In this video, Karen demonstrates a favorite go-to exercise that creates mental, emotional, and physical openness and relaxation. It is based on a foundational yield but shows how to use it for the purpose of creating relaxation and suppleness. She also shows how it can be refined and done at the...

In this video, Karen demonstrates how she uses a lateral yield to regain her horse's attention in a way that also creates calmness. This video builds on the video: Yielding For Relaxation, and now uses that clear immediate responsiveness as a way to help the horse be more attentive and confident....

This video connects the dots between the videos : Yielding For Relaxation, and Yielding For Attention. It also goes deeper into each of the concepts and helps you understand more about how to apply them to your horse. Karen references a blog she wrote and you can find that here: blog.dressagenatu...

Karen and Solana demonstrate a fun exercise with basic yields. This exercise can help you increase your awareness of where your horse's feet are, sensitize your horse to the yields in order to build greater responsiveness, and can give you a way to measure the success of your yields.

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In this powerful video Karen explores the Big Picture of communication with your horse, from the first goal of creating 'comfortable transportation' and how to take it forward into more complex, refined communication. The emphasis is on clarity and being able to be quiet and neutral. First she wi...

Karen coaches two students to do Hindquarter Yields - In Motion while riding. This movement is an important building block that will help you and your horse learn how to connect the inside hind with the outside shoulder (Essential Gymnastic Ability #5!). This skill, when refined, will help you in...

In this video, you will see Karen coach a rider and horse over 3 sessions to improve their foundational balance and impulsion. This is an experienced rider with a horse who she is transitioning to being ridden after being a driving horse. The horse has only had a rider a few times, and did not pr...

In this video Karen rides Teo while narrating how she changes her intention and strategy in each moment based on his mental/emotional state. Teo has some residual stress connected with arenas from his previous life. He is a lovely horse who can go introverted when stressed. He has a history of ex...

Watch a demonstration by Karen about Bridleless riding: Why you want to do it, how to start, and how it will help your dressage. Karen rides Natilla, beginning with the bridle, but explaining the purpose of the reins and how to focus on seat connection even when riding with the reins. Then she ta...

This is a continuation of Karen’s Bridleless Demo shown in the video: Bridleless Demo, Part 1. She coaches 2 riders in their first attempts at the key exercises to get started with bridleless riding. This video will be really helpful for you to see the common problems that may come up when you do...

Riding bareback can be a fun way to get a close feel for your horse and to improve your balance. If you have never ridden bareback before, this video will give you the very first steps to help you have a successful start! DN Licensed Instructor Shelby Hume shares some valuable tips for beginning ...

In this video, I show three variations of an exercise to help build the ingredients you and your horse need to ride excellent turns. In a nice turn, your horse will carve the turn with their outside shoulder and will stand up away from the inside. They will 'fill up' the outside rein without bulg...

In this video, you will see lots of ‘firsts’ for Quora: Her first time with a human on her back, her first time moving with a human on her back, and her first walks and trots!
This will give you quite a different picture than what is often seen with ‘horse breaking’. The focus here is on relaxati...

In this video you will see Karens sixth through eleventh times sitting on Quora which happened over a four month period. You will see every moment of each of those rides. Karen wants to give you an overview of the entire process so you can see how un-dramatic it is. You'll see her first rides wit...

In this video, Karen coaches a rider on a sensitive, emotional horse to find more relaxation. You’ll see Karen start with one idea, then change her mind when it isn’t working and go to a more foundational solution. Things quickly start to improve. This is a video for anyone who feels like their h...

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 you will see a newly adopted former racehorse learn to be more open to a basic hind quarter yield. You will see that his first thought is to brace and be non-responsive, but instead of using stronger aids, we play with him being more open and relaxed before asking. It will be a comb...

This video is the next step from the other video this month: Cloverleaf and Pole Box at Walk. In this video, DN Licensed Instructor, Michelle Young shows you how she uses a simple foundational pattern in a way that can improve the posture, alignment, coordination, and flexibility of her horse. Th...

In this video, DN Licensed Instructor, Michelle Young shows you how she uses a simple foundational pattern in a way that can improve the posture, alignment, and flexibility of the green horse she is riding. She narrates exactly what she is feeling and doing. This video is all at the walk, and is ...

In this video Karen rides Quora (age 5). The main focus at this moment in her training is that she softly accepts and feels positive about the aids. She is highly sensitive, self confident, and not shy about letting me know when she doesn’t prefer the aids being put on. You’ll see Karen ride her ...

In this video, Karen coaches a student with a chronically impulsive horse. This exercise is a ‘must-have’ in your toolbox. It is a great example of working through an exercise designed to help a horse settle his emotions and make different decisions. This video shows what it typically looks like ...

"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...