Where science meets compassion:
The Human-Equine Cooperation Framework™
After practicing and teaching equine cooperative care for more than 10 years, I realized a few important things. First, when we get stuck, the way out rarely begins with focusing on the equine behaviour. Almost every time, it has to start with coming back to ourselves, our knowledge, our nervous system, body language, and communication first.
Most of us spend decades thinking about how we can make our equine do XYZ, or how to motivate them to cooperate, without actually asking these fundamental questions: Are we someone the equines feel safe to cooperate with? Can we create space for a conversation our equines actually want to join?
12-week guided hands-on training experience (online). Kick-start your cooperative training & get your equine ready for the most common healthcare procedures. Small group. Live calls. Feedback on your training.
Imagine that the vet appointment is scheduled for tomorrow. For the first time in years, you aren´t worried about your equine´s behaviour. You know you are both ready. You´ve done the work. How does it feel?
Host or attend an equine cooperative care clinic, and take advantage of in-person learning & direct feedback on your training. Bring your own horse (mule,...) or come as an auditor to watch others train.
Getting a genuine "YES" from your equine:
Building your equine´s agency & emotional safety by asking for their consent and allowing them to say "no".
Creating a space for a two-way conversation your equine actually wants to join
Becoming a person your equine wants to cooperate with
TESTIMONIALS
PERSON BEHIND VETCARETRAINING
Dr. Katerina Junghansova
is an equine veterinarian, educator, and the founder of an educational project called VetCareTraining, which has later grown into The Cooperative Equine—an educational platform dedicated to advancing a new paradigm of human-equine cooperation.
Drawing on veterinary medicine, equine welfare, learning science, neuroscience, and ethical training, she developed the Human-Equine Cooperation Framework™, a structured approach that helps humans and equines move beyond compliance toward genuine cooperation.
Her vision is simple: a future where every interaction helps build understanding, confidence, and trust, and where cooperation becomes the foundation of everyday life with equines.