Karen sits down with a friend and world renowned horseman and clinician, Jonathan Field. She asks him to talk about the most common foundational missing pieces he sees with students or horses that come to him for help. He shares some great insights and gives you lots of great tips. It shows again...

It's the little things that matter! For some horses and humans, washing the face can be a difficult thing to do. Karen will give you a couple tips that can make it something you both can enjoy (and you don't have to have water running down your arm ever again). Every moment is a moment to build p...

Getting good results comes from knowing what questions to ask yourself. This video is meant to give you 3 questions to ask yourself when you are riding a high energy or impulsive horse. Think of these questions as a sort of mantra to use. They will be easy to remember and use when you ride. If yo...

Sharon Madere (Certified Horse Behavior Consultant and practitioner of the International Society For Equitation Science) demonstrates some of the principles she discussed in the video: The Science Behind The Sweet Spot. Sharon will use a lovely young filly to show you exactly how to modify your e...

This video shows the beginning process of leading a horse in harmony and partnership. This is not a 'problem' horse, just a normal 7-year-old riding horse that had not been taught to be responsible for his half of the relationship in leading! This video will describe Karen's priorities and will s...

Karen not only gives you 3 questions that will help you stay focused and relaxed while riding a young or green horse, but will walk you through the process of arriving at those particular questions for that rider. By showing you the logic, you can come up with the 3 questions that are best for YO...

Karen plays on line with the same horse as in this month's Sweet Spot With A Tense, Crooked Horse video. This video is non-dramatic in some ways, but his body type makes it so easy to see the difference in how the muscles of the neck work in different postures, so we thought it would be interesti...

Karen rides Natilla and checks on her balanced impulsion when bridleless. Karen had not done any bridleless on Natilla in a little while and decided to check on it. She shows how she would tune it up so Natilla is connected through the seat and balancing her own impulsion instead of rolling forwa...

In this video Karen coaches a student riding a horse who can get strong, long, and fast at the canter. It will show you a simple pattern that can be very helpful with this type of horse

Shelby Hume shares some tips on getting your hind quarter and forequarter yields in motion working more smoothly. These exercises are a nice bridge between your foundational yields and more refined lateral work. Shelby will show you some things to think about both on the ground and in the saddle

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...

This is a video of Karen playing at liberty with Atomic. Atomic is highly sensitive and challenging. Karen will narrate what was going on during this session that ranges from deep relaxation, to subtle communication, to tension, then back to communication and relaxation... It's never boring with ...

Karen rides her horse, Natilla, to show you a favorite training strategy to build both responsiveness and calmness! It’s also a great exercise to do when it is too hot to do a lot of aerobic work. You will see how she plays with it to build greater and greater movement from Natilla, but you will ...

Karen gives you a bunch of tips to use when the weather gets HOT (And hot tips for any weather!) ... Many of them can be used any time. Most are based on how to get the most value from your sessions with your horse in the most efficient, effective way. This fun video is good for absolutely everyo...

David Lichman joins Karen to give his answer to Karen's question: 'How do you know whether you are doing too much or too little with your horse in your quest to have results AND harmony?' This is a topic that can benefit every horseman at every level! He gives some great points to help keep you o...

Karen discusses some of the key elements for keeping healthy, happy horses. This is not an exhaustive list, but some of the elements that contribute to her success in creating health and happiness in her horses.

In this video Karen gives you a very simple transition exercise of doing walk-trot transitions with invisible aids while maintaining the same speed. Karen shows how this deceptively simple exercise is the basis of what will later lead to piaffe.

This video introduces Karen's new horse, Hot Shot. He is coming 7 and came to Karen because he had a chronic lameness for 2 years. Through a combination of hoof trimming, lifestyle changing, and most importantly, the magic of the finding the sweet spot exercises, Hot Shot quickly became sound! Th...

This video has footage from one month and 2 months after Hot Shot's Introduction video. Karen will narrate a ride to tell you what she is focusing on to continue to strengthen his healthy biomechanics. This video will give a clear picture of two things that Karen says all the time: 1. Never under...

Karen addresses a horse during the first session of a clinic. The student has no previous natural horsemanship experience, so it was a great opportunity to discuss how to use boundaries as a way to become the leader, and cause the horse to be more relaxed.

An on line exercise using a change of direction and bend to help create suppleness in your horses. This is like a coordinated dance move with your horse, requiring several ingredients to be in place, and then that you can lead your horse through it in the right position, with the right timing. It...

In this video we check in on Solana, who is now almost 4. She was started less than a year ago, then had 5 months off and now has been under saddle a few days a week for the past few months.

In this video visiting student, Justyna from Poland is playing with her. (I had been riding her, but I th...

In this video Karen helps Walter to become more sensitized in his responses. We will show you where he started and and how Karen helps from the ground to have him become quicker to activate his energy. You will see a step by step progression over several sessions.

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Glenn Stewart (http://thehorseranch.com) plays with Karen's filly, Natilla, to demonstrate how he builds responsiveness and a responsibility to put in effort. Natilla has energy when Karen rides her, and during play sessions, but she drags around during normal handling and leading. Karen asked Gl...