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Solving Training Problems

Course Overview

Are you facing challenges while training your horse?

Whether your horse seems explosive, unresponsive, or simply not learning what you’re trying to teach, these struggles are more common than you think. Many factors contribute to undesirable behaviour during training, and without understanding the root causes, progress can be difficult.

This course will guide you through the underlying reasons why horses may behave in an unwanted manner or fail to respond during training. By identifying the sources of these problems, you will be able to:

  • Recognise patterns in your horse’s behaviour.
  • Understand how environmental, emotional, and physical factors influence training.
  • Learn practical solutions that address these specific issues.

The better you understand your horse, the quicker you’ll see results. Take control of your training challenges and enrol today to begin solving those persistent problems.

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£147.00

What’s inside?

  • Explore how the process of domestication has shaped equine behaviour. Understand the behavioural changes that occur as a result of domestication and how these influences affect training and management in the modern-day horse.

  • Learn about the behavioural priorities of horses, focusing on their natural needs and instincts. This topic helps you understand what motivates horses, from safety and social bonds to food and freedom, and how these priorities impact training outcomes.

  • Uncover the key factors that can either aid or hinder your horse’s training progress. From emotional states and environment to the handler’s approach, this topic covers the broad range of elements that influence behaviour and learning success.

  • Delve into superstitious learning, where horses form unintended associations between their actions and a reward or consequence. Learn how these accidental connections can complicate training and how to prevent them.

  • Understand accidental reinforcement, where unwanted behaviours are inadvertently encouraged. This topic teaches you how to avoid reinforcing the wrong actions and ensure your horse’s behaviour stays on track.

  • Explore trigger stacking, a concept where multiple stressors build up, leading to an overwhelming response in your horse. Learn to identify and manage triggers to prevent explosive or reactive behaviour during training.

  • Learn how over-arousal affects your horse’s ability to concentrate and perform during training. This topic explains the physiological and emotional aspects of over-arousal, along with strategies to manage and reduce it effectively.

Course Details

This course is an instant access course. Click the “Enrol Now” button and you will be taken to the checkout to process your payment.

Once you have completed the checkout, you will be sent your order confirmation and portal login details shortly after. If you have any questions or queries, please email [email protected].

There are no entry requirements for this course. The course is for anyone, owner or professional, who is looking to better their practice and expand their knowledge.  
We recommend you have experience with horses before taking this course, and would like to highlight that course involves technical language so being comfortable with written and spoken English will benefit your experience. 

For your learning and development, there are quizzes throughout the course to allow you to self-assess your knowledge at multiple stages. This course is a non-assessed course and therefore does not lead to certification.

This course is an informational course aimed at Owners to further knowledge and skills. Therefore, course is not accredited and does not provide certification.

This is a self study e-learning course, hosted on our bespoke learning platform. Once you sign up you will receive a login and access to the course, from there the lessons will be released weekly, allowing you to pace your learning however suits you best.

You will also gain access to the NAC Community App where all our students, past and present are able to discuss and debate course topics and ask the expert tutors questions. Whilst there is no direct contact with tutors for this course, they are active in the NAC Community and The NAC Team is also contactable through the Student Support box.

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