In my last post, I talked a bit about the different methods available to us when we’re training tricks. I wanted to emphasise the importance of breaking down complex behaviours into their component pieces, so that each element can be trained separately and then “chained” together. I hope you enjoyed it!

In this installment I want to discuss what happens when your training doesn’t go quite to plan. Sometimes we make up step-by-step training plans only to get stuck halfway through. Or, we reach the end of the plan and the outcome just isn’t quite right. Hopefully I can shed some light on how to break through these barriers to achieve the results that you wanted.