Karen rides 3.5 year old Natilla. In this ride Karen explains how she has been focusing on Natilla understanding and following focus for direction. Keeping aware of certain issues will set her up for success now and in the future! This video is good for anyone with a young horse, or anyone who wa...

Karen demonstrates how the basics of foundation are carried forward as you begin DN posture exercises. She shows how 'Freestyle' can fit inside the 'finesse'. This video is excellent for any rider who is playing with the exercises of D,N and is wondering how it fits with their foundation

Karen coaches a student on a 3-yr-old to set up good habits with HQ yields to avoid problems later. This video takes a look at the very basic HQ yields and gives the rider a tip for avoiding an over-bent neck that will create balance problems later. This video is great for everyone

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 teaches a student, Elisabeth, on a horse she is working with to help her find a better foundation. The horse is a big, long mover, but does not have the basic responsibilities of self regulation of speed, or steering. She also does not have a positive relationship with the reins. You 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 Rohlf helps a student, Caroline, understand how to achieve 100% response to the request for energy. This horse is an upper level dressage horse who has also done natural horsemanship and somewhere along the way he lost his desire to go! This video clearly shows the theory and process of ach...

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...

You will probably remember this as the 'Oops I dropped the reins' video ... Karen demonstrates a quick and effective exercise to help a student and her horse find more harmony together while riding. Sometimes on our way to finding a soft connection, it can start to feel stuck or like you and your...

Karen rides her 5.5 yr old in a way that will solidify the concept of 'freestyle inside the finesse' or feeling like you're riding without the reins, even when the reins are there. Natilla can do both connected and loose reins very well, but the focus is to be able to flow from one to the other i...

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

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

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...

Watch as Karen coaches a student on a very green 4 year old mare. She seems reactive and impulsive under saddle, but Karen doesn't think it is an emotional issue as much as a balance issue. Young horses like this don't have a lot of communications in place, so it is important to find a very quiet...

This is a video of one of Karen’s presentations at the 2017 seminar, A Paradigm Of Balance, organized by the Baroque Equestrian Games & Institute. Karen talks about the basics of riding and why it is important to be able to make the most fundamental communications with your horse as easy as possi...

This is a continuation of the video: Basics Presentation - Part 1. It was of one of Karen’s presentations at the 2017 seminar, A Paradigm Of Balance, organized by the Baroque Equestrian Games & Institute. Karen rides Natilla bridleless to demonstrate how she practices the most basic communication...

You will meet Grand Prix jumper Abbey Slaven and her horse, Vougeot. Behavioral issues cause Abbey to start playing with Dressage Naturally Horsemanship techniques, studying with Virtual Arena coach Shawna Lewis, and doing the Habits For Excellent Horsemanship course. They made amazing progress! ...

Watch as Karen coaches a student who is having trouble with a horse that is very good at running out his shoulders. The rider has a habit of using the inside rein in turns, and this only compounds the problem. The rider learns to guide the horse from the outside of his body, and the horse finds a...

It's so important to give your horses breaks during their training sessions. There are different ways to give breaks! This video discusses some different ways you can give your horse a break and helps you figure out which one to give in different moments.

In this video we see DN Instructor, Shawna Lewis, riding a client’s jumping horse in a lesson with me to help him improve his canter. This is the first time I am seeing the horse and since he has a lot of mental and physical brace I decide to do an exercise at the walk in order to improve some of...

In this video, Karen coaches a person new to Dressage Naturally and Natural Horsemanship to find a more harmonious balance with her horse. She had spent over 15 years doing dressage and not being able to solve the problem of her horse pulling down very heavily in the contact. She said that her ot...

Watch a demo Karen did for students in a clinic. The focus of the clinic was seat connection within the connection. Karen was showing some examples of important exercises to be able to do without using the reins. They are simple exercises that you will want to get very good at even if you never i...

Karen demonstrates how to ask your horse for more energy and effort in the walk. Horses often break gait into the trot and Karen will show you how to handle that. What Karen teaches here can also be applied when you ask your horse for more energy at the trot. In this video Karen is riding Hot Sho...