From the Horse's Point of View: Beyond Natural Horsemanship: Horse Training's New Frontier
From the Horse's Point of View: Beyond Natural Horsemanship: Horse Training's New Frontier
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Overview
An eye-opening book leading equestrians into a brave new horse world, where we train horses their way, not ours.
For years, Andrea Kutsch filled stadiums with spectators as she demonstrated remarkable transformations in “problem horses” using the Natural Horsemanship training methods she'd learned from leaders in the field. But something was bothering her—a feeling that had been with her since her childhood days, watching Icelandics in a field and coming up through a traditional German riding system. Despite the strides made in improving the horse's well-being through the worldwide adoption of Natural Horsemanship techniques, she knew that the methods were still missing something.
They still trained horses looking at every situation from the human perspective and were dependent on a trainer's natural feel. This meant that, for the horse, there was stress involved in the training process. In addition, positive results gained by a professional often couldn't be replicated by a horse's owner; what the horse learned from one person wouldn't transfer to others.
Kutsch set out to find the next stage in the evolution of horse training. She studied the results of methods she used with thousands of young horses at The Lewitz Stud in Neustadt--Glewe, Germany, the renowned farm owned by European champion Paul Schockemöhle. This provided the basis for what she calls Evidence-Based Equine Communication™ (EBEC), a means of reading the horse and understanding the world from his point of view. Here she introduces EBEC and how it can take our relationship with horses and their ability to perform as our partners to a whole new level. Inside find:
Certain to provide ideas for improving every interaction with horses, whatever your experience or discipline, From the Horse1s Point of View is a conversation-starter for all those looking to take their horsemanship to a whole new level.
Product Details
| ISBN-13: | 9781646010615 |
|---|---|
| Publisher: | Trafalgar Square |
| Publication date: | 12/01/2021 |
| Sold by: | Barnes & Noble |
| Format: | eBook |
| File size: | 2 MB |
About the Author
Andrea Kutsch was given her first pony at age six, and growing up, had classical training in dressage and jumping. She gained recognition in natural horsemanship circles after an intense collaboration with the “horse whisperer” Monty Roberts from 1999 to 2006, becoming the first German to study with him and the founder of the first Monty Roberts Learning Center in Germany. She founded the Andrea Kutsch Academy (AKA) in order to further the study of horsemanship from the horse’s perspective, with a scientific base, and share her research. Her training method Evidence-Based Equine Communication™ was developed with the help of numerous studies in veterinary medicine, behavioral science, and psychology, offering horse lovers, riders, and horse trainers the opportunity to better understand their horses by providing extensive and unique knowledge with empathy. Kutsch is based in Los Olivos, California, where she operates Andrea Kutsch Academy.
Andrea Kutsch was given her first pony at age six, and growing up, had classical training in dressage and jumping. She gained recognition in natural horsemanship circles after an intense collaboration with the “horse whisperer” Monty Roberts from 1999 to 2006, becoming the first German to study with him and the founder of the first Monty Roberts Learning Center in Germany. She founded the Andrea Kutsch Academy (AKA) in order to further the study of horsemanship from the horse’s perspective, with a scientific base, and share her research. Her training method Evidence-Based Equine Communication™ was developed with the help of numerous studies in veterinary medicine, behavioral science, and psychology, offering horse lovers, riders, and horse trainers the opportunity to better understand their horses by providing extensive and unique knowledge with empathy. Kutsch is based in Los Olivos, California, where she operates Andrea Kutsch Academy
Table of Contents
1 Introduction: Retrospective 1
Longing for Unity 2
Conflict 4
Different Experiences 5
The World of Polo 7
The Age of Horse Whispering 8
The Stages of Horse Training 10
Scientific Basis 11
2 Evolution: Horse Training from My Perspective 13
Stage 1 Classical Equestrianism: Dominance from a Human Perspective 13
Summary: Stage 1 19
Stage 2 Clicker Training: Conditioning from the Predator's Perspective 20
Summary: Stage 2 22
Stage 3 Natural Horsemanship and Horse Whispering 22
Summary: Stage 3 28
Stage 4 EBEC: Science from a Horse Perspective 29
Summary: Stage 4 33
3 EBEC Pyramid Level 1: Basic Physiological and Psychological Needs 34
Maslow's Pyramid of Needs vs. the EBEC Pyramid 35
Ethograms-The Body Language of Horses 40
A New Opportunity 42
What Is Chronic Stress? 51
Ways to Measure Stress 52
Physical and Mental Health 54
The Horse's Perception 56
The Horse's Memory 59
The impact of Age 61
Stress Management 62
Summary: EBEC Level 1 67
4 EBEC Pyramid Level 2: Interspecies Communication as a Foundation 68
Communication Between Animals 68
Communication Between People and Horses 69
Acoustic Communication in Horses 72
Principles of Training with EBEC 79
Nonverbal Communication with Horses 80
The Horse's Responses to Communication 83
The Horse's Expressive Behavior 84
Ethograms: The Vocabulary Book of EBEC Training 88
How Do I Read the Ethograms? 89
Gestures of Full Body Expression 91
Gestures with the Legs and Hooves 92
Impressive Gestures 96
Facial Expressions 98
Expressions of Alarm 106
Expressions of Aggression 108
Suppression of Expressive Behavior 108
Expressions of Sensory Well-Being 111
"Snapping"-"Licking and Chewing" 112
Gestures with the Tail 115
How the Training Scale Still Applies 118
Summary: EBEC Level 2 121
5 EBEC Pyramid Level 3: Learning Theories as the Foundation of Successful Training 122
Problematic Training Stimuli 122
Reward and Punishment: Primary and Secondary Reinforcers 124
Communication and Behavior 125
Types of Conditioning 128
Classical Conditioning 129
Operant Conditioning 131
Aversive and Pleasant Stimuli from the Horse's Perspective 136
Distinguishing Between Innate and Learned Behavior 139
Summary: EBEC Level 3 156
6 EBEC Pyramid Level 4: Clear Objectives and Focus 157
Summary: EBEC Level 4 159
7 EBEC Pyramid Level 5: Fulfilling Potential Through Self-Reflection 160
Self-Reflection 162
Summary: EBEC Level 5 165
Afterword 166
About Andrea Kutsch Academy (AKA) 169
Sources 171
Acknowledgments 173
Index 174