27. Combining Classical Dressage & Positive Reinforcement With Angelica Hesselius

In this episode, I chat with Angelica Hesselius from Reward Based Art Of Riding all about her journey with horses and the work she currently does today combining classical dressage and positive reinforcement training.  If you are someone that is curious about dressage and/or positive reinforcement then I would highly suggest listening to this episode as Angelica offers some great insight into the realities behind training horses and what is possible. Listen to hear about: How Angelica started riding and the various disciplines she was involved in How she chose her career path and allowed herself to pivot How she started dressage coaching predominately using negative reinforcement How she was introduced to positive reinforcement (R+) training  Her initial views on R+ and how she viewed it as a blended approach even what she was seeing might not have actually been that way Her experience trying to help a horse overcome a behavioural problem with R+ vs helping horses that didn't have any "problems" How having support made the process much smoother and helped her to fast track her progress Her experience with classical dressage and body awareness/seat/rider biomechanics Combining classical dressage and R+ Her transition from teaching R- to R+ How and why she chooses to start to work with horses at liberty first Developing observational skills and the importance of learning how to shape behaviours Advice for people that want to introduce R+ with their classical dressage training Her thoughts about online coaching Embracing your own individuality and so much more! To connect with Angelica click the links below :) https://www.rewardbasedartofriding.com/ https://www.facebook.com/hesselius.angelica https://www.instagram.com/reward_based_art_of_riding/ Connect with me via: www.confidentequestrianprogram.com Instagram - @felicitydavies_