{"id":69719,"date":"2017-11-01T11:13:31","date_gmt":"2017-11-01T11:13:31","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.reaseheath.ac.uk\/?p=69719"},"modified":"2017-11-02T10:48:31","modified_gmt":"2017-11-02T10:48:31","slug":"reaseheath-college-raises-understanding-equitation-science","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.reaseheath.ac.uk\/reaseheath-college-raises-understanding-equitation-science\/","title":{"rendered":"Reaseheath College raises understanding of equitation science"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<style type=\"text\/css\" data-created_by=\"avia_inline_auto\" id=\"style-css-av-av_gallery-191a94cac6cbb81e00967139c69b4b6c\">\n#top .avia-gallery.av-av_gallery-191a94cac6cbb81e00967139c69b4b6c .avia-gallery-thumb a{\nwidth:50%;\n}\n<\/style>\n<div  class='avia-gallery av-av_gallery-191a94cac6cbb81e00967139c69b4b6c avia_animate_when_visible  avia-builder-el-0  el_before_av_textblock  avia-builder-el-first  deactivate_avia_lazyload avia-gallery-animate avia-gallery-1'  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class='av_textblock_section av-av_textblock-0366cc7376be6c9e82a3e9cc8987b64f '   itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/BlogPosting\" itemprop=\"blogPost\" ><div class='avia_textblock'  itemprop=\"text\" ><p>Reaseheath College in Cheshire has become one of the earliest colleges to adopt equitation science into its teaching programmes.<\/p>\n<p>Over 135 equine students and staff attended a training day at the specialist college\u2019s Equestrian Centre which focused on the principles of the <a href=\"http:\/\/equitationscience.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">International Society for Equitation Science (ISES)<\/a>. These include the study of learning, psychology, biomechanics and ethology (natural behaviour) and applies them to horse training.<\/p>\n<p>Led by international Equitation Science Trainer Lisa Ashton of <a href=\"http:\/\/www.equitationscience.co.uk\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">EquiSci<\/a> and held on Wednesday 18 October, the event included an opportunity for students to get \u2018hands-on\u2019 in a workshop as well as to consolidate what they had already learned.<\/p>\n<p>Lisa had previously delivered staff training during the summer and had produced a web based presentation which introduced the students to the fundamentals of Equitation Science. They had accessed this at the start of their studies in September and the training day offered an opportunity for them to ask questions and to put their learning into practice.<\/p>\n<p>The day began with a practical demonstration of the principles of basic responses and the importance of considering the horse\u2019s ethology and cognition. Teaching students that horses are not \u2018being naughty\u2019 as they do not possess the cognitive ability to make this choice is often a challenge. However, with Lisa\u2019s support, Reaseheath&#8217;s team is developing and delivering a programme aimed at changing student thinking which will hopefully go on to influence the wider equine industry.<\/p>\n<p>During the training Lisa encouraged the students to use the principles of Equitation Science in the way they handled their horses.\u00a0 For the open minded the results were clear. For those who need a little more convincing, the challenge is set!<\/p>\n<p>Students were given a worksheet to complete throughout the day which was then reviewed in smaller groups, resulting in some really good discussions and consolidation of learning. There were some \u2018light bulb\u2019 moments \u2013 a real motivator for those who teach for a living.<\/p>\n<p>Reaseheath\u2019s Equine Curriculum Area Manager Kerry Owen said: \u201cWe are committed to applying this approach with all of our horses as we firmly believe it will improve their welfare. The staff and students have really bought into this approach and I am so proud of what our team is doing.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt is never easy to be the first to adopt new ways of thinking and I am sure some people in the industry will question our approach. But we have a strong team and I am confident that we can make a real difference to the lives of both horses and the people who work with them.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Click these links for further details about our\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.reaseheath.ac.uk\/equine\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Equine Diplomas<\/a>\u00a0and\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/ucreaseheath.ac.uk\/courses\/equine-science\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Equine Degrees<\/a>.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/section>\n\n<style type=\"text\/css\" data-created_by=\"avia_inline_auto\" id=\"style-css-av-av_hr-0688d0b0b6ed2f8b057db7a8270206df\">\n#top .hr.hr-invisible.av-av_hr-0688d0b0b6ed2f8b057db7a8270206df{\nheight:50px;\n}\n<\/style>\n<div  class='hr av-av_hr-0688d0b0b6ed2f8b057db7a8270206df hr-invisible  avia-builder-el-2  el_after_av_textblock  avia-builder-el-last '><span class='hr-inner '><span class=\"hr-inner-style\"><\/span><\/span><\/div>\n<!-- AddThis Advanced Settings generic via filter on the_content --><!-- AddThis Share Buttons generic via filter on the_content -->","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Reaseheath College in Cheshire has become one of the earliest colleges to adopt equitation science into its teaching programmes.<!-- AddThis Advanced Settings generic via filter on get_the_excerpt --><!-- AddThis Share Buttons generic via filter on get_the_excerpt --><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":16,"featured_media":69721,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[468],"tags":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v24.4 - 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