John Chatterton - Affiliative Horsemanship

Bonding rather than domination

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Don't expect your horse to tackle 'high school' before going through primary school. Don't attempt Step 10 if you haven't done Steps 1-9.

 

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The Ten Steps DVDs - Steps 6 & 7
Wednesday, 04 November 2009 05:21

dvd_steps6and7Just released is John's 4th DVD in the series of the Ten Steps program, which demonstrate and discuss Steps 6 & 7.

Various horse training methods have some things in common. They work on the horse’s innate need for submission in a hierarchical order.

We’ve been made to believe that we need to be higher in the pecking order, which means we use body language to move or lunge our horse out of our space - the same way as a dominant horse will move his mate away from the feed bin. Using this approach will teach your horse to be resentful, showing ears back. We are made to believe this is ATTITUDE.

John’s work and results with horses is astonishingly different and highly successful, because the nature of the relationship he creates is different; John firmly believes the handler needs to become the horses comfort zone. This technique is based on AFFILIATIVE behaviour and encourages a deep bonding relationship between horse and handler.

This DVD will show you how to communicate with your horse by using Steps 6 & 7 of the John Chatterton ten steps program - what his students fondly call JC’s TEN COMMANDMENTS.


The DVD covers:

• Yielding upwards, forward & down
• Yielding to poll pressure
• Advanced standing still
• Preventing tying, bridling and loading problems
• Yielding to leg rope
• Verbal signal to go forward
• Shoulder mobility
• Stage 1 moving off leg

 
Melbourne Clinic
Thursday, 22 October 2009 06:05

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Dear John and Janet

I am writing to thank John for coming down to Melbourne over the last 2 weeks to conduct his John Chatterton Clinics.

The two clinics held recently in October at Jacks Run have once again been a huge success for all horses, handlers and fencesitters, with all going away from the clinics with not only a wealth of horsemanship information through discussion and demonstrations provided by John, but with a new found confidence in themselves and a bond with their horse that can only help their current and their future horses forever.

Through Johns ability to be a great communicator, he can explain what he is doing with the horse while demonstrating his steps throughout the clinic in an easy to understand way, while also pinpointing the possible scenarios of what may have happened to the horse in the past to make it react in a certain way. This is an amazing skill.

Johns popularity in Melbourne is increasing more and more and the demand for getting him back is overwhelming. He is a true horseman and a gentleman. John is true to his word in that he has taught us all "Bonding rather than domination" through his clinics and that is what people want, a bond with their horses without causing fear or pressure.

It is lovely to see people walking away from Johns clinics with a new found friendship with their horse and also to see repeat clinic attendees coming back to clinics after practising the steps with an even calmer, more confident horse than before.

Thank you again John, we can't wait to get you back to Melbourne in March and for many more clinics in the future.

Regards

Kerrie Coffey
Clinic Host

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Testimonials

I was in attendance at your Melbourne clinic on the weekend as a spectator.

I am just providing you with my details so you can include me on your DVD list.

Thank you again for such a wonderful clinic. I have been to a couple of clinics with other trainers/teachers and have not really come away with anything that I would feel confident in putting into practice, or even sure that was the method that I wanted to use, but your clinic has been a wonderful and refreshing change, I feel confident and really want to put in place your 10 steps, I only wish that you were Melbourne based !!! I would love to have lessons from you and work with you on a regular basis. 

You can really see that you care for the horses and are not "in it for your ego" as some other trainers are. I commend you on your approach and your love of horses. 

I cannot wait to purchase your DVD as I am really interested in your first step, facing up, even though I have read your book I still feel dont feel overly confident with the first step (as I am a kind of see it in action type of learner), so I am looking forward to watching the DVD on facing up.

Thank you again.
Brooke

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