Charlot Dekkers Equine Connection in Healesville, Victoria | Education

Charlot Dekkers Equine Connection

Locality: Healesville, Victoria

Phone: +61 438 308 927

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25.01.2022 ES is not a fad, or a fallacy (unlike some methods!), its not new-fangled at all, but tried and proven, (based on French classical dressage and behaviour psy...chology/science of the 1930s to the present day). Its the way that pretty much all species are trained - from chickens to elephants, and has a wealth of science behind it. Of course, all horses are different (genetics, history, age, etc), but all horses have the same learning processes. In addition, their brain physiology and cognitive abilities are very different from human brains.

22.01.2022 Why is it important that we dont teach them to follow our feet and what sort of problems can it cause if we create conflicting rules for the horse? Dr Andrew McLean will explain the reasons in the video below. Dont forget to share it with your family and friends.

21.01.2022 Teach your horse to have cruise control

20.01.2022 In this weeks video, Dr. Andrew McLean discusses all things about the Attachment Theory. Have you worked on this with your horse? We would love to hear about your experiences.

20.01.2022 http:// Friday Fact - Nosebands // When a horse is travelling with his mouth open, it indicates that the rider is pulling on the reins but the horse is not slowing. ...So there are deficiencies in his stop response and the horse has habituated to the bit pressure. The common approach, which is even endorsed by elite riding federations, is to shut the mouth with a noseband. In the past 50 years, noseband technology has boomed so that more force than ever before can now be applied to shut the horses mouth. Some of these are called crank nosebands. This is a mistaken mindset as far as animal training principles and good welfare are concerned. Nosebands are band-aids for training errors, and horses that open their mouths are simply revealing that their response to lightness in the stop response must be thoroughly retrained.

18.01.2022 The golden rule

17.01.2022 I wouldnt let the horse turn around .. but definitely allow them to sus out new and unfamiliar things/obstacles

16.01.2022 Love, love, love this! Hold their hand is one I use a lot when referring to rein contact.

13.01.2022 http:// Training Tip - The three Rs // As you may have guessed by now, horses do not learn things by sudden "realisations". Instead, three factors affect the speed o...f learning: Repetition: The number of times a behaviour has been expressed or repeated influences its persistence and likelihood to result again from the same stimulus. A particular behaviour, however, is not just a product of the number of repetitions; in some cases, it takes only a few repetitions to acquire a response. Reinforcement: What makes a new behaviour likely to be repeated is the degree to which it is reinforced, or rewarded. Food, freedom from pressure and so on tend to reinforce the behaviour that brought them about. Recency: The more recently an animal has performed a behaviour, the more likely it is to be elicited again. Research has validated the practice of training each day, with maybe a break on the weekend. Horses seem to retain information better if trained regularly without long gaps between sessions.

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12.01.2022 A few people at the moment that might be interested in trading this one

09.01.2022 TIP FOR THE DAY - did you know it is important not to work horses an empty stomach? If horses have an empty stomach during work, all the acids produced in the s...tomach are free to splash up onto the non-glandular region of the stomach and cause ulcers. So next time you go to saddle up your horse... let them eat some hay (or fibre rich feed if hay not recommended) while you brush and tack up etc to help keep them comfortable See more

08.01.2022 Training horses is not a magical process limited to gifted people, it is simple science that anyone of any age can do. When we start horse training at ESI, w...e start with these basic responses: Stop, Go & Turn (forelegs and hind legs). All further movements and responses stem from these basic responses, and any problems can be solved by checking for errors in these basic responses, to find where the real problem lies. It really is as simple as that. If this type of horse training interests you, check out the information about our Diploma on our website and consider a career in Equitation Science.

