title: Principles of learning.
abstract: This article discusses some general principles of learning as well as possible constraints and how such principles can apply to horses. A brief review is presented of experiments that were designed to assess learning in horses. The use of behavior modification techniques to treat behavior problems in horses is discussed and several examples of the use of these techniques are provided.
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D001521:Behavior Therapy; D001522:Behavior, Animal; D003213:Conditioning, Psychological; D004193:Discrimination Learning; D005108:Extinction, Psychological; D005239:Fear; D005793:Generalization, Psychological; D006185:Habituation, Psychophysiologic; D006736:Horses; D007858:Learning; D010056:Overlearning; D010364:Pattern Recognition, Visual; D011340:Problem Solving; D011678:Punishment; D012718:Set, Psychology