Use this teaching guide for unmounted lessons on equine behavior that help your Orange Level HorseSense students understand why knowledge of equine behavior should guide our horsekeeping and training practices.
It doesn’t matter how skilled students are, in the barn or the saddle, unless they have the ability to see a situation through the eyes of their horse.
Lessons cover:
- basic understanding of horse psychology , including prey response and herd mentality
- why horses approach and retreat, and why resource guarding occurs and is often mistaken for dominance
- enough learning theory to recognize the learning quadrant in action and develop a logical, fair plan for behavior modification
- how easily our horses can suffer silently
Teaching tips include:
- creative ideas for teaching this topic with both private and group lessons
- suggested Challenge materials (games, worksheets, etc.) and other teaching tools
- strategies for adapting for your unique teaching situation
If this is your first time using our unmounted teaching guides, please make sure that you download and read:
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