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Brain Games and Free Shaping to Enhance your Horse’s Creativity: “Show Me Something New”

Leave a Comment / Tricks and Fun Stuff / By Hannah weston

I love that people around the world are pushing the limits of equine intelligence and horses are, of course, showing us that they are clever and creative in a whole range of different ways. What are some ways you might begin to unlock this creativity and cognitive abilities in your own horse? This is what […]

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How To Get Relaxation In Training

8 Comments / All Blog Posts, Getting Started with CT, Problem Solving, Training Theory and Techniques / By Hannah weston

All of us at CT talk about relaxation a LOT, but what does that actually look like when you’re training a horse? This video shows exactly what we mean by relaxation, why it boosts the connection between you and why you’re always reinforcing emotions as well as behaviours. This emphasis on relaxation is one of

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Training Rescued Ponies: From Fear to Fun

5 Comments / All Blog Posts, Problem Solving / By Connection Training

Thank goodness there are wonderful people across the globe rescuing horses, ponies and donkeys in need. The first stage is supporting physical recovery. The next stage of emotional recovery can be a longer and trickier process and is where Connection Training can really make a difference. Hope and Valiente were two severely neglected ponies in Spain.

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Having Fun – 3. The PLAY System

2 Comments / All Blog Posts, Training Theory and Techniques / By Rachel Bedingfield

In this video, I look at the PLAY system, what play is to horses and how you can use it in your training sessions to make your training more effective and joyful for both of you. This builds on the SEEKING and CARE systems covered in previous videos. You can watch all the videos in

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Longer and lower. High and collected. Force-free vertical flexion. How to train head positions the CT way!

4 Comments / All Blog Posts, Riding with Connection / By Hannah weston

Have you ever wanted to know: How your horse’s head position influences his whole movement? What head position you should be asking for? How to train it without force or gadgets? Well, you’ve come to the right place because these were the questions I also wanted to know the answers to! After years of watching,

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Brain Games and Free Shaping to Enhance your Horse’s Creativity: “Show Me Something New”

How To Get Relaxation In Training

Training Rescued Ponies: From Fear to Fun

Having Fun – 3. The PLAY System

Longer and lower. High and collected. Force-free vertical flexion. How to train head positions the CT way!

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