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Horse Psychology 101

QUIZ 9

True/False

		Each one of the three methods that can be used to eliminate undesirable behavior will work equally well in any given situation.
		Horses are rarely born bad but there are horses that are born crazy.
		The use of punishment enhances a horse’s desire to learn.
		Training incompatible behavior means that if a horse is doing something you don’t want him to do, you decide to train him for another event.
		Ignoring a behavior makes a horse nervous and refractory because he can’t figure out your behavior.
		If a horse tries to bite you when you halter him, the best way of eliminating the behavior is to let him bite at the leadshank.
		Riding down the trail, your horse spooks at a piece of black plastic by shying jumping sidewards. To eliminate this behavior you can ignore it and it will eventually go away.
		Ignoring undesirable behavior works best on situations that are non-threatening to humans.
		Training an incompatible behavior requires the trainer to out think the horse in order to control the situation.
		Punishing bad behavior is always a bad choice.