They asked if a horse must always experience emotional stress when learning a new task. They said that one of the first things that attracted them to clicker training was the idea of low or no-stress training. At first, this seemed to be the case.
ARE YOU LISTENING?
THERE IS ONLY ONE JOB....
THE IMPORTANCE OF DISCOMFORT IN TRAINING
WHAT TYPE OF FENCE ARE YOU?
WHAT'S MISSING FROM THE GERMAN TRAINING SCALE?
The ideals of the GTS have a lot of merits and every horse in any discipline can greatly benefit from what it tries to teach. But without the underlying foundation of focus, clarity, and softness which underpin each element, it is nothing more than a series of mechanical exercises than has little benefit and bears little resemblance to good training.