CAN YOU FIX A HORSE WHO BITES?? // 4

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[@maiaperalta1324]

I’m supposed to be doing homework........ this is more important

[@catherinec.1728]

Dude same

[@emilieguillon-equitation421]

I think a lot of people who use positive reinforcement for training want to find a way to say "no that is not what I want". So I think that was a good way to overcome your problem. 😄 Very interesting vidéo 😄😄

[@florianasirone9826]

I tried EVERYTHING with my horse. He used to bite very badly. The only thing that worked was positive reinforcement! This should not be called an "unusual way", this is the correct, ethical way! :)

[@cognitiveconnectiondressage]

i really like this example of negative punishment better than the more popular "your horse pins its ears so you take away it's grain" way to go, jill!

[@olivia28288]

Just want to say I love your channel so much! Without you I wouldn’t have found positive reinforcement and clicker training which is now a HUGE part in my life. You inspire me daily and I wish you all the best. Sending my love xxxx

[@emilieguillon-equitation421]

Love that she has so many followers. That means she is bringing her ideas to so many people 😄😄

[@zoe5317]

I’m so glad you posted this!! My horse Flynn has been having the same issue with his positive reinforcement- and stopping the nipping has been a bit more of a journey but glad to see what I can do and how to do a bit more of the right thing. Thanks Jill !!

[@laurenspeck1559]

Im sooo early! Thankyou for making these videos! There helping me out with my 2 new OTTB'S and ive already tought the one to smile! Love you Jill! Greetings from Virginia!

[@Supernatastic]

VA 😍

[@magella_robitaille5304]

Very helpful video!:) my horse has also a little bitting problem and I’ll for sure try your R+ tricks! I really enjoy the R+ videos.. super practical and interesting!

[@janinathaler6161]

I really enjoy watching your videos on your R+ journey! I recently started training with R+ and reading a lot about it. It can be very overwhelming at first, so seeing someone who also isn't an expert *yet* is really helpful and seeing you and your horses succeed is great

[@b.russelsprout_2605]

I love this! I have the mouthiest halflinger and he gets so frustrated with classic training methods. I'm excited to give this a try 😊

[@jessicaselevchuk4125]

If +R training created a biting problem or whatever, then we would have some major problems with dogs 😂 they're mainly trained with +R Granted they're two completely diff animals but at the same time, food is a universal need to all animals At the barn tht I work at, I see both sides of +R and -R, and the +R has much better results Keep doing what you're doing Jill! We're rooting for ya

[@gallor1able]

I grew up in the City and moved upstate NY about 14 years ago I have never ridden or owned a horse but I have always had an intrigue with horses and I love them.. Love your channel God Bless

[@hannahporter8814]

Oh yes the video I’ve been needing! My gelding is very mouthy, he never means harm he just wants to play, (another ottb) but it’s getting a little bit out of hand, and what I’ve been doing hasn’t been working. I want to try positive reinforcement with him and see how he does, but I literally have no idea where to start so this is very helpful, thank you. I’m also a little worried that he will be the exception to what you say about +R making mouthy horses, as well as his owners (I only lease him unfortunately) are very um... set in their ways (not that they beat their horses by any means) and would probably think I’m going crazy. But again thank you for making this video, it was extremely helpful, now off to listen to those articles and podcasts you recommend...

[@lizlavoie5672]

This couldn’t have come at a better time as I am working with a pony who is a nipper. Her issue is turning as to nip the person walking her while she is being lead. Is there a way to modify it while in motion? Would you use a target in front to touch while leading? She doesn’t seem to do it when standing still from what I have heard. She hasn’t tried the behavior with me as of yet, but I have only worked with her twice. I really love the idea of using positive reinforcement, as I like the bond and trust, not through being forceful. Although I was told “ don’t be afraid to really get after her if she tries to nip at you.” Yah no, I don’t operate that way. Going after a nervous/ stressed pony.. I think that would open up more issues than solve them. I would rather want her to be calm leading then being “calm” out of fear or submission. 🤷🏼‍♀️

[@JETEquiTheory]

I couldn’t agree more with what you said at the end. I would work on a head away or head in the center of your body behavior and then ask for that, after you’ve got it really going consistently, and then add a step of walk and keep that criteria of head away from your body. You could also try using a target and having her target at away from you as you move into her body, so she learns that when you move towards her she moves away.

[@lizlavoie5672]

JETequitheory Thank you so much! I’ll definitely give that a try. 😀

[@sammi5025]

can you possibly do a video with how to calm a nervous horse in cross ties or stopping pawing using R+?

