Shaping Behaviour To Improve The Wellbeing And Training Of The Horse

'Learning Theory And Shaping Behaviour To Improve The Wellbeing And Training Of The Horse' With Angelo Telatin FBHS

A Toolkit For Empowering The Equestrian

Monday 8 January 2024, 9.30am-4pm

Equine Centre, Kirkely Hall, Northumberland NE20 0BB.

We are delighted to host a day with Angelo Telatin FBHS as part of his UK-wide tour with The British Horse Society.

Angelo Telatin is a Professor at Delaware Valley University Equine Science and Management program, is a British Horse Society Fellow and a PhD in Equine Behaviour and Training. His research focus is in Comparison between Equine Training Techniques and the Psychology of Learning. This unique life experience allowed him to fuse the academic discoveries in animal learning with the empirical knowledge of horse training techniques, bringing about a homogeneous and effective training protocol.

Theory without practice useless, practice without theory, senseless.

This course is aimed at equestrians of all levels whether you are a rider, trainer, coach, owner or just have an interest in the wellbeing and training of a horse. The content of the day will include:

• Using learning theory to shape behaviour, including pressure and release and positive and negative reinforcement
• Application of learning theory in hand (dealing with issues such as needle shy, spray shy, difficult to worm, loading and mounting, etc)
• Application of learning theory in the ridden horse, both on the flat and over fences (tension in new environments, spooking, etc)
• Developing positive partnerships in the horse human relationship from grassroots to professional.

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DRAFT PROGRAMME

0930 Registration and refreshments

1000 Introduction and aims for the day
- Putting learning theory into practice
- Shaping behaviour

1030 Using pressure release – in hand examples dealing with issues such as needle shy, spray shy, difficult to worm, loading and mounting, etc

1145 Flatwork demo 1 – for example connection and horse behind the leg, etc

1215 Flatwork demo 2

1245 Lunch

1330 Introduce jumping - connection/rhythm/rushing

1345 Jumping exercises demo 1 – using learning theory for improvement/connection

1415 Jumping exercises demo 2

1445 Jumping exercises demo 3

1515 Discussion and questions

1600 Finish

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Take advantage of our early bird rate!
Tickets bought before 22 December 2023: £40 General/£35 BHS Accredited Professional Coaches
Tickets bought after 22 December 2023: £45 General/£40 BHS Accredited Professional Coaches

6 CPD points available for BHS Accredited Professional Coaches.

Open to everyone.

Please bring your own lunch, tea and coffee will be provided.

As an introduction, before this event, we are holding two virtual events to introduce the theory before the practice. For further details on these webinars and to book, please use the following links:

Horse/Human Bond - Theory Part 1 With Angelo Telatin FBHS:
https://www.tickettailor.com/events/bhsscotland/1014718

Horse/Human Bond - Theory Part 2 With Angelo Telatin FBHS:
https://www.tickettailor.com/events/bhsscotland/1014935