Is the AAoR by Bent Branderup new?

The AAoR is not new, but has been developed by painstaking study and testing of a selection of old masters’ theories, extracting the best parts, disregarding the unethical aspects and then overlaying the chosen selections with modern scientific understanding of biomechanics, ethology, equine behavioural science, affective neuroscience and modern horse breed variations in order to understand the training of horses even more deeply.  

This is then disseminated into practical skill sets and training work, testing the theories and then sharing the findings for further discussion.

For this reason, the AAoR does not stand still, as there is evolution of approaches which come to light as time passes and there are many AAoR trainers involved in the process, bringing different skill sets and encountering different problems as the training unfolds.   The AAoR trainers adhere to L.I.M.A. Principles, and do not use gadgets, devices or force.

The AAoR is not a training method, or a training system as such, but it is methodical and systematic in its approach. AAoR does not blindly adhere rigidly to absolute rules, as the AAoR Certified Accredited Trainers have come from different equestrian backgrounds and will recognise that all horses are individuals, taking into account the horses’ histories, their genetic predispositions, their idiosyncratic individual traits, their ages, and their temperaments, combined with the students own set of skills sets, backgrounds, histories and physical capabilities.

There are many options to be able to vary and adapt the work and each person who has passed the AAoR Squire test is a member of the. Knighthood, and is encouraged to develop a special area of interest within their AAoR training frameworks and bring those findings back to the Knighthood group brainstorming sessions for open discussion, lectures and demonstrations.