Justyna Rucinska from Poland, joins us to share one of her favorite exercises to increase your horse's flexibility from the ground. This is a simple but very powerful exercise that will require great trust and feel, as it helps the horse to relax through the very sensitive poll area. This exercis...

This is a quick tip to help clarify a small but important distinction. When someone tells you to "shorten your reins", it actually isn't enough information! Karen rides Solana to demonstrate two different ways to shorten your reins and the implications of each

In this video, Karen talks about and demonstrates the concept of 'riding forward to the connection'. This is an integral and often elusive quality that is so important to understand in order to create the light yet powerful connection that we are looking for! Karen explains the key ingredients an...

Karen coaches Heidi to improve her horse’s collectibility. You will see lovely examples of lateral work and transition exercises. Heidi is a rider with a lot of feel and timing, and great communication with her horse. You will see a nice example of how to maximize your horse's gaits and balance. ...

In this video Karen uses some techniques you can use from the ground to help riders and horses find an improved connection.

Karen uses a combination of Moving Massage, Poll Flexion, and her dissolving brace techniques. This video is good for anyone looking to find an even more yummy connection w...

Karen helps student Vicky and her horse Bogie to find a steadier, more engaged connection through their bodies. Vicky has done a great job creating a happy, forward, and loose horse, but now it is time for them both to become more consistent in their engagement and connection within their bodies ...

Karen helps a student (also named Karen) with her horse Sage. Sage and Karen had been focusing primarily on freestyle and bridleless, as they ran into some tension and connection issues when riding with contact, especially with a bit. Karen will show you the range of exercises they practiced duri...

Karen rides her almost 5-year-old and narrates what she is thinking about to find her sweet spot of her working gaits.
This video is great for anyone who wants to see the finer points of finding the sweet spot

Karen rides a student's horse at a clinic. The owner has said she wanted Linus to feel 'Less like a Mac truck"! He was not really light in his responses, and he doesn't like wearing a bit, so made the connection more difficult to find. Karen rode him on a day where he was a bit distracted, so you...

Karen teaches a student, Linda, on her big moving, sensitive Swedish Warmblood, Ressac. Ressac can get tight and tense, especially in the canter. He also can get strung out in his body, yet curled up and 'too light' in the contact, making it difficult for Linda to solve on her own. Watch as Karen...

Karen teaches a lesson to help a 4-year-old horse be less bracey about the contact. The horse feels blocked by the reins and we help her to be more open and to find the freedom inside her body. In this video, you will see how much of an effect even a small resistance can have on the quality of th...

In this video, Karen helps a student to find her working posture. It shows how quickly you can make a big change when you have the ingredients in place and you play with confidence. Pay attention to the questions I ask Ellie and you can ask the same questions to yourself as you ride!

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An excellent example of how a problem in the reins is not always a problem with the reins! Karen teaches a student who has asked for help to steady her horse's connection with the bridle. He is unsteady and tosses his head up. Karen describes and suggests a Basic Alignment Exercise focus and the ...

Karen rides her 4 yr old, Solana, in sessions where she is first starting to directly influence her posture.
This video is great for anyone with a young horse at the stage where posture is starting to be important.

Karen coaches a student to create more throughness. Her horse has tendencies to be tight in the back, and unsteady in the connection.
This video shows the greater gymnastic benefit of leg yields. You will see it change the throughness and steadiness of connection in this horse over just a couple ...

Karen teaches a student and her horse develop a more harmonious connection with the reins over a couple sessions. The focus will be to improve their 'First Thoughts' about the contact, as well as a 'Freestyle inside the Finesse' exercise. This video will help any rider at any level who is thinkin...

Karen describes and demonstrates a technique she uses to develop greater self-carriage and to dissolve tension. She rides two horses to show different versions and different degrees of refinement of this same concept. This video is excellent for riders of all levels.

Karen teaches a student and helps her with her horse who tends to hold his neck too low and is on the forehand. They use a combination of exercises to raise the neck, and engage the hind end. This video is good for anyone who has a nice connection but their horse tends to still be on forehand.

Karen teaches a student and rides her horse to help them find more throughness. They have an excellent foundation and freestyle, but the horse shows a defensiveness about the bit. This video is excellent for anyone riding in connection

Karen Rohlf teaches a student over 5 days. This horse and rider have an excellent foundation and are accomplished at finding the Sweet Spot for let loose posture. Now they need to come up off the forehand and begin to carry with the hind legs. This is a nice example of the different things Karen ...

Karen teaches Shelley and Isabella as they play with improving their balance and self carriage. You will see a few weeks worth of progress. They use transitions, shoulder-in and attention to rider position to help create the lightness that was missing. Shelley and Isabella have a good foundation ...

Karen's first time seeing Duncan being ridden, and her first time riding him. Observe what Karen does in order to get a feel for him and also to begin making progress. Duncan is an upper level dressage horse whose owner sought Karen's help because she was considering selling him because he was to...

Karen rides Duncan again in a continuation of the video 'Beginning to Rebalance - Duncan'. This is his third day with Karen and she rides him in a halter and snaffle. His owner had been told he should only be ridden in a double bridle. The focus is on self carriage. You can find more videos about...

Karen talks about connecting with the circuit of energy as Breanne rides Karen's Lipizzaner, Monty. You will see the difference between a 'whatever' gait, an actively stretched gait and a working gait, and the transitions from one to another. You will also see how quickly the flow of energy can b...