Groundwork Fundamentals with a Young Horse – Correct name to come

What Type of Horse are you Working with? The Importance of Emotional Regulation and First Steps in Creating a Language
Session 1
4 Topics
1.1 Goals for training & meet ‘Pip’: What kind of horse are you working with?
1.2 The importance of teaching horses (and humans) how to regulate their emotional state: Understanding Flight, Fight & Freeze State Behaviour
1.3 Introducing the Stick and Flag for Communication, Confidence and Curiosity #1
1.4 The very start of creating a language: The first Hindquarter Yield
Building Confidence and Curiosity, Activate to De-active & It’s Not all about Structured Learning
Session 2
6 Topics
2.1 Moving her feet; The start of Lunging for Communication #1
2.2 Activate to de-active: Regulation, Relaxation and Connection
2.3 Building her Confidence & Curiosity with the Stick and Flag #2
2.4 Moving her feet; The start of Lunging for Communication #2 and Introducing Steady Pressure Yields
2.5 Balancing between Structure Learning verse Undemanding Time verse Follow your Horse’s Lead
2.6 Drawing attention back to you and working through Activated Behaviour on the lunge. Changing to a longer rope to allow drift in the lead rope
Developing a Language
Session 3
5 Topics
3.1 How to introduce a Personal Space Cue
3.2 Make your language flow: Yielding the Hindquarters, Introducing the Stick & the String as a tool to build Confidence & Curiosity, Lunging, Plus Drive and Draw
3.3 Identifying Pip’s Character & Personality: Developing a Positive Response to Communication Cues. Drifting to stay in position, Desensitising with the Stick & String, clearing her Shoulder on the Lunge. Driving Stick verse Lateral Stick
3.4 Body Blocks & Building Confidence on the Offside & around her Face Bubble. Recap: The 6 steps of Personal Space and Mutual Understanding
3.5 Lunging: Transitions & Relaxation. Dial up the Desensitisation
4: Cantering on the Lunge & Building Confidence with Desensitisation
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Groundwork Fundamentals with a Young Horse – Correct name to come Session 3 3.5 Lunging: Transitions & Relaxation. Dial up the Desensitisation
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