08.01.2022 http:// Friday Fact - Causes of conflict behaviour // There are several typical training scenarios that contribute to conflict during training, but they are all base...d on confusion. A perfect training system should aim to eliminate every single one. These are: Using more than one aid at a time Training more than one response for the one stimulus Not targeting consistent responses Ignoring the primary pressure/release aids in favour of secondary aids such as seat or voice Not releasing pressure at all Not releasing at the right time Not consolidating each response Not deleting accidental expressions of the flight response Not training progressively; expecting too much too soon from the horse Demanding more than the horse can physically offer Allowing random behaviours to occur from the aids

07.01.2022 Teach your horse to have ‘cruise control’

05.01.2022 In horse training, the greatest amount of tension arises from the blocking effects of rein(s) and leg(s) at the same time. Animals simply cant accelerate and d...ecelerate simultaneously so the horse learns that aids are only "aids" when they occur from pressures above the tight-pressured contact. Such a training regime means that sharp rowel spurs and double bridles with crank-up nosebands become mandatory items of training, yet commonsense would dictate that riders at the higher levels should demonstrate more finesse and less force. When the horse is undergoing simultaneous rein and leg pressures, the horse may perceive one pressure as more salient than the other, which is known as overshadowing. Usually, its the mouth that hurts, more especially with curb bits that work on a lever-action to squash the lower jaw of the horse and overshadow the "go" aids. Curb bits should be phased out and extra points given to those who can train horses right up to Grand Prix in a simple snaffle or even a bitless bridle. When the mouth response overshadows the "go" response from the riders legs, the rider typically responds by driving the horse forward with strong spurs and thus emerges a modern training doctrine: ride your horse forward, forward, forward to fix all your problems this practise should be abandoned for the sake of the horses welfare.

04.01.2022 Ill be forever grateful to have worked with the McLean family for so many years and I stick by this knowledge still to this day. An excellent resource if you want to take the guesswork out of training!

04.01.2022 Allow me to introduce myself, my name is Charlot Dekkers and I am a travelling instructor based in the Yarra Vally. I believe that establishing clear communication is the key to creating relaxed, rhythmical, loose horses happily taking a soft rein contact. This I find creates the best possible foundation for any horse to excel in any discipline. Fortunate enough to have worked at the AEBC for 10 years, has left me with lots of hands-on experience on horses of any age, breed and size as well as an in depth knowledge of Dr Andrew McLeans equine learning theory. Using a combination of positive and negative reinforcement to highlight correct and eliminate unwanted behaviour Readily available for lessons during the week as well as club rallies, feel free to contact me with any questions. Charlot

03.01.2022 http:// Friday Fact - Leadership // Horses do not do things for humans because they sense strong human leadership. They learn to do things as a result of the reinfor...cement of certain responses, not because their trainers stood tall and looked impressive. For example, the horse that does not load into the float/trailer does not refuse because he doesnt trust or respect you or because he sees your leadership as weak. He refuses because his training of the go response in-hand is not deep enough for him to lead wherever you point him. It doesnt matter to the horse if you are small, round-shouldered and introverted. What matters is what and how you train the horse. It is unlikely that horses view humans as part of their herd structure. We may never fully understand how horses view their world, but it seems unlikely that they would ever have evolved a capacity to include a predatory mammal such as a human as part of their herd dynamics. See more

02.01.2022 Very interesting!

01.01.2022 http:// Terminology Tuesday - Self-carriage // A guiding principle in all correct training systems is that of self-carriage. Ridden and led horses must respond to th...e riders aids and sometimes continue responding for extended periods. Hence, its important that they continue responding without pressure until signalled otherwise. The principle of self-carriage is essential for good welfare as it protects the horse from continuous (painful) rein and/or leg signals. The horse should be trained to maintain rhythm and tempo, line and straightness, and head and neck outline. Trainers should continuously test for self-carriage by completely releasing the reins or taking the legs away from the horses sides for 2 steps in the walk and trot and 2 strides in the canter and gallop. In this short time frame, the horse should not lose gait, rhythm, tempo, line, straightness or head-carriage. Do you test for self-carriage?