The purpose of the current study is to evaluate a procedure that can be used to introduce horses to clipping. Negative reinforcement was used in a shaping paradigm. Shaping steps were conducted by the handler, starting with touching the horse with the hand, then touching the horse with the clippers while they are off, culminating with touching the horse with the clippers while they are on. When a horse broke contact with either the hand or the clippers, the hand or the clippers were held at that point until the horse emitted an appropriate response. When the horse emitted an appropriate response, the clippers were removed, and the handler stepped away from the horse. For all eight horses, this shaping plan was effective in enabling the clipping of each horse with minimal inappropriate behavior and without additional restraint. The entire process took under an hour for each horse.
| Identifer | oai:union.ndltd.org:unt.edu/info:ark/67531/metadc1609079 |
| Date | 12 1900 |
| Creators | Hardaway, Alison K |
| Contributors | Rosales-Ruiz, Jesus, Bergmann, Samantha, Becker, April |
| Publisher | University of North Texas |
| Source Sets | University of North Texas |
| Language | English |
| Detected Language | English |
| Type | Thesis or Dissertation |
| Format | iv, 25 pages, Text |
| Rights | Public, Hardaway, Alison K, Copyright, Copyright is held by the author, unless otherwise noted. All rights Reserved. |
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