The Sweet Spot of Biomechanics

These videos will help you create a more relaxed, energized, balanced, and free-moving horse, where you don't feel like you have to hold it all together.

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  • Improving Collectibility at Canter - Lisa & Dylan - Oct 2010

    Karen helps a student start to develop more collectibility and engagement at the canter. You can see the first part of the lesson in the video called: 'Improving Collectibility at Walk & Trot - Lisa & Dylan'.

  • Stretching Strategies - Oct 2010

    In this video Karen discusses some of her strategies regarding how much time to ask your horse to stretch. This is not a 'how to' video, but more about if you are already able to cause/ask your horse to stretch, how do you decide how much should you ask your horse to do it. Karen uses her two ver...

  • Alignment - Barbara and Ponce - Nov 2010

    You will meet Barbara and Ponce as they looked the first day they arrived at Karen's, then watch as Karen helps them over several weeks to improve their balance, alignment and posture. He is a wonderful horse with a very capable rider, but is scattered in his focus and disconnected in his body. Y...

  • Alignment For Throughness Barbara and Ponce - Nov 2010

    Karen rides a student's horse, focusing on alignment to help him find more throughness. After Karen rides, she coaches his owner on him. You can see a previous session with this student and horse in a video called: 'Alignment - Barbara and Ponce'

  • Different Trots - Ovation - Dec 2010

    Karen shows excerpts from one ride with Ovation. This brief video shows how the balance and gait of her horse changes from warm up to final more collected trot. Less of a 'how to' and more of a visualization of the progression. (The horse is schooling 3rd Level dressage)