{"id":58746,"date":"2021-05-10T12:50:55","date_gmt":"2021-05-10T02:50:55","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.horsemagazine.com\/thm\/?p=58746"},"modified":"2021-05-10T15:07:07","modified_gmt":"2021-05-10T05:07:07","slug":"andrew-mclean-training-principles","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.horsemagazine.com\/thm\/2021\/05\/andrew-mclean-training-principles\/","title":{"rendered":"Andrew McLean, training principles"},"content":{"rendered":"

Share Andrew McLean\u2019s insights to training, and understanding our equine partners, essential knowledge for all:<\/h1>\n

\u201cIn dressage, voice aids are not used in competition. Instead, as the horse learns to respond from lighter rein and\/or leg aids, the horse becomes increasingly aware of the associations of seat and weight that naturally occur with rein and\/or leg aids if the rider\u2019s position is correct<\/strong>.<\/h1>\n

These responses are learned through classical conditioning as the seat and weight aids occur just before and during the rein and \/or leg aids.\u201d<\/h1>\n

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\u201cThe light aid should be attached to the stronger aid that comes after it. It should not be isolated by a gap in time before the stronger aid. In horse training, the time gap between the light aid and the stronger pressure should be the same as the time gap in between footfalls in the rhythm of the gait \u2013 all responses should have occurred by the count of 3. In other words the stronger pressure comes very swiftly after the light aid. Training horses effectively therefore requires skill and speed in decision-making and action.\u201d<\/p>\n

Andrew McLean, PhD<\/p>\n

Dr Andrew McLean, PhD (Equine Cognition & Learning), BSc (Zoology), Dip Ed<\/h4>\n
Co-Director, Equitation Science International<\/strong><\/h5>\n

Read more here:<\/p>\n

The Principles of Horsemanship: Part 3 – Pavlov’s Principle<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n