The Dominance Approach to Training Horses Part 2 of 4
In the animal kingdom, there are many things that can influence behavior but generally we look at emotions as the primary driver while reinf
Challenge Sandwich
Hannah has a wonderful video detailing what the challenge sandwich is. This is a great way of approaching training, by using an easy...
Jaak Panksepp: Animal Emotions Ted Talk
I'm sorry to hear that Jaak passed away. He was instrumental in getting science to recognize that animals have emotions and that they...
Vertical Flexion
We are still continuing to work with lightening the shoulders, soft response to cues and so on. But as always there is still something...
Still lots of anxiety
Oh boy, looks like we've run into a problem. In the last few lessons Aslan has been very "anxious" in his behavior. As Jonathan Field...
Collection and Lateral movements
In the last couple of lessons Aslan has been a bit over excited at the start, almost high anxiety and wanting to go go go. This is odd...
Reflections on Riding with Connection
Module 1: Holy look at Freckles almost do a passage. I'm dreaming of Aslan just being collected! Also looking forward to his heaviness...
Reflections on the Connection Training foundation course
An online course I'm taking http://connectiontraining.com/online-home-study-courses/ Things I learned: Multiple clicks and Duration: I...
Emotional control
Since the mane event didn't go so well (he got scared\frustrated with me and bucked me off, which is totally not my horse), I've had to...
