This video shows the transformation that one horse and rider pair made over a 9 month period. Karen always says she can see the free, balanced horse inside of every horse ... And this video will help you to be able to see what is possible. The student in this video took only a handful of lessons ...

Karen shares a ride on Ovation. In this session she focuses on being engaged from the beginning of the ride. The walk plays an important role here because it is a gait that can be collected without undue strain on the horse. The ride begins with walk, and quietly grows more powerful.

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Karen coaches a student, Justyna, through some exercises for lateral work, flying changes, and piaffe. The video includes a little of the warm up also. Jedi is a very sensitive horse who can get tight out of a huge desire to please, (a lovely problem), so it requires that the rider stays relaxed,...

Karen explains how they are trying to improve a horse's throughness and the swinging of his back by improving his energy. The plan is to highlight his commitment to effort through simple patterns and transition. These are simple exercises for a common issue!
This video is excellent for anyone who...

Karen will show you one of her favorite exercises to develop better balance at the canter. By having a very particular focus in doing transitions from walk, to just a few strides of canter and back to walk, you and your horse can build some valuable skills that will increase your ability to colle...

Watch as Karen has a lesson with Jos. Solana can now find her working gaits and you will notice her increased confidence and power! You will also see a really nice simple pattern to warm up to counter canter. This video is for everyone who can do the basic working gaits and wants a clearer pictur...

This is a normal ride for Solana on a very hot Florida morning. In this video Karen narrates as she rides this young horse to show you what a typical ride at this level could look like.

This is a video of Karen taking a lesson with Jos. It was originally made for Karen's personal record, but she thought you might like to see it. Ovation is schooling 4th level. He had had a difficult time learning to collect at the canter, and finally he is over the hump! The sound quality is not...

Karen rides a horse over two days to improve his general engagement, balance, and power. They focus especially on his canter departs and balance at the canter, where he tends to sprawl and become difficult to steer. You will see the process of changing the horse's way of moving by challenging him...

Karen teaches a student, Ann, with her lovely 7 yr old PRE gelding, Uno. He is friendly, light and sensitive, but gets crooked, tight, and stuck in his body. When he does, the energy can come out in very explosive ways. Watch how Karen and Ann calmly create a plan to help him find the open doors ...

Karen teaches a student, Linda, on her big moving, sensitive Swedish Warmblood, Ressac. Ressac can get tight and tense, especially in the canter. He also can get strung out in his body, yet curled up and 'too light' in the contact, making it difficult for Linda to solve on her own. Watch as Karen...

Karen rides Ovation as Bruno Gonsalez from the Baroque Equestrian Games and Institute coaches her through some of the basic exercises for developing balance and engagement in their system. These simple exercises can be a powerful tool when ridden with the intention of finding greater engagement a...

This is a recording of part of a Q & A webinar that is included in the Virtual Arena Sweet Spot course where Karen talks about neck and poll position. Karen wanted to share this excerpt because it had such great information about a common area of confusion when riding.
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Karen helps student Vicky and her horse Bogie to find a steadier, more engaged connection through their bodies. Vicky has done a great job creating a happy, forward, and loose horse, but now it is time for them both to become more consistent in their engagement and connection within their bodies ...

Karen coaches Heidi to improve her horse’s collectibility. You will see lovely examples of lateral work and transition exercises. Heidi is a rider with a lot of feel and timing, and great communication with her horse. You will see a nice example of how to maximize your horse's gaits and balance. ...

The back up is often one of the most difficult movements to ride in engagement, but it is such an important gymnastic exercise! Karen will demonstrate what it can look like and narrates what she is doing while riding two of her horses. Then she shows you another horse and student learning to do i...

Karen coaches the student through spiraling in and out to help change the horse's balance, cadence, and power. This video is excellent for anyone looking to improve the quality of their horse’s gaits.

Karen coaches a student who is preparing for First Level dressage tests. They have trouble with energy at the canter, and keeping balance on 15 meter circles. Karen traces it to a fundamental imbalance in the shoulders (the horse leans on his inside shoulder when on the left lead). By focusing on...

Karen coaches a student who is practicing Training Level tests, but has had a long-standing issue with picking up and maintaining the left lead. The student has made huge progress, but still needs to find the balance where the horse can reliably pick up and sustain the left lead. Watch as Karen t...

In this video, Karen coaches a student to understand and identify their Working Gaits and to take the first steps towards Collecting. This is a rider with no previous dressage experience, so this is a great lesson for anyone who has a lot of the pieces buts wants to be more confident in understan...

Karen coaches a student through a basic and favorite exercise for developing lengthenings. This video will give you a lot to think about for taking the first attempts at lengthenings so it will be as organized and balanced as possible.

In this short video, Karen gives you 3 easy-to-remember and powerful questions to ask yourself when you are playing with increasing the level of engagement in your horse. These questions can be used to bring your horse up off the forehand, or to increase collectibility in a horse that is already ...

Karen coaches two riders as they develop Turns On the Haunches. Karen focuses less on precision in the final product and more on using the movement to gain qualities of engagement. This is a great video for anyone starting to play with collectibility

Karen shows you a gymnastic exercise that is equally beneficial for the horse and rider. She will show you how to play with changing the length of the top line and the length of the strides independently. This is a great exercise for any horse and rider to play with. It will teach the rider a mor...