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

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.  Together we discuss: - How she was able to find and accept a method of reinforcement that works well for her quiet but very foody Clydie x, Oakie - Her concerns about using negative reinforcement and desensitising and what her views are on that now - 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 - How she has been able to set Oakie up for success and prioritise their relationship whilst progressing with their training goals - Her journey towards trusting herself and realising that she is the expert of her horse - Her thoughts about CEP and so much more. To find out more about The Confident Equestrian Program please click here -  https://www.confidentequestrianprogram.com/CEP To find out more about my membership, Connected please click here -  https://www.confidentequestrianprogram.com/connected To connect with Cassie just click here - https://www.instagram.com/oakie_the_wonderpony/ To connect with me click here  - https://www.facebook.com/felicitydavieshorsemanship https://www.instagram.com/felicitydavies_/