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K3P method · 28 August 2026

History of the K3P Method

I have been developing the K3P method for the last 10 years.

The goal was to prepare horses for tourism – horses that are safe, balanced, and reliable partners in every situation.

I have been working with clients using this method for the past few years, and it is applied both in groundwork and under saddle.

K3P links one to another:

communication -> trust -> respect -> obedience

Each subsequent pillar is based on the previous one – without good communication, there is no trust; without trust, there is no respect; and without respect, there is no true obedience.

Learn more about the method and practical examples on my YouTube channel, where I regularly publish videos from my work with horses.

By Tomislav Marčenić, horse trainer and instructor from Pojatno near Zagreb.