In this video, Karen will show you how she improves Solana’s Spanish Walk. Solana already knows this movement, but she can easily fall on the forehand, or does not fully extend her leg. Karen will narrate as she quickly changes the dynamic and helps Solana keep her weight on her hind quarters, ge...

Karen shares a typical day with Quora at 18 months old. You will see how she plays with her at liberty starting in the barn and moving to the round pen. Karen describes her thoughts and strategies in the moment. You will see a blend of clear communication mixed with a lot of freedom and choice. Y...

Karen does moving massage with her 18 month old filly, Quora. From the beginning, Quora has shown some defensiveness and tension when touched on the upper part of her neck. Now that Quora is good with basic leading, Karen can use Moving Massage to try to melt away unnecessary tension, and change ...

Karen plays with her horse, Hot Shot, on long lines in order to improve his collectibility. He already knows how to collect and piaffe; now Karen wants him to increase the duration he does it.

Hot Shot is a typically low energy horse, so it is important that Karen motivates him to put in the eff...

In this video, Karen introduces a new yield to Teo in order to demonstrate how she uses both Positive and Negative Reinforcement. (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 desire...

Karen demonstrates and explains how she gets Teo to be more energetic online by focusing on the quality of the communication about Energy!

This video is for everyone who feels like their horse never quite matches their energy and they feel like they are nagging.

Karen shows the very first steps of teaching Jambette (lifting and holding a front leg). Jambette is a pre-requisite to Spanish Walk. She will show you a way to create bigger efforts and participation without having to get stronger with your cues.

This video is great for anyone who wants to teac...

In this video, Karen demonstrates how to begin teaching your horse to move sideways towards you. This is a prerequisite for doing the more advanced movement: Haunches-In from the ground.

Before doing this, you will want to make sure your horse is OK with sticks going over the top of him across m...

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....

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...

You will meet Teo and Karen will show you how she plays with him to be more accepting and relaxed while getting his face washed. Another video in the Classroom, Washing Your Horse’s Face In Partnership, shows you more of the end product - this video will show you how to start.

This video is grea...

In the video 'Strategies For Happy Feeding Time', Karen shows how her horses know how to wait behind a pole until their name is called to go to their feed pen. In the Habits For Excellent Horsemanship course, Karen shows how to teach horses to be patient and wait for food.

In this video Karen s...

In this video, Karen plays with two of her horses, asking them to do some simple tricks. She will do each separately, then will see if she can send her horse to do them on a cue. These tricks are great for developing communication, motivation, and confidence.

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In this video, Karen plays with a horse who has not yet put his back feet in a rubber tub. He already is confident to put his front feet in, but it is not in great communication. You will see how Karen improves the communication about the front feet, and how that enables her to teach him to put h...

This video shows how a simple change of direction can be done in a way to promote greater suppleness by focusing on the exact moment when the horse changes from one bend to another. This will be great for any horse that has his basic yields and that has trouble with stiffness in the body or is no...

What if you could use treats to reward horses for not getting pushy about treats? This video is great for anyone who wants to use treats as a reward, but doesn’t want to get mugged every time they do. You’ll see Karen with a full bag of treats go in the middle of her 4 geldings at liberty and set...

Hot Shot and Karen demonstrate a session focused on Collectibility. He is typically a low energy horse and so Karen talks about her strategies to keep him applying effort. He will not appear to be a low energy horse in this video, but that is because these strategies do work! You can search for o...

Observe a session on collectibility that Karen does with Solana in long lines. Solana is ready to learn a higher degree of collectibility. Her natural ability to collect at the trot is not as good as at the canter, so Karen likes to play with her from the ground to make it easier for her. This al...

Certified Horse Behavior Consultant, Sharon Madere demonstrates some of the techniques she discussed in the video: Avoiding The Cookie Monster with Sharon Madere Part 1.
You will see her show you how to set the horse up to keep his head straight ahead when receiving treats (instead of mugging you...

If for some reason you are restricted to a small space or limited movement, you can still keep your horse's body strong and supple and their mind engaged. Karen shows you 6 exercises you can do in the space no bigger than a stall! Karen always says, "Whenever you think you are limited by somethin...

Ewa Angantyr demonstrates how she promotes relaxation with her young, high-headed Arabian, Amiir. Ewa focuses rewards when he lowers his head to help him be more calm, trusting, and balanced. In this way he learns how to make himself calmer. She shows how she finds relaxation in motion, and how s...

In this video, Karen plays with Natilla primarily at the halt to improve her posture. You will see how Karen builds enthusiasm so Natilla puts in effort, making her posture not just about her body but about her mental/emotional state as well. This exercise is the beginning stage of school halt. Y...

In this video, Karen plays with a Grand Prix dressage horse to change his first thoughts about the contact. He is recovering from an injury and is only allowed to walk. He shows a lot of defensive bracing that has become a habit. He has a new owner with very good hands so there is a great chance ...