Clicker Training: The Importance of the Time Between Click and Reward
Clicker Training: The Importance of the Time Between Click and Reward
About Iris
– Iris started riding with an interest in dressage and had a brief interest in cutting before returning to dressage. Her area of research has been in clicker training with horses, focusing on the importance of the time between the click and reward.
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Iris’s Favourite Inspirational Quote
– “Without ambition one starts nothing. Without work one finishes nothing. The prize will not be sent to you. You have to win it.” by Ralph Waldo Emerson
Who Has Inspired Iris
– Andrew McLean
– Cutting horse trainers in Australia
– Thesis Supervisor
Recommended Books
– Are We Smart Enough to Know How Smart Animals Are? by
About This Episode
– Iris discusses her research into the timing between the click and the reward. She talks about her journey around the world starting with a grey pony at her local riding school, then on to dressage and cutting horses and how horses have aligned with her studies.
Time Stamps
01:00 –“Without ambition one starts nothing. Without work one finishes nothing. The prize will not be sent to you. You have to win it.” Ralph Waldo Emerson
01:40 – Being introduced to horses at a birthday party then riding at the local riding school
02.10 – During her gap year Iris was introduced to cutting
03:27 – Willing to put in the hard work, having the passion, showing interest
04:02 – Different people with different ideas but having a common bond with horses
05:10 – Cutting horse trainers in Australia and in the UK
06:44 – Training ‘Miss Priss’ in Texas
07:50 – Graduating Australian Equine Behaviour Centre
08:48 – Being focused during her study
10:17 – What is clicker training
11:21 – Why clicker and not “good boy”?
13:00 – Why timing between click and reward is important – immediate, 10 second, or 20 second delay
16:06 – Are we smart enough to know how smart animals are
18:05 – Starting her Masters Degree
18:54 – It is important to understanding a horse and what their limitations are
19:47 – Contact: see details below
Iris’s Contact Details
Phone: +3 162 537 379 (Netherlands)
Email: iris_huisman1991@hotmail.com
Facebook: Iris Huisman
Music
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