazing that Ginger thought the carpet was different. I've been watching your videos of her training sessions and love her enthusiasm.Bookends Farmhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11097973354681584986noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5304406780299180546.post-86787360068426136872010-01-19T15:50:45.137-08:002010-01-19T15:50:45.137-08:00I really enjoyed this post Jane! It sounds like yo...I really enjoyed this post Jane! It sounds like you and Kizzy both are learning a lot from the mat work. <br /><br />"This was a classic example of when we think we have taught behavior A (in this case I thought I had taught her to stand on the mat), but really what the horse learned was behavior B (in this case, to neatly line up next to me like a dog at heel, with no regard for the mat at all!)."<br /><br />This is so true. I've found it can happen very easily with both behaviors and cues. <br /><br />I've recently taught Ginger, our dog, to bow. I taught it on the linoleum floor in our kitchen. It was interesting because the behavior generalized perfectly to the entry way and bathroom---areas of our house that are tiled. On carpet, all she would do was lie down and I practically had to retrain the behavior. So much of stimulus control can be tied to variables we don't even realize! <br /><br />MaryMary @ StaleCheerioshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02153831521688963020noreply@blogger.com