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Horse Behavior- Basic Print E-mail
Wednesday, 18 February 2009

1- What does it mean when the horse licks and chews?
   a- They understand you
   b-They have learned something
   c-They are relaxed

2- What is negative reinforcement?
   a- Punishment
   c- A  negative way to reinforce horse behavior
   b- A good way to train your horse

3- When your horse is being "naughty" it is
   a- purposely trying to make you mad
   b- showing that horses are basically stubborn and resistant
   c- confused

4- Why do horses anticipate?
   a- they can tell what the human is going to ask
   b- they don't like to wait for the human
   c- its hard for them to stand still

5- When de-spooking your horse the best technique is
   a- Flooding- exposing your horse to the scary thing all at once until they calm down
   b- Desensitize- to gradually expose, a little at a time
   c- Counter-conditioning- to give your horse treats while you expose them to the scary thing

6- Where does most bad behavior begin?
   a- in the training arena
   b- leading your horse
   c- on the trail

7- If your horse rushes through openings on the ground what will it most likely do when being ridden?
   a- stay relaxed and calm
   b- walk past scary things without being scared
   c- shy and bolt

8- Horses that get nervous when haltered and led back to barn are
   a- Naturally nervous
   b- In conflict and confused
   c- Like to give the human a hard time

9- What is the best way to get a horse to calm down, slow down, and relax when undersaddle?
   a- make them ride for a very long time
   b- make them ride faster every time they speed up
   c- bend and turn them every time they speed up

10- If you have been thrown off your horse, should you immediately get back onto show the horse that bucking you off was wrong?
   a- Yes
   b- No