Great Questions, Wendy. The horse is wearing a feed bag although it does look similar to a muzzle. Yes, he is eating the reinforcers inside of the bag. By feeding the horses in the bag after marking a response to a cue that the handler gives, such as walk on, trot, or whoa, the handler is setting a precedent that the horse doesn't need to grab grass to be reinforced. Simultaneously we are the horse is learning to focus on and engage with the handler for longer and longer durations between feedings. When this becomes a regular habit and duration is built so that the feeding is intermittent or has longer breaks in between, we can then begin to fade the feed bag by working on non grassy areas and gradually transitioning to more tempting places. At first, when we move gradually to larger amounts of grass underfoot, we will increase the rate of reinforcement and gradually build duration between feeds again. Maybe use the link below the vidoe to check out the entire article if you haven't already. Hope this helps!

That's fantastic!

Such a great point! It's wise to keep in mind they are flight animals and not only prepare them using positive reinforcement but also being sensitive to the environment and the horses themselves, how the feel, how likely they are to spook etc. It's wise not to do this in any situation if either horses or humans have concerns.

Thanks so much for your support and encouragement!

Raw cut into chunks, skin on. They work great for indie. She gets satiated after 10-12. But too high value for Sophie.

@@compassionatehorseclicker Would they be ok for the guy? Or too much sugar?

@@maryhicks5160 You'll just have to see, every horse responds differently As to what they feel is valuable

So happy for Sophie that she's feeling a It better about life snd that youcan see a difference! Of course, training isn't linear, and at this point her progress is up and down depending on how she's feeling physically and emotionally, which still fluctuates quite a bit. But, hopefully this will continue to level out as we learn more about her and are able to provide the support she needs. :)

Thanks, Ivonne. Love to see the results if you decide to train this!

Thank you!

So glad you found something or Queenie to do that she enjoys!

Melissa Deal's Victory Land Dressage ,carriage racing is a big thing in North Holland as you probably know,definitely hold on tight as you slalom around the course

@@santamulligan676 I wasn't aware of that so thank you for teaching me something new today.

Melissa Deal's Victory Land Dressage yes queenie always went straight into the dressage at events no warm ups ,she would only do it once🍀

@@santamulligan676 sounds like she's lucky to have you!

such a great example!

Thank you Darlene!

Ditto!