Karen coaches a student who has had a lot of trouble with flying changes. Karen’s approach is to improve the collectibility of the canter. You will see an exercise to help improve the walk-canter and canter-walk transitions, and then will see a successful flying change! The rider of this horse ha...

Karen coaches a student who is schooling Third Level dressage to increase her mare’s activity and responsiveness. The goal was to better her skills for collectibility and to improve the quality of her flying changes. You will see the beginning of setting up the pattern, and how to use it during a...

In this video, Karen rides Hot Shot through a pattern that will cause him to put more effort into his canter departs and flying changes. Hot Shot is a low energy horse by nature.

This pattern is great for horses who already understand the basic communication about Energy and Relaxation but may n...

A work in progress: Karen shares a lesson on Solana she had with Jos Sevriens. Solana is schooling Basic Collection. You will see many examples of moments that are going well, and moments where we are at the edge of Solana's comfort zone and how we quietly, calmly persist long enough for her to f...

This is a video of Karen taking a lesson with Jos. It was originally made for Karen's personal record, but she thought you might like to see it. Ovation is schooling 4th level. He had had a difficult time learning to collect at the canter, and finally he is over the hump! The sound quality is not...

Karen coaches a student, Justyna, through some exercises for lateral work, flying changes, and piaffe. The video includes a little of the warm up also. Jedi is a very sensitive horse who can get tight out of a huge desire to please, (a lovely problem), so it requires that the rider stays relaxed,...

Karen coaches a student with a talented young warm blood. They have started their flying changes, but they are not consistently clean. You will see the exercises and advice Karen gives the student, and will see the positive result! Karen uses slow motion and still frames to help you see what is h...

Karen rides Jedi through exercises to help him have clean flying changes. Jedi has learned to do a flying change, but they are sometimes late behind, so now they are working on getting them more consistently 'clean'. This video is good for anyone working on flying changes, or wanting to understan...

Karen teaches a couple people through their first flying changes. She demonstrates using SiMoN, the School Master Noodle, then coaches them through the exercise while riding. This video is great for anyone looking for better understanding of riding flying changes.

Karen coaches two students through a favorite gymnastic pattern of picking up a canter from a counter bend. This pattern builds coordination, alignment and confidence in counter canter. At the end of the video we contrast one of the riders from when we saw them a year ago to appreciate their impr...

In this video Karen rides Duncan in the dressage arena to test out some movements and to make sure he stays focused, light and communicative. The owner's initial complaint was that he was too heavy even in the double bridle. Karen rides him still in the halter then snaffle. Duncan has been with K...