Researchers Examine One-Sided Imprint Training
Christa Lesté-Lasserre, MA
September 26, 2011
Research indicates that one-sided imprint training is not might not be as beneficial as once thought.
Research indicates that one-sided imprint training is not might not be as beneficial as once thought.
After completing the adoption process and bringing your new charge home, help him adjust to his new surroundin
Dr. Sue McDonnell answers a reader’s quesion about foal imprint training.
Researchers examined if using a herdmate as a training partner for a young horse beneficial in the long run.
Special considerations should be made before taking a horse to a parade.
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A lively Table Topic discussion on Equine Behavioral Abnormalities was held at the 2009 AAEP Convention.
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Discussion of the many ways to teach young horses/foals to submit to humans; from imprinting to halter training, tying, grooming, and much more.
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The research team that demonstrated yearlings perform much better if their training included feed rewards as positive reinforcement is now back to let us know that positive reinforcement gets engrained in young horses’ minds for the long ha
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