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[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]One study researched how many lessons should be repeated in a training session. The results are very exciting.<\/strong><\/p>\n

In one study, researchers wanted to find out how many repetitions<\/strong> it takes to teach a horse a new lesson. They wondered if it made a difference if the lesson was repeated only three times<\/strong> or more.<\/p>\n

To find out how many repetitions it takes for a horse to learn a new skill<\/strong>, they trained 20 horses<\/strong>. They taught them to back up, lower their heads, lift their hind legs and turn their heads. This was done over a period of six weeks<\/strong>. As a cue, they put pressure on parts of the body-such as the chest-and reinforced the correct behaviour through release of that pressure (negative reinforcement).<\/p>\n

The scientists evaluated the horses’ performance in each training session, giving them scores of 1 to 6 based on the quality of their responses<\/strong> to the cues, the amount of pressure needed to elicit responses, and the speed of the responses.<\/p>\n

Results<\/h2>\n

During the first training session, the horses performed slightly better when the task was repeated six times<\/strong>. But in all other sessions, up to the 12th and final session, the horses performed equally well whether they repeated the task three or six times<\/strong>.<\/p>\n

This shows that horses can learn new lessons and tasks even if they are only performed three times in a riding session twice a week<\/strong>. Additional repetitions make no difference<\/strong> in how well or quickly they learn a new skill.<\/p>\n

Uta K\u00f6nig von Borstel<\/strong>, PhD, a researcher at the University of Giessen, Germany, spoke on behalf of her student Franziska Fr\u00f6hlich<\/strong>, BSc, and her research team during the 2022 International Society for Equitation Science (ISES) Conference held in Hartpury, UK, from 9-12 August.<\/p>\n

She commented, “Quite often we riders just base (how much training repetition we think horses need) on a feeling,” said King of Borstel. “But we might be wasting our time<\/strong>, and too much repetition might even cause boredom or frustration for the animals. “To reach a certain level of performance after a few training sessions, time – and possibly frustration<\/strong> and \/ or boredom – can be saved<\/strong> by repeating a task only three times per training session,” said K\u00f6nig von Borstel.<\/p>\n

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