10 Principles
The following 10 training principles are presented as ‘First Principles’ for all horse training interactions. As first Principles, these stand as non-negotiable obligations for trainers to maintain optimal welfare in trained…
Oveshadowing, the most useful training tool you could learn this year!
This is the full version of the article printed in the March 2010 issue of Horses and People Magazine. Overshadowing is a technique we have developed at the AEBC to…
Andrew McLean – Cavallo magazine, July, 2005
Translation from German VOICE – Cavallo magazine, July, 2005 Horses have remarkably good hearing – apart from having large and independently mobile ears, their audible frequency ranges far above and…
An Interview with Andrew McLean
Translation of interview in ”Hest” No 9. Page 16 Introduction One of the best horse trainers in the world Australia is almost as far from Denmark as possible. But we…
Andrew McLean THINKING ABOUT HORSES
Click here: Thinking about Horses the Horse Magazine Aug 2014
Andrew McLean investigates Objective Dressage Judging…
The Horse Magazine At the recent Global Dressage in Denmark, Andrew McLean presented a paper on the need for changes to make dressage judging more objective. It’s a topic…
Learning Theory and Biomechanics – and taking the lame out of a half pass… A discussion with Andrew McLean
The interesting thing about Andrew McLean’s approach to training horses is that his thinking is a work in progress. There are so many self styled ‘experts’ on the horse…
A Fresh Look at the Training Scale with Andrew McLean
The Horse Magazine Story – Chris Hector Photos – Roz Neave and file One of the refreshing things about Andrew McLean is that he is quite happy to cross…
The use of rein back: Dr A McLean
Rein back is a window as to how a horse stops, slows and shortens his strides, says the Australian equine behavioural scientist Andrew McLean. It gives a lot of…
Variations in the timing of reinforcement as a training technique for foals.
Warren-Smith, A.K., McLean, A.N., Nicol, H.I., McGreevy, P.D., 2005. Variations in the timing of reinforcement as a training technique for foals. Anthrozoös, 18 (3) 255-272. Abstract Horses are used worldwide…