Willies and Nickers
Horse Trainer and Artist
by Jacquie
3y ago
A very well known issue almost exclusively seen in horses trained using Positive Reinforcement is the states of over arousal or over relaxation that lead to willy dropping, willy erections and in mares the intensely deep whickering sounds, postural changes and vulva winking. Many training solutions are available to reduce or try to prevent this, some ideas for this are better than others – but I am more interested here in discussing the cause. Currently there has been no research carried out to take blood samples before and after training when this behaviour typically occurs. Very few researc ..read more
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It is not about getting the job done
Horse Trainer and Artist
by Jacquie
3y ago
blob:https://www.facebook.com/64edb295-e68d-4a62-8578-4287c849553c DAID with my risk averse mare who was very afraid of this pedestal. I have a very good relationship with this lovely mare of mine, but she would not go anywhere near it if asked really gently with a rope. Luring did not work, targeting also failed. The power of choice worked its miracle, together with observational learning and an open minded horse well used to R+ If she had said “no thanks, not now”, to stepping on the pedestal, that would have been a fine answer that I would have accepted. To be given a choice between a rock ..read more
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Horses and Art
Horse Trainer and Artist
by Jacquie
3y ago
When you draw with a pencil on paper, the paper you chose can either be soft and very easily dented, or it can be hard with a smooth resilient surface. The pencil you use can be a very soft 6B pencil or it can be a very hard 6H fine pencil. If you press down on the pencil hard, or use the pencil softly it will make a difference to the quality of mark you make and the indentations made on the paper. Experienced, highly skilled artists can create bold, competent and assured marks and have less fear of mistakes. Once you make an indentation on the paper it is very hard to work over it and hide ..read more
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Stay Positive
Horse Trainer and Artist
by Jacquie
3y ago
Using Positive Reinforcement to train your horse. Each horse has their own limitations mentally and physically and each brings different history of past training to the mix. This MUST be taken into account. E.G. A supple horse who is naive to the use of any (except the very mildest) aversives will show a very different response to the same stimuli in comparison to a stiff horse who has become irritated by too much pressure being used historically. A nervous but naive horse may show different again behavioural responses to the same stimuli. Remember – all behaviours are born from emotions. R ..read more
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Fire and Ice
Horse Trainer and Artist
by Jacquie
3y ago
Simply put, some horses are naturally generally more inclined to be fiery and confident than others and some learn to become fiery to protect themselves from perceived forcefulness. Other horses are naturally more timid, shy and reserved generally with strong flight instincts. Fighting fire with fire will cause a raging inferno, but if you decide instead to quell the fire by being cool, calm and even more gentle, this will put out the angry flames and reassure the timid shy horse equally and there will gradually be nothing left that the horse feels they need to fight against or fear. Fighting ..read more
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Christmas Hampers and NOT Toolboxes!
Horse Trainer and Artist
by Jacquie
3y ago
Three Christmas Hampers. All with different quantities of high quality, classy products. Each item is selected with care and chosen for its special flavours or textures. One of the hampers is fabulously richly stocked with a glorious selection. I prefer to think of the skills for training my horses like a putting together a sumptuous rich Christmas hamper. I far prefer this to the “toolbox” analogy. Tools are for mechanics, hampers are gifts. Relatively few horses have to genuinely work for their living. Most people want their domesticated horses to be wonderful soulmates, loyal compan ..read more
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Tonal Variation
Horse Trainer and Artist
by Jacquie
3y ago
I was recently having a lesson with Kathrin Branderup-Tannous and she was explaining about tonal variation. If we compare training a horse to playing a musical instrument or a using good quality audio system, we can control the bass and the treble and there will be a good range of mid tones. Make sure when you are training that the bass does not become too booming, that the treble is not too shrill and that the mid tones are not lost. The subtle details really do matter ..read more
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Academic Art of Riding is enough
Horse Trainer and Artist
by Jacquie
3y ago
The longer I study within the Academic Art of Riding by Bent Branderup the more diverse and interesting it becomes. I see other ideas and my curiosity means I experiment with ideas outside of the AAoR, but I find repeatedly that what I see within the various AAoR trainers who are all selected with great care by Bent Branderup have more than enough information and variety. What many people do not immediately seem to realise is that the AAoR by Bent Branderup is not a method, it is not a system, it is not a cult and it is not full of absolutes and strict rules ..read more
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Precise but Delicate
Horse Trainer and Artist
by Jacquie
3y ago
We need to be precise but delicate to train a horse and we need explicit clarity, exactness of timing and touches and absolute precision on both left and right sides. It isnt easy to get this right all of the time, but luckily horses are forgiving creatures. The aids should aim to be fine, discrete and gentle and I think that whilst we are allowed to slightly irritate with a tickly or vibrating touch, we must not take this too far and anger the horse, or become too insistent and demanding. If our horses can be helped to first understand that a small response to a little gentle ask (and not a ..read more
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Past, Present and Future
Horse Trainer and Artist
by Jacquie
3y ago
I have 3 sculptures to talk about – one has been cast already, one is on the table right now and one is planned but not yet begun. The sculpture I have just had cast is based on a beautiful Hispano Arabe who belonged to a good friend of mine, and his joyous party piece was a most incredible and flamboyant Spanish Walk. This beautiful horse has now sadly passed away, but when I saw him make his Spanish Walk it had a rare quality because his back did not become hollow and his hind legs were stepping underneath him while his forelegs were being raised so rhythmically and so high that it looked ef ..read more
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