[@JETEquiTheory]

maybe someday! until then, id reach out to a +R professional(:

[@annahalko-angemi]

If you aren't already a member check out the Facebook group Empowered Equestrians. It's a group that discusses and uses R+.

[@Supernatastic]

I really liked this progress video! Mac is really coming along you're doing a great job, Jill

[@annabeth685]

You're turning into such an amazing and understanding horse woman- go Jill!

[@josierose3459]

This is awesome, but how would you handle it if the nipping happens during the feeding? The pony I'm working with takes the food out of my hand so violently, and I'm trying to teach him to take it gently. How would you incorporate a reward when the reward is involved in the problem??

[@bellahuddle3406]

Perhaps use something other than food to reward, eg. scratches. Or put the treat on the ground for the pony to eat:)

[@sidilicious11]

Josie Rose I’ve been clicker training our horses for over 10 years. Here’s what you could try, after you click, hold the treat in a closed fist in your hand, face down. When your horse is polite and not grabbing you can turn your hand over, still closed. When he’s ready to politely and carefully take the treat then open your hand. They can soon learn to be more careful about treat taking with this technique. Good luck!

[@maddiesanford783]

I tried this on my horse who won’t let me put his halter on..... he start to back up and then eventually turns around and bolts and gallops laps around the pasture and I can never catch him.... let me tell you in a matter of minutes he was letting me take it on and off a few times... I guess this helps with things other than biting😂

[@avaoconnor4326]

My pony rhino, has the worst habit of biting 😂😂

[@danlesliebernier7335]

Omg great and very inspiring video!!!! Totally trying this with a very nippy horse at my barn! But I have a question, whats your situation with Mac?

[@sofironcadelli246]

wow, I loved the improvement! he is so intelligent!! 😍😍😍😍😍

[@awickstra3651]

I love learning from your +R videos...but would love to see some more vlogs, How-To’s and what not

[@JETEquiTheory]

doing the best i can(:

[@ellecooper4470]

I love all your videos, they are amazing. I Love you Jill!!!!!!!!

[@mbr7156]

he's such a lovely boy.... i love this channel

[@emmabragg4427]

Never been so early! But this is awesome, I never would’ve thought of these methods but I’ll probably use them in the future!

[@kitkatkamo2100]

i looooove the voiceover!!

[@belongtobill]

Hi Jill. I'm only about halfway through the video but how do you think the best way to calm down a cinchy horse would be using PF? My mare is cinchy to the point of coming around and try to bite me and doesn't like being poked. We have tried ulcer treatment for a month and nothing has changed.

[@JETEquiTheory]

do you mean +R? I’m unfamiliar with PF. and to answer your question, make sure you rule out anything pain related. Check the saddle fit, check her teeth, have a chiropractor see her, and be sure she doesn’t have ulcers. Sometimes if horses are in pain, even when they aren’t in pain the things that made the pain worse still have a bad association. So if she did have ulcers and you girthed her up while she had them, the girth is now conditioned as painful. So you need to undo that association, and it works super well with +R. I can’t stress enough, that you must rule out the pain first. After that you can work in successive approximation, hold the girth up, let her sniff it give her a treat, jingle it give her a treat, put the girth on the billets give her a treat touch your hand under her belly give her a treat& so on until you can girth her up. ive done it successfully with a few! and make sure that you aren’t reinforcing her ears going back or her having a negative expression.

[@belongtobill]

JETequitheory yes +R. Missspell. Haha thank you! I’ll try everything!

[@avaoconnor4326]

At first I was confused at why she was going Sk. Then I realised she was imitating the clicker x😂

[@JETEquiTheory]

haha yes tis my bridge signal(:

[@sena3098]

I just got my horse a month ago, she came very mouthy and "bitty" but I used +R and the head away cue and she caught on so quick and is now not mouthy at all 😍

[@JETEquiTheory]

brilliant!

[@anyah6437]

Hi! I have a horse that has aggression issues to other horses and people! He lunges at other people and horses in the cross-ties.. I have tried to correct his behavior by a small smack on the stomach and he stops for a while.. he lunges at people who don’t correct him but he doesn’t lunges at me because I corrected the behavior! Don’t get me wrong he is such a sweet boy when he wants to be, very smart, and loving. Do you have any advice on how to make it stop or correct it properly?

