The Three Evolutions Of Pressure
From Horseman's Academy by Lundahl Performance Horses
September 3, 2025 · 39 min · Season 5 · Episode 3
About this episode
Jake discusses the three evolutions of pressure in horse training and how to help horses move from avoidance to seeking connection.
Most riders never move past “apply pressure, get release.” In this episode, Jake breaks down the three evolutions of pressure every horse goes through— avoidance, acceptance, and seeking —and why staying stuck in stage one creates stiff, reward-hacked horses that look trained but aren’t. You’ll learn how to evolve your horse’s mindset from just escaping pressure to actually relaxing into it, and eventually to seeking connection and offering movements with initiative. If you want to understand how real softness, throughness, and that almost telepathic feel with your horse are built, this is the roadmap.
People in this episode
Host: Jake
Topics covered
- pressure
- horse training
- evolution of pressure
- mindset
- softness
- throughness
Keywords
- avoidance
- acceptance
- seeking
- connection
- initiative
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