61. Balancing Positive & Negative Reinforcement, Setting Quiet Horses Up For Success, and Trusting Yourself With CEP Graduate, Cassie

<p>In this episode, I chat with Confident Equestrian Program (CEP) graduate Cassie. She has a background in psychology and is a dog trainer who predominately uses positive reinforcement, but before she joined CEP, she struggled to find a method of reinforcement that felt right to her to use with her horse. </p> <p>Together we discuss:</p> <p>- How she was able to find and accept a method of reinforcement that works well for her quiet but very foody Clydie x, Oakie</p> <p>- Her concerns about using negative reinforcement and desensitising and what her views are on that now</p> <p>- The struggles she was facing as someone who wants to use both positive and light negative reinforcement with her horse and the perceived judgement that can come from that</p> <p>- How she has been able to set Oakie up for success and prioritise their relationship whilst progressing with their training goals</p> <p>- Her journey towards trusting herself and realising that she is the expert of her horse</p> <p>- Her thoughts about CEP</p> <p>and so much more.</p> <p>To find out more about The Confident Equestrian Program please click here - </p> <p><a href= "https://www.confidentequestrianprogram.com/CEP">https://www.confidentequestrianprogram.com/CEP</a></p> <p>To find out more about my membership, Connected please click here - </p> <p><a href= "https://www.confidentequestrianprogram.com/connected">https://www.confidentequestrianprogram.com/connected</a></p> <p>To connect with Cassie just click here - <a href= "https://www.instagram.com/oakie_the_wonderpony/">https://www.instagram.com/oakie_the_wonderpony/</a></p> <p>To connect with me click here  -</p> <p dir="ltr" data-test-bidi=""><a href= "https://www.facebook.com/felicitydavieshorsemanship">https://www.facebook.com/felicitydavieshorsemanship</a></p> <p dir="ltr" data-test-bidi=""><a href= "https://www.instagram.com/felicitydavies_/">https://www.instagram.com/felicitydavies_/</a></p>