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title: "Positive Reinforcement (R+) Horse Training in Practice: Evaluation of Online Trailer-Training Demonstrations"
authors: ["Helena G. Harris", "Sue M. McDonnell"]
journal: "Animals"
published_date: "2026-05-29"
doi: "10.3390/ani16111667"
url: "https://doi.org/10.3390/ani16111667"
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fetched_at: "2026-05-30T18:53:30+00:00"
tags: ["行为识别", "清洁度/健康评估"]
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# Positive Reinforcement (R+) Horse Training in Practice: Evaluation of Online Trailer-Training Demonstrations

## 基本信息
- 作者：Helena G. Harris; Sue M. McDonnell
- 期刊：Animals
- 发表日期：2026-05-29
- DOI：10.3390/ani16111667
- 原文链接：https://doi.org/10.3390/ani16111667
- 数据来源：crossref:crossref-animals

## 摘要
Operant conditioning that includes primarily positive reinforcement (R+) has been shown to be an effective and welfare-friendly method of training horses. Despite this, operant conditioning and R+ are not fully understood by many horse trainers who claim to advocate for its use. Anecdotal observations suggest that some professional trainers who claim to use R+ do not use R+ primarily, even in publicly offered educational demonstrations. To better understand readily available training materials regarding the use of R+ with horses, we reviewed a sample of 20 online trailer-training demonstrations to evaluate the extent to which R+ was used. Based on the percentage of trainer actions judged to be R+ versus negative reinforcement (R-), positive punishment (P+), or negative punishment (P-), eight of the 20 (40%) demonstrations included R+ exclusively. Three additional demonstrations included primarily R+ (> 90% of trainer actions), with the remainder R-. Seven used mostly R+ (55–80% R+ in combination with R-), and two used little R+ (16–23%), with the remainder mostly R-. The percentage of positive behavioral responses of the horse toward loading progress was strongly positively associated with the percentage of R+ trainer actions (r2 = 0.90, p < 0.0001). The results of this sample confirm that not all online demonstrations of R+ accurately portray primarily R+.

## 中文整理
基础摘要（未启用或未成功调用大模型）：Operant conditioning that includes primarily positive reinforcement (R+) has been shown to be an effective and welfare-friendly method of training horses. Despite this, operant conditioning and R+ are not fully understood by many horse trainers who claim to advocate for its use. Anecdotal observations suggest that some professional trainers who claim to use R+ do not use R+ primarily, even in publicly offered educational demonstrations. To better understand readily available training materials regarding the use of R+ with horses, we reviewed a sample of 20 online trailer-training demonstrations to evaluate the extent to which R+ was used. Based on the percentage of trainer actions judged to

## 关键词标签
行为识别, 清洁度/健康评估

## 相关性评分
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## 相关性说明
命中 行为识别 关键词：behavior；命中 清洁度/健康评估 关键词：welfare

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