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

Tuesday 9 January 2024, 9.30am-4pm

Bishop Burton College, York Road, Beverley, HU17 8QG

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

09:30 Registration and refreshments

10:00 Introduction and aims for the day
- Putting learning theory into practice
- Shaping behaviour

10:30 Using pressure release – in hand examples dealing with issues such as needle shy, spray shy, difficult to worm, loading and mounting, etc

11:45 Flatwork demo 1 – for example connection and horse behind the leg, etc

12:15 Flatwork demo 2

12:45 Lunch

13:30 Introduce jumping - connection/rhythm/rushing

13:45 Jumping exercises demo 1 – using learning theory for improvement/connection

14:15 Jumping exercises demo 2

14:45 Jumping exercises demo 3

15:15 Discussion and questions

16:00 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.

The Café will be open to purchase tea, coffee and lunch.

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