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Defensive Horsemanship Training
Understanding Horses
Perception
Flight Animal
Fast Reflexes
Fast Learner/Excellent Memory
Dominance Hierarchy
Body Language
Easily Desensitized
Critical Learning Time
Fast Learner/Excellent Memory

Most horses learn a lesson from three experiences and never forget it.

Horses divide all remembered experiences into two categories:

  • Negative experiences = danger (run away).
  • Positive experiences = no danger (don't run away).

When training a horse, you need to repeat the same lesson in various settings in order to generalize the behavior.
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