# Forming Habits

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Podcast: [Lead a Horse to Water](https://stenobird.com/podcast/lead-a-horse-to-water-3058987)
Published: 2025-12-04T11:44:50+00:00
Episode link: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/trudi-dempsey/episodes/Forming-Habits-e3bsaei
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In this episode I talk about habits. We often describe them as automatic and almost separate from conscious training, yet the processes that build them are the same ones that shape all learned behaviour. Classical conditioning and operant conditioning are usually taught as if they belong in different boxes. One is presented as passive association. The other is active learning by consequences. In practice they are almost inseparable.In this episode I look at how those two processes weave through the behaviours we repeat every day, and why understanding their overlap matters. When we see how inseparable they are, it becomes easier to understand why certain habits form so quickly and why others resist change. It also gives us a way to design environments and routines that support the habits we want, instead of relying on willpower alone.If you want some help in forming habits you can find me at www.equine.training where you can find all my courses and services. My flagship professional course begins in March 26 and the early bird price ends on 31st December. Positive Horse Club Fenzi course with Irith

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