In addition to the all the above ingredients, there will also be regular payable guest lectures (not included in the membership) with inspiring colleagues on exciting topics. Participation is of course voluntary.

PARTICIPANT SPOTS You can book your participant spots for the review classes here. Medium members > Book your included review class spot Full members > Book your two included review class spots I'm looking very much forward to creating momentum together with you ... ❤ AUDITOR SPOTS You don't need to book your auditor spot here. All of you who booked for 6 months (or are in the Starter or Free Trial month) are allowed to audit all of the review classes, so there is no need for you to choose.

VOICE OVER SPOTS As a medium or full member, you can book a voice-over spot as an alternative to a participant spot in one of the review classes. So, if you already know that you won't manage to be part of a review class or prepare a video in time, feel free to book a voice-over instead. This is how it works: - make sure to send me your video for the voice over the latest at the end of the month and I'll review it and post it in the group within a couple of days after you sent it - keep your video not longer than 10-12 minutes I'm looking very much forward to creating momentum together with you ... ❤

Training is often described as moving forward — progressing, advancing, ticking the next box. But over the years, I’ve come to experience something slightly different. Real progress doesn’t come from constantly doing more, harder, or sooner.It comes from clarity , from knowing what we are actually working on, and from having a way to orient ourselves when things don’t feel quite right anymore. Through groundwork, work in hand, riding, review classes, challenges, and countless quiet moments with horses, my teaching has slowly crystallized into a clear inner orientation.Not as a rigid system, and not as a step-by-step recipe — but as a way of thinking and acting  that helps me stay fair, progressive, and horse-centered. I now call this orientation tool the PIB Compass . Why a Compass? A map can show terrain, paths, and destinations.A compass does something else. A compass helps you orient yourself wherever you are . No matter which route you’ve taken, how long you’ve paused, or how often you’ve needed to circle back, a compass doesn’t judge. It doesn’t rush you forward.It simply helps you ask the right questions again. That’s why the image of a compass resonates so deeply with how I work and teach. The PIB Compass doesn’t replace feel, experience, or knowledge.It doesn’t tell you where you should  be. It helps you find a meaningful direction from where you are right now . The PIB Compass within the PIB Approach The PIB Compass is not the whole PIB Approach.It sits within  it. The PIB Approach holds the knowing — biomechanics, anatomy, learning theory, mental and emotional regulation, and the deep understanding of how bodies move and adapt. The PIB Compass helps translate that knowing into doing . It helps answer practical questions such as: Where are we right now? What does the horse need in this moment? Should we simplify, integrate, support, or wait? The Five Orienting Questions of the PIB Compass The PIB Compass guides my training through five recurring questions.They are not steps to climb, but directions I return to again and again: Understanding & Motivation Does the horse understand the request and want to participate? Coordination Does the body reflect that understanding in posture, rhythm, and movement? Integration & Combination Does this understanding hold when elements are combined and context changes? Surefootedness Can the horse stay balanced, confident, and organized within complexity? Collection Can the horse carry more without losing ease, flow, and self? Depending on the horse, the day, and the situation, different questions come into focus.Sometimes progress means simplifying.Sometimes it means integrating.And sometimes it means waiting — on purpose. Orientation instead of pressure Training is not only about being “on track”.It’s about orientation — when things drift, wobble, or change —and sometimes about recognizing that things are already moving in the right direction,following the compass beautifully. A clear inner orientation doesn’t limit creativity — it protects it .It allows us to stay curious without getting lost, and to develop physical quality without sacrificing mental connection, motivation, or trust. Looking ahead This way of thinking will quietly guide everything I share in 2026: the ongoing PIB Membership work, future challenges and theory content, and also some new standalone resources for those who want orientation and inspiration at their own pace. If this perspective resonates with you, you’re warmly invited to follow along.There is more taking shape — and it will unfold step by step.

