Antonia Henderson, Ph.D, joins Karen to discuss how stress effects horses from a scientific point of view. She talks about Learned Helplessness, the importance of the Seeking Reflex, and how traditional ways of keeping horses is not so healthy to the horse! This originally was meant to be 2 video...

Karen sits down with International Grand Prix Jumping competitor, Luca Moneta. Luca and Karen met in 2003 at a Linda Parelli clinic in Florida and became fast friends. Today, Luca competes at the highest level, yet still prioritizes the partnership he has with his horses. You'll hear him share hi...

Karen is joined by special guest Sharon Madera, a Certified Horse Behavior Consultant and practitioner of the International Society For Equitation Science. Sharon observed Karen teaching her Sweet Spot concept of the 3 conversations of Relaxation, Energy, and Balance. Karen was explaining how, wh...

Dog training expert and Dressage, Naturally student, Brenda Aloff (http://brendaaloff.com) joins Karen for a short chat about the difference between eliciting a behavior with cues vs. the feeling of moving together (power sharing). Dressage, in the end, feels more like a dance than a series of in...

Karen sits down with dog training expert (and Dressage, Naturally student), Brenda Aloff (Brendaaloff.com) to discuss some training principles such as reinforcing voluntary behavior, and word association with intention behavior. She was in town and took a lesson from Karen, then she helped her wi...

We continue the interview of Karen Rohlf by Karen Partisch. In this segment, Karen explains who her mentors are and why, goal setting, and how she keeps herself in a positive state (including her special happy dance that is guaranteed to put you in a good mood). She also shares a top secret morni...

This time it’s Karen that gets interviewed! Guest host Karen Partisch asks Karen (Rohlf) about life transitions, her early years with horses, and about creating Dressage Naturally. I think you’ll enjoy getting to know Karen a little better!

Enjoy a conversation between Karen and personal development coach, Carol Perrine. Carol will talk about how our conscious and subconscious minds work, and will give us some ways we can control what is in our subconscious! Karen and Carol have also collaborated to create a series of audio guided m...

Karen introduces you to Tina Cristiani and Bruno Gonsalez, founders of the Baroque Equestrian Games and Institute. They have created a blueprint of training patterns based on the baroque style of classical dressage. They are a great resource for exercises to develop collection both on line and in...

Michelle Young spent a week with me and I asked her to share some things she learned from her time here.
She focused on three topics that made the biggest general impact on her. She shares her thoughts about Trust and how it was prioritized and how she felt it from my horses. She also discusses h...

In this video, Karen invites Michele Eisenberg, an expert in relationships, to give us some guidance on how to get our emotions to work for us (and our horses) instead of against us (and our horses)! You will learn a simple, quick and highly effective way to CLEAR your emotions so you can get on ...

In this video, we continue the discussion with Michele Eisenberg. In this video we discuss the relationship between emotions and boundaries, and how being in touch with our emotions can help us understand and be clearer about our boundaries... Really cool stuff! This video is for everyone.

I am joined by special guest Dr Michele Gunderson. Michele is an Iyengar yoga teacher and former university professor. She is an expert advisor to writers and entrepreneurs. Karen was intrigued by her knowledge and in this video asked Michele to share her knowledge of the yoga pose Savasana (that...

Dr. Sarah shares her 5 Steps that will help you be better at getting focused and committed to doing what you want to do, without getting lost in the cycle procrastination, or the swirl of overwhelm. This video is for EVERYONE!

Karen and her special guest, Dr. Sarah Reiff-Hekking, share with you their secrets to creating more Sacred Horse Time! Everyone has the same amount of time in the day, but some people manage to fit everything in. This video is for EVERYONE!!

This is a moment from a clinic I co-taught with dressage trainer, Sarah Martin. Sarah started the clinic by explaining the importance of allowing the horse to relax in a natural way, and how that effects the posture in a way that will benefit us in our dressage practice. We'll also start a discus...

Sharon Jerdeman, (a dressage professional and friend of Karen's) and Karen often ride together. In spite of their different methods they are able to collaborate and support each other with their horses by focusing on common goals and respecting each other's process. They discuss how they are able...

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...

Karen speaks with Certified Horse Behavior Consultant, Sharon Madere (who we met in the October 2016 videos). In this video, she discusses how to avoid creating a ‘Cookie Monster’ if you use treats for rewards. This is something many students ask me about. Sharon will give you many things to thin...

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...

Sharon Jerdeman joins us again, this time to help you understand more about dressage judging. This fun and informative talk will help you make more sense of dressage competition and will perhaps give you more confidence to try it

Karen and Sharon answer some students' questions about lunging with side reins. It's not about 'right or wrong', it's about knowledge about, and the correct use of a tool.
This video is excellent for anyone who has come upon this dilemma of whether using side reins is 'good' or 'bad'. You will fi...

In this video, Karen introduces horsemanship specialist, Jonathan Field. Jonathan describes and demonstrates his 6 C's system for achieving results with his horse. His horse, Geo, is a 6 year old Oldenburg that had been started as a jumper, but then refused to continue to jump. Jonathan is restar...

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...