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09.01.2022 The myth of force. Force is an unnecessary illusion in training. It stems from dominance theory, where we feel we need to control and dominate animals in order to make them "respectful". I would argue that what people are creating is not a respectful individual, but rather a submissive one who demonstrates unquestioning obedience. Respect is something given to another who you admire due to their qualities, abilities & achievements (according to the actual definition of respec...t). This notion cannot be forced from another, you cannot control and dominate another to obtain it. Just think of your own personal experiences with your professional relationships. How many bosses who micro-managed you and resorted to assertiveness and aggression in order to get what they wanted, did you actually truly respect? And how many bosses who nurtured your potential and guided you through the learning process with compassion and encouragement did you admire and respect due to their very obvious leadership qualities? Horses are social creatures too, and so have a natural desire for affiliative (friendly and connection-based) interactions. They don't want to be dominated. And they don't actually need to be in order for us to work with them and achieve the things we want to with them. Training can, and should be a force-free process. This is a little clip of Arrie who learnt how to lie down completely force-free using positive reinforcement to capture and put the behaviour on cue (me pawing the ground with my foot). You can see that it is a behaviour she enjoys and is a willing participant in because the process that she takes when going down is reflective of a horse's ethogram (natural expression of behaviours). She takes her time in finding just the right spot to go down, and when she does drop she smashes out a couple of rolls. This resembles the natural process that a horse would take when they lie down out of a willing desire to actually lie down.

07.01.2022 THE IMPORTANCE OF CHOICE Italian researchers found that when horses are given freedom of choice to interact with or retreat from humans, and they make the choice to stay with the person a process called "heart-coupling" takes place. This is where the horse's and human's nervous systems start to sync up. The study looked particularly at the aspect of heart rate variability (HRV). HRV is the difference in time between each individual heart beat - low HRV is a physiological ...indicator for depression, stress & anxiety. And a co-regualtion between two individual's HRV is a proposed sign of emotional transfer taking place. The study tested HRV between horse and human while the horse was tied up being brushed, while the horse was at liberty but with a phsycial barrier (stall door) seperating horse and human, and while the horse was at liberty in a stall with the person stationary on a chair. The incident with the greatest syncing up of HRV was when the horse was free in the stall with the person, and the incidence with the least (in fact there was a deterioration of it) was when the horse had no say in the matter and was tied up being brushed. This is why to achieve a complete human-equine connection, we have to empower our horses by providing them with autonomy and choice. Study: Quantitative Heartbeat Coupling Measures in Human-Horse Interaction. Lanata, A.; Guidi, A.; Valenza, G.; Baragli, P.; Scilingo, E.P. Annu Int Conf IEEE Eng Med Biol Soc. 2016, 2696-2699