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By: Nestor Imberti Posted: 25/09/2020
Learning Theory: Studies on the behaviour of animals
Learning theory and other studies on the behaviour of animals lay the foundation for horse training. Through them we can establish a stimulus-response-chain, which becomes automated in these noble animals.
Let's see how to put them in practice!
Horses, like other animals that can be trained, are born with neural connections that are responsible for instinctive or impulsive behaviour. This has enabled them to survive and they learn only those behaviour patterns already determined by evolution.
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