[@cadencebyrne5478]

Omg you guys have come.so far!! I love these videos so so much ❤️❤️

[@vivienequestrian2618]

That’s help me a lot! The horse I loan is bitting me so hard

[@chloemiles8108]

How did you teach them to stand at the target? My horse targets a sitting target, but she quickly gets distracted from it

[@JETEquiTheory]

hmm it’s hard to say, but maybe your rate of reinforcement is too low or the time you’re asking her to stand there is too difficult so back down from it a bit. what i would do is give your cue (touch, target, whatever you say) and when she touches it, click and walk towards her, holding the food towards her chest so she takes a step back on her own. then give the touch cue again. this way she’s set up to go back to the target. then you can slowly start increasing the time

[@chloemiles8108]

Okay! Thank you! I also watched Shawnas video on it which helped clear things up

[@hannahfear5278]

I want to like this video... But it's currently at 420 likes... Sorry Jill

[@alittlebitofeverythingxx3731]

have you got any advice on how to make a horse less mouthy and pushy when giving treats out of the hand? Xxx

[@ceecee8274]

This is amazing :)

[@mluvanimalslaxgirl59]

What type of treats do you use for this type of training? I want to use healthy treats that aren’t full of sugar and fat.

[@lylasolway4502]

Did you ever try regumate with zoe to help with her anxiety, tension, etc? Edit: I know that regumate doesn’t just solve problems like this but it’s all related and it’s worth a shot

[@JETEquiTheory]

nope, she’s pretty good now though

[@theenglishhorsegirl6727]

My horse is fine with headcollars and all that but can be very mouthy, he has tired to bite me before. Does anyone know how I can fix this as it would be nice to trust him more and be able to give him treats from my hand.

[@brequestrians1875]

I was wondering how to reward my horse other then treats because whenever i feed him treats he tends to not leave me a lone and also gets very mouthy P.S you are AMAZING ♥️♥️♥️

[@JETEquiTheory]

check out my playlist called +R training here on youtube. it has several videos addressing this. The Willing Equine (youtube) has a video called starting clicker training that also helps with this

[@apfelsafteis]

He knows he's a good boy lol

[@eloisekohrs-monroe5929]

When will your other RRP prospect coming in?

[@bryanlund9098]

Looks like much to me😎

[@Lexi-is7ct]

this video was really helpful, but can you make a video about how to work with a horse that gets extremely anxious when i tack him up.

[@iriolexisbierle6697]

I've used what we call the "play button" to deal with this. For example, I present the saddle pad. When he touches it with his nose, I gently place it on his back then click and reward. This basically gives HIM control of when things happen. He knows that if he is not comfortable with having that particular piece of tack put on, he will not touch it with his nose (aka "press play") so I will not proceed to put it on his back. This has also helped me determine if there is something in particular that bothers him. For example, he will quickly "press play" for the rubber brush but usually won't for the curry comb. The anxiety horses feel usually has to do with them feeling a lack of control over what happens to them. If you allow them a way to communicate BACK to you (instead of you just telling them) it gives them a form of control that can help to drastically decrease anxiety. Hope this helps!

[@Lexi-is7ct]

Iriolexis Encalada yes thank you! i’ll try it next time i go and see him

[@JETEquiTheory]

i think the previous comment is awesome! Some other things to consider however, would be does he have ulcers, do his teeth hurt, does his back hurt, do his feet hurt, rule out everything medically before you start trying to address anything with training. Training won’t work if the horses in pain. Another thing to consider is, is he enjoying the work. Obviously this can be easily interpreted in a number of ways but if the work is extremely stressful or painful for him then it may be a source of anxiety as tacking up is a cue for the ride that’s about to happen

[@Lexi-is7ct]

JETequitheory okay thank you so much, i’ll contact the vet to make sure everything is good. i don’t think the work is stressful for him because i only ride for about 30 to 45 min and i only walk, trot, canter and jump no higher than 2’ 5’’ but thank you for the advice, i really appreciate you taking the time to help me out!!

[@annabelle221]

So what is the point of the target? I like the whole positive reinforcement thing but that is the one thing I don’t get.

[@sarahluv6228]

I would love to hear her side of it as well, but usually when I clicker train I use the target more as a starting point. It reinforces what the click means while also allowing you to alter how you use the target in order to lure other behaviors. For example, if your horse won't offer to put his nose in the halter you can present the target through the halter to make what your asking more clear. Or you could use it to lure them into a bow. Scary side of the barn,arena,etc? Slowly lure them closer and reward as you go. The willing equine I believe even uses it to start teaching them how to lunge :)

[@JETEquiTheory]

it has so many uses! the willing equine has an entire video on +R tools here on youtube that discusses that at length!!

[@PiaffePiaffe]

❤️❤️❤️

[@ShelbyCaprise]

omg plz come help me with my gelding he is so mouthy he just turned 3 this month

[@JETEquiTheory]

do some research & get creative! do be careful though

[@justemma6663]

1 view, 8 likes.. ya that makes sense youtube

[@sarahdanley5406]

Does he have some Arabian in him? His tail looks like an Arabian tail.