Karen talks about goals, principles, and priorities, and how to discover your own. This will help you navigate your horsemanship journey in a way you can love.
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"Sometimes the moments between the important moments are the most important moments." This is a quiet and simple video to remind you to think about what your horse wants to do, and to see if you can share some favorite places together. This is a great video for the 'Type A's out there who need to...

This very short video is in response to student's questions about: "How does Karen create great partnerships with her horses?" Don't let the short length fool you; her answer is brief so it is easy to remember, but it also is powerful... And something that often takes a lifetime to really be succ...

A paradigm-shifting video for creating a great connection with the reins. Karen discusses and demonstrates how to mix and match having connection with the reins (or not) with being precise in your focus (or not). Too often riders feel like they have to choose between being loose and light but imp...

In this video Karen answers questions from Video Classroom members about the nuances of Moving Massage technique. This is a recording of a ‘pop-up live Q&A call that Karen did that is free for Active Classroom members (watch for more of these in the future!). This is a great chance to hear more i...

In this video, Karen explains how to use challenges to get clearer about when you are ready to do a movement and when you need to prepare more. This concept can help riders of all levels become more aware and have clearer plans during their rides. This concept was well-demonstrated in the video: ...

In This video Karen discusses the subject of advocacy and welfare with our horses. Her focus is on what we can all do. Advocacy starts with ourselves, and can be practiced in the small everyday moments.
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In this video Karen answers questions from students about Moving Massage. Includes discussion about how this relates to high and low energy horses, how to do it while riding, how to use your intention during it, and more. You’ll also see an update with Quora. At first Quora did not want to be tou...

OK, this horse isn’t totally unresponsive, but she doesn’t tend to move easily from the leg. In this video Karen talks about how to add pressure to help sticky horses have more responsiveness in the moment while still staying fair and not escalating to harmful pressure. This discussion refers to ...

This is a video of a clinic Karen taught at the Western States Horse Expo. The goal of the session is to give riders more confidence as they seek to make improvements in how their horses move. This video has an in-depth discussion (you might want to take notes) followed by the first rider. You ca...

This is a video of the second half of a clinic Karen taught at the Western States Horse Expo. One rider focused on alignment at the canter, and the other helped to improve sticky-down transitions.

In this video, Karen dives deeper into strategies, decisions, and concepts she showed in the video: Young Horse Session - Quora On Line & Liberty. She’ll discuss things like prioritizing education, definition of success, use of choice, following & leading, and elastic connection.

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In this video Karen discusses the challenges of studying Dressage Naturally and taking lessons from someone else. She gives advice and tips for how and when to speak up for your horse and yourself. You’ll also get advice on when it may or may not be OK to make the equipment changes your instructo...

In this video, Karen takes a big picture view of different types of sessions you can do with your horse. You can focus on teaching them something specific, or exercising their bodies, letting them have time to reset, or you can give them more exposure to different things and situations. She uses ...

In This video, DN Instructor Shelby Hume shares an exercise called Reflex To Reset. It is an alternative to escalating pressure that uses patience and rhythmic repetition. This technique gives the horse time to think, and helps the rider stay as soft as possible while still keeping the intention ...

In this video Karen leads a group of students (and you) through a powerful simulation that allows you to experience finding the Sweet Spot of Healthy Biomechanics. By playing with different levels of Relaxation, Energy, & Balance, just like we do with horses, you can feel the effect is has on you...

In this video, Karen demonstrates how she uses both Positive and Negative Reinforcement while riding. (Negative Reinforcement means that a pressure is added and when the horse yields to it, it is released. Positive Reinforcement means a reward is given after the desired result). Karen will show h...

In this video, DN Instructor Shelby Hume explains how to lead by example when riding. She is riding a horse that has just recently been started, so you will see how she uses this concept in the most basic way. She’ll share what she is thinking and doing in her body when asking for transitions, en...

In this video, Karen shows the importance of waiting until your horse gives you permission to do something. This is less of an exercise and is more about how to be in a cooperative friendly relationship with your horse. This concept is what can make small moments become powerful pieces of your co...

DN Licensed Instructor Shawna Lewis explains and demonstrates Equine Tapping. This is similar to EFT (Emotional Freedom Technique) used with humans. Shawna is masterful at creating calmness and deep relaxation and trust with horses. Equine Tapping and Moving Massage are powerful tools you can use...

This video discusses some general themes for starting and training horses. Every time Karen starts a new horse it causes her to think differently and check in with herself about strategy and plans for this new individual. In this video Karen will talk about what is in the front of her mind when t...

Your energy is more powerful than technique. In this video, Karen captures a moment during a liberty session right after Quora got afraid of some noises in the woods. She was afraid to come back to that end of the arena. Karen decides not to DO any particular ’technique’ or exercise, but rather f...

In this video, Karen discusses a strategy for getting maximum benefit when you ride patterns. She will contrast this strategy with the strategy needed for riding competition tests.

This video is great for anyone!

In this video, Karen talks about and illustrates the process of 'going all the way through', especially when dealing with an emotional horse. She uses a 'Bell Curve' analogy to describe the different stages the training process goes through, and the importance of keeping going (and knowing when t...