Teatime with Elsa - Episode 87

Chatting about: Direct and indirect training…

In this episode I talk about using more indirect approaches when working in freedom. In Freedom Based Training™, using an indirect approach to a challenge can help us to avoid resistance in the relationship, as we don’t have any tools to manage the stress levels that come with working more directly on a challenge. I explain how we can break challenges down into easier steps, how we can set up the environment to allow the horse to have positive stress levels, and how we can help horses develop tools that help them interact with different environments in ways that result in positive stress levels

Originally aired on: April 6th, 2021