Timing

我最近在 clicker training 網路上發表的經驗談,關於 precise timing. 有興趣的人不妨參考.

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I want to share with you some experience today, showing the power of accurate timing.

I was schooling my horse to step down the banks of the cross country course. I started with the ground work, leading him to the bank and coaxing him to take tiny steps. No pressure, just let him to make his own choice. Patiently I waited and he finally decided to step down. Of course, jackpot. We repeated this for ~10 times. He did the job with great calmness.I decided to try riding him down the bank.

We headed to the bank. My horse did not hesitate to jump down. But something different happened. Maybe he did not like the feeling of someone on his back doing this work, he started to behave grumpy, tossing his head and bucking. I softly asked him to come back and listen to me. We tried the same work again. He did approach the bank with relaxation and I C/T every time he LANDED. However, he continued to behave grumpy after the stepping down and he did not respond to the click. It seemed that he is completely shut-down after landing. He was fully occupied by something else, not me. He just wanted to buck and run.

I think something needs to change. First, I decide to ask him listen to me right after he lands by turning him left and right. But before I tried it, suddenly, something hit on me. I remember Karen Pryor's comments talking about why this silly gadget can be so powerful in teaching animals. It is because the conditioned reinforcer influences the brain so much that it causes a series of chemical and neuro reactions causing relaxations and the feeling of comfort. I think, maybe I should CLICK the moment he decides to step down instead of waiting for him finishing the job.

Again we headed to the bank. He was relaxed in approaching. I had my clicker ready. The moment he decided to jump down, I clicked. He heard the click when he was still in the air, or even before he was in the air. Something magical happened. He landed and turned his head to me, just like a clicker-wise horse normally does. We tried it again and again. I was so surprised how smooth it became.

What a difference the timing can make. Next time when similar things happen, I'll remember that I should always catch the moment of the behavior BEFORE anything else that can come in and shut down the brain.

HP

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我在马背上跟它玩CLICKER

Timing

Timing

[此贴子已经被作者于2009/12/9 3:21:23编辑过]

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Jose,

You're riding with a halter only. Does Ranger still fight?

HP

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以下是引用hppeng在2009/12/8 15:13:00的发言：

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Again we headed to the bank. He was relaxed in approaching. I had my clicker ready. The moment he decided to jump down, I clicked. He heard the click when he was still in the air,

do you actually have a clicker - or is it just a sound you make with your mouth/fingers???

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thanks, tomorrow i'll go get one, then use it in front of your horse to chaos click. Will easily distract your horse's training , hahaa h4v6sY

Actually what we found is that the horse can easily tell the tiny difference between different clickers. We've work with many horses at the same time and it was amazing to see that the horses never confuse themsleve about which clicker to listen to.

Ha ha ha, your trick won't work...

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horses are smarter than we thought

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