A new year often invites us to look ahead — to set goals, make plans, and define direction. Before doing so, I like to pause and ask a different question: What actually creates meaningful progress? Over the years, I’ve learned that progress in training is rarely about constant forward motion. It grows when we take the time to reflect, revisit what we already have, and allow the next layer to emerge when readiness is truly there — in the horse, and in ourselves. The beauty lies in the basics. And progress happens when we dare to revisit them, refine them, and use them in more thoughtful and varied ways. In the coming year, my focus will continue to be on exactly this process: deepening understanding, improving coordination, building surefootedness, and allowing quality to evolve step by step. Exercises, challenges, and sequences are not goals in themselves — they are lenses through which we learn to see more clearly . They help reveal what is already well established and where refinement might open the door to the next layer. One important shift for me personally is that riding will now take a clearer place as an additional pillar  in my work. Not as a fresh start or a shortcut — but as a space where everything we have already developed on the ground can come together and be polished further. With Ola now reaching a point where this next step feels appropriate, the foundations we’ve built over time allow us to explore riding more deeply — carefully, thoughtfully, and without rushing. Groundwork, Work in hand, Longeing, and Liberty have laid the foundation. Riding allows us to refine new dimensions: balance under the rider, responsibility within movement, subtlety in dialogue, and the quiet emergence of self-carriage. It doesn’t replace the groundwork — it reveals its quality. And the other pillars will for sure stay part of the training approach. Alongside the PIB Membership , I will also continue to develop standalone resources  that offer orientation and inspiration beyond the monthly membership rhythm — for those who want to refresh their daily training, bring more variety into familiar exercises, or get a feel for the PIB approach at their own pace. There are essentially two different routes  to explore: Within the PIB Membership , learning unfolds through ongoing formats — monthly challenges, theory snacks, review classes, and shared dialogue — allowing ideas to grow over time and adapt to the horses in front of us. Alongside this, I’m developing standalone orientation and inspiration resources  that live outside the membership. These are independent of the ongoing group rhythm and meant to offer fresh perspectives, useful exercise combinations, and clarity around how different elements of training can be connected — without requiring continuous participation. Very soon, this will include an inspiration e-book with the working title “Training Patterns – Bringing Meaningful Variety into Daily Training” , showing how familiar exercises can be combined in thoughtful ways to polish the basics and quietly prepare the next layer. Looking further ahead, I’m also shaping an Entry Course  with a clear, step-by-step approach for those who want to get properly started within the PIB framework. If you’re curious to explore the foundations already, my free e-book “The Art of Shaping Balance – A Gentle Introduction to the PIB Approach” is a good place to begin. Get yours here: https://www.pferdeinbalance.com/pib-free-e-book There is a clear red thread — but no rigid path. Progress will continue to be guided by feel, readiness, and the individual horse. Stay curious. Stay tuned. And let’s see what wants to grow in 2026. 💫 Have a great slide into a fabulous 2026! 🎉✨

On Becoming a Thinking Trainer There is a subtle but powerful shift that happens when we stop doing  exercisesand start listening  through them. In the PIB world, challenges, exercises, and sequences are never meant as goals in themselves. They are lenses  — tools that allow us to see more clearly what is already there, and what still needs support. That is where the thinking trainer  is born. Exercises as Diagnostic Tools — and Gentle Invitations Forward Exercises help us assess readiness —but they are not  meant to freeze us on a plateau. Being a thinking trainer does not  mean avoiding the next layer. It means introducing it consciously , with curiosity instead of expectation. Growth happens at  the border —but only if we are willing to step towards  it, feel into it, and then listen carefully to the response. So yes — we do  add the next layer. But we add it as a question , not a demand. Stretching the Border Without Losing the Horse Progress does not come from staying forever inside what already feels safe. It comes from gently stretching the current border  and observing what happens. This often means: adding a new ingredient, increasing coordination demands, combining known elements in a new way, or briefly touching a higher level of organization. When we do this well, a certain amount of temporary chaos  is completely normal. That kind of chaos looks like: a moment of hesitation, slightly uneven steps, a short loss of fluency, searching movements followed by improvement. This is learning chaos  —the kind that settles once understanding and coordination catch up. When Chaos Is Information — Not a Problem The thinking trainer doesn’t panic when the picture becomes momentarily messy. Instead, they observe: Does the horse stay curious ? Does the quality improve within a few repetitions? Does the body reorganize once the idea becomes clearer? If yes —the border stretch was appropriate. But if the chaos: doesn’t resolve, escalates instead of settling, leads to tension, bracing, or loss of motivation, or requires increasing help to hold things together, then the exercise didn’t reveal a weakness —it revealed that the step was too far for today . And that is not failure. That is excellent feedback . Readiness Is Not Static — It’s Contextual This is why “readiness” must not be misunderstood as a fixed label. A horse can be ready for: a new layer in one context, but not yet in another. on one day, but not when tired, distracted, or mentally full. So when we say: They grow because an exercise matches their current readiness we don’t mean: Only do what already works perfectly. We mean: Introduce the next layer thoughtfully — then evaluate honestly. Readiness is something we test , not something we assume. Avoiding Two Extremes A thinking trainer navigates between two traps: 1. The “Next Step No Matter What” Trap Doing an exercise because it’s next on paper, in a system, or in a test — even if the basics underneath are not yet stable. 2. The “Stuck on the Plateau” Trap Never daring to add the next layer out of fear of disturbing the picture. The art lies in touching the next level lightly , then deciding — based on the horse’s feedback — whether to stay, retreat, or move forward. Exercises as Questions, Not Commands When exercises are used this way, they become: questions we ask the horse, invitations to grow, mirrors that reflect readiness. Training then shifts from: “Can my horse already do this?” to: “What happens when  I introduce this — and how does my horse respond?” That is the essence of the thinking trainer. Not avoiding challenge. Not forcing progress. But bravely, gently, and honestly exploring the border — together with the horse. ✨ Reflection for your next session: When you add the next layer, ask yourself: Did this create productive learning chaos — or lasting loss of quality?

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