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Education and Teaching Principles

People who have been with horses for thousands of years have developed many different approaches to horse training. There are many different methods applied in the process of adapting horses to all kinds of conditions in their work, sports or leisure time. Sometimes force is used as a method to get horses to behave in a certain way. However, for the results to be sustainable, it is much more effective to use established and humane training techniques such as training and desensitization in the training of the horse.

 

Getting to know a horse day in and day out and teaching not to be afraid of situations like a shoe or traffic is one of the most important aspects of a young horse's training. Therefore, in the training of young horses, people bear a great responsibility for the future of the horse; The lessons he learns in the first months and years of his life enable him to cope with new or challenging situations throughout his life.

 

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Teaching a foal not to be afraid of hooves is the first step in teaching young horses to accept regular hoof care.

What Riders Have to Do

communication with the horse

communication is everything.

Many people encounter very few horses in their lifetime. Many equine professionals, such as trainers, riders, veterinarians or farriers, can handle large numbers of unfamiliar horses in their daily lives at various training levels.

 

Whether it's about training horses or if you have to deal with horses for a variety of reasons, basic knowledge of how horses learn and how to best communicate with them can make your job easier and safer.

 

Grooming, training and riding horses, taking care of their mental and physical health, is a generally recognized riding principle. It was first used by Xenophon, a historian and philosopher in ancient Greece.

 

Equestrian principles must be applied every time, even if you are using it once, regardless of whether you are participating in long-term training of a horse.

 

Horses Behavior

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Herd of horses living in wild conditions in Iceland

Successfully training and raising horses requires a great deal of experience in how horses behave in a natural environment and how the horse can learn to change its behavior in its environment. Equally important is the ability to interpret a horse's response to a given situation and to react and train accordingly.

 

Horses fear anything they perceive as a threat. They often approach with fear as the first reaction to new situations and objects. When horses are frightened, they can often react by rearing, double kicking, and galloping. While trying to eliminate a possible threat from the horse's environment, you may cause the horse to show aggressive behavior.

 

In any case, horses that react uncontrollably out of fear can be very dangerous to their riders and the people around them.

 

Their social structure, especially the fact that they live in a herd, can cause some emotional reactions to pass between horses. For example, if one member of the pack starts to run quickly when frightened, the other members of the pack will react in the same way, even if they have not seen the "threat"; In a natural setting, this reaction can be lifesaving. In a farm setting, such behavior by horses can disturb an entire group.

 

But if there is a horse known for its calmness in the herd, calmly standing still while everyone else is running can calm the herd.

 

curious horses

Curious glances of horses seeing a giant ball for the first time

At the very least, when many horses overcome their fear of a new situation, they curiously try to explore. These behaviors also depend on the character and temperament of the horse.

 

Some traits, such as fear and curiosity, can differ greatly between horses and have a great influence on how horses react to an unknown or challenging situation. These traits are affected by the genetics, experience and training of horses.

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