control

An everyday situation, a harmless stimulus, and yet the horse suddenly explodes and reacts in a way that seems completely out of proportion. It disengages from training, becomes agitated, tries to flee, or in the worst case even shows aggressive behavior. What may...

I could philosophize about this topic for hours – the concept of „no” in animal training is one of my absolute favorite subjects. It is so much more than simply the non-execution of a behavior. A „no” is information. Communication. And a valuable moment of agency for...

Ich könnte stundenlang über dieses Thema philosophieren – das „Nein“ im Tiertraining gehört zu meinen absoluten Lieblingsthemen. Es ist viel mehr als nur das Nicht-Ausführen von Verhalten. Ein „Nein“ ist Information. Kommunikation. Und ein wertvoller Moment der...

One topic becomes more and more important in animal training: giving animals more choice and control during training and also in their normal life. I think the definition of “choice” is not so easy and changed a lot during the last 10 years. In the beginning of “force...