GORDON ADAIR HORSE TRAINING INSTRUCTION


DESENSITIZING REQUIREMENTS


REQUIREMENTS FOR YOU TO ACHIEVE HIERARCHY
AND TO ESTABLISH YOUR ROLE AS THE TEACHER



When you are able to successfully master a requirement repeatedly, place acheckmark in the box in front of the requirement.


Horse's name: _____________________________________________

Student's name: ___________________________________________


You and your horse should have already passed the requirement programsbelow:

Ground working requirements

Your horse must come to a "come to you" cue while
 In the stall
 In an area
 Free longing at the trot
 Free longing at the canter

Stop and face an object (must pass five different objects)
 Noisy object
 Visual object

Come up to an object (must pass five different objects)
 Noise object
 Visual object

Eat off an object (must pass five different objects)
 Noise object
 Visual object
 Smell object

Achieving all requirements listed above at various excitability levels
(Excitability is determined by horse, handler, and environment)
 During Low excitability level
 During Medium excitability level
 During High excitability level

Gordon Adair is a professional horse trainer and riding instructor with over twenty-two years of experience. Gordon's specialty isinstructing owners with their horses, the philosophy of teaching and communicating. The ability to teach and communicate can then beused with the owner's own discipline and personality. Visit Gordon's web site on the Internet at www.adairmag.com for more information.

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