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Behavior Modification Techniques           If you are in the presence of a horse, you are a horse trainer—good or bad. Whether you know it or not, you are constantly influencing the behavior of the horses around you. You are reinforcing their behavior which means that you are either encouraging or discouraging behaviors to occur again.   This course will help you understand what you can do to change horse behavior and how to do it.           Our goal as trainers and behaviorists is to understand horses and to learn how to train horses using behavior modification techniques powered by a positive reward system. This system is built on the basic principles of operant conditioning.  Understand the basic rules which control the behavior of all living things and you will be well on your way to becoming a good horse trainer.  Students may be required to provide video (VHS or DVD) of situations with horses....and may be assigned individual projects by the instructor.            Course Outline:                     Every Action Causes a Reaction                     The Reinforcers                     The Conditioned Reinforcers                     Eliminating Undesirable Behavior                     Immediacy                     Reinforcement Schedules                     Shaping                     Stimulus Control                     Flooding versus Desensitization                     Learned Helplessness                     Respect                     Consistency                     Limited Distrations                     Quit On A Good Note                     Pick the Right Horse To Train                  HOW TO TAKE THE COURSE Breyer State University      Work towards a Bachelor of Science Degree in Equine Studies Click here for more information.... Click here to enroll......        Professional Horse Trainer Certification      Earn a certificate after passing the course and then work towards becoming a certified Professional Horse Trainer Click here for more information..... Click here to sign up.... . Professional Riding Instructor Certification      Earn a certificate after passing the course and then work towards becoming a certified Professional Riding Instructor Click here for more information..... Click here to sign up....                               •  Start any program at anytime - no waiting for a semester to begin                               •  Work at your own pace - you will not be "locked out" if you do not complete the course                                   within a specific time.                               •  Work one-on-one with your instructor                               •  You can take just one course.  For more information email Eleanor Richards. Click Here.