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Title: Horsemanship 1 RAS 2303


1
Horsemanship 1RAS 2303
  • Dr. Jeff S. Pendergraft
  • 108 ANSC

2
Horse Philosophy
  • What does it take to become a successful
    communicator with a horses?

3
Horse Philosophy
  • Must become partners
  • Trust has to be developed
  • Must become knowledgeable
  • Can not take the easy way out
  • The past doesnt matter
  • Dont be afraid of making mistakes
  • Takes time and patience

4
Three Training Rules
  • The training must be safe for you.
  • The training must be safe for the horse.
  • The horse must be calmer after the lesson than
    before it started.

5
Unwanted behaviors
  • Nibbling on you, nudging with the nose
  • Fearful, spooky, jumpy
  • Crowding your space
  • Tail swishing for no apparent reason
  • Stomping feet
  • Ear pinning
  • Refusing to move
  • Charging
  • Biting, rearing, bucking

6
Keep it safe for you.
  • Dont make excuses for your horse.
  • Never ASSUME anything.
  • Repetitions will help eliminate holes in the
    training.
  • When you think you have practiced enough, you
    havent even begun.
  • When you think your horse has learned it, he does
    not have a clue.

7
Keep it safe for you.
  • Thoughts transfer into actions.
  • Example
  • Horse nuzzles your sleeve.
  • Horse pins ear when feeding.
  • Horse pins ear 2 sec and tosses his head at
    feeding.
  • Horse tosses head, pins ears, walks toward feed
    bunk.
  • Horse bites when you are grooming him.

8
Obtaining a partnership.
  • Respect and trust can only be given, not taken.
  • Respect comes when you get your horse to
    perform specific actions on cue, whether he wants
    to do them or not.
  • Trust is developed from getting control w/o
    inflicting pain.

9
Obtaining a partnership.
  • Simple control leads to respect and control w/o
    pain leads to trust.
  • Control w/o pain Trust Respect Relationship
  • Typical problems with relationships.
  • Expectations
  • You can expect your horse to be perfect when you
    are perfect in every aspect of your life.

10
Obtaining a partnership.
  • A successful partnership depends on you being the
    most consistent partner and the most forgiving
    partner.
  • Never use negative words to describe your horse.
  • This will build walls and resentment

11
Active and Reactive
  • Horses are a mirror image of us.
  • Any change that we want our horse to make, we
    must first make in ourselves.
  • If we are inconsistent, our horse will be
    inconsistent
  • If we are distracted, our horse will be
    distracted.
  • If we lack confidence, our horse will lack
    confidence
  • If we lack concentration, our horse will lack
    concentration
  • If we are afraid, our horse will find something
    to be afraid of

12
Active and Reactive
  • If we want any changes from our horse, we must be
    willing to change
  • our thoughts
  • our actions
  • and do so consistently

13
Active and Reactive
  • When horse and rider are working together they
    become partners-
  • One is active the other is reactive.
  • If the horse is the active partner, the handler
    is the reactive partner.
  • If the handler is the active partner, the horse
    is the reactive partner.
  • When we come into sight of our horse, we begin
    relating.

14
Active and Reactive
  • How can you become a better trainer?
  • First you need to do a self-evaluation to
    determine whether you are an
  • Active
  • or
  • Reactive person
  • Handout

15
The Three Aspects of a Horse
  • 1. Physical capabilities
  • size
  • speed
  • Strength

16
2. Mental capabilities
understanding
17
3. Emotional state
Nervousness Vs Fear
ability to relax
18
Philosophy on Horses
  • Can we all be trainers?
  • Dedication
  • Understanding
  • Repletion
  • Plan

19
The Three Second Rule
  • The horse never has the right to kick or bite.
  • Which is worse?
  • A horse trying to kick or bite me will result in
    me trying to kill him. (w/in 3 sec)
  • The head is off limits.
  • As soon as the 3 sec. are up I will completely
    relax and reassure him that I still like him.

20
The Three Second Rule
  • Reassurance comes from petting or stroking your
    horse.
  • Do not slap or pat the horse.
  • this is a sign of aggression.
  • Also do not little touch the horse
  • they are ticklish and may find this annoying.
  • Always remember to reassure a horse after a 3
    sec. rule has been implemented.

21
The Importance of Goals
  • Set daily goals
  • Reasonable goals that you can reach
  • Always improve on basics
  • If a problem occurs go back to where you have
    control again
  • Dont over due the goals

22
Things to expect
  • Problems will come up.
  • Try not to get frustrated.
  • We have plenty of time.
  • Being to anxious or pushing too hard will result
    in bad habits.

23
Motivation
  • Is the basis for all learning, for all change.
  • It gives you a reason to change.
  • Once change is accomplished, youve learned.
  • The horse needs motivation.
  • Positive vs Negative

24
Timetable for Training
  • Must realize that training takes time.
  • Biggest problem is unrealistic timetables.
  • Most problems dont need to be solved in one day.
  • Learning depends on the horse.
  • Incorporate diversity in your training sessions.

25
Attitude
  • What types of attitudes interfere with successful
    training methods?
  • Prejudice,
  • An Ugly Concept

26
Expert already
27
Horse Instincts
  • How can the horses behavior be motivated by its
    instincts?
  • How can we use this information to improve our
    communication with the horse?

28
A Conditioned-Response
  • What is meant by a conditioned-response animal?

29
A Conditioned-Response Animal
  • Reasoning can build control over a horse
  • We set condition
  • We get a response
  • A CUE results from setting the condition
    enough to get a consistent desired rxn or
    response.

30
A Conditioned-Response Animal
  • Training is a stepwise process
  • Must remember, the horse doesnt
    understand right or wrong.

31
A Conditioned-Response Animal
  • Two reasons why a horse doesnt respond to a cue
  • 1. He doesnt understand it.
  • Means we havent taught him well enough.
  • 2. He understands the cue but chooses to ignore
    it.
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