Karen shows her protocol for horses who want to rub their heads on you, especially when you are trying to adjust the halter or bridle. It is a combination of being a helpful partner, communication, and boundaries. This is a great video for anyone with a horse because this issue is so common.

Ovation (the class clown) helps Karen demonstrate a way to take a horse’s unwanted behavior and redirect it in a more positive (or at least less negative) way. This video is great for anyone who feels like they are constantly telling their horse to NOT do something, when the horse sees it as a game

Karen plays at liberty with Teo to show you a game where the horse gets to decide what to do, (within a couple rules). The only two requests Karen will make are to Back Up, and to Go. Teo gets to make a lot of choices and Karen will reward him for doing any ‘things’. A ‘Thing’ being something he ...

In this video you’ll see Quora drop into a deep internal state. What should we think or feel about this? We can only guess what she is thinking and feeling. You’ll see the entire moment and will hopefully be left wondering if you are missing any of these moments with your horse.

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In this video, Karen demonstrates a way to 'be' with her horses that is undemanding, yet actively creates confidence, curiosity, and respect of boundaries. This is an excellent demonstration of 'cause' instead of 'make'. It is an excellent practice for young horses, but also for all horses!

Karen discusses some thoughts regarding effective communication. Hear Karen's description of 5 crucial ingredients necessary to effectively communicate a question or request. Dana joins Karen to illustrate some effective and ineffective communication styles! We also look at what our writing style...

Karen meets on the ground with Duncan, a 15 yr old upper level dressage horse in for development and some re-training. Listen and watch as they have their first session together. Karen describes the main intention of what she wants Duncan to understand before digging into the bigger issues

Karen discusses and demonstrates how she is different for her different horses depending on 'who they are'. She uses her horses, Atomic and Ovation to show how she behaves differently towards them in the barn and during training sessions. This video is excellent for anyone who wants more ideas ab...

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...

It's the little things that matter! For some horses and humans, washing the face can be a difficult thing to do. Karen will give you a couple tips that can make it something you both can enjoy (and you don't have to have water running down your arm ever again). Every moment is a moment to build p...

Karen plays with a horse who is nervous about a brush the owner uses to clean cobwebs in her barn. The horse has no previous natural horsemanship training, so it is a great opportunity to see how Karen begins to help the horse have a reflex to relax when he becomes nervous about something. This i...

Karen explains the object of dressage, natural horsemanship, and Dressage Naturally. She also takes a look at the basics of what it means to her to develop a partnership with her horses. Your concept of partnership forms the context within which you do everything else with your horse. Learn the k...

Karen demonstrates a way to create a strong draw using the conversation about Relaxation! Karen has found this to be a great way to create an enthusiastic draw without putting any pressure on the horse. It also will help the horse who is easily startled to change his reaction/response to commotion.

This video demonstrates the exercises Karen used to help her two horses, Atomic & Hot Shot get along better. They used to fight with each other. Karen tells the story about them in the video: Herd Behavior And Training With David Lichman (October 2017). You will see some simple exercises that hel...

Karen explains some of the problems she had to solve in keeping her horses. She will also explain her solutions! She'll talk about the changes she made in order to meet the needs of a horse who got laminitis, as well as how she helps her horses stay cool ... All while doing her best to give her h...

Karen pulls out some of the techniques mentioned in other videos so she can discuss them further. She will talk about Moving Massage, Reflex To Relax, Permission, First Thoughts, and the importance of giving your horse a sense of Freedom and Choice during your training sessions.

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In this video, Karen shows you step by step how she changed a horse’s mind about being bridled. This is a Grand Prix dressage horse who has defensive behavior around bridling (and putting halters and fly masks on). Karen will show you every stage of the process. You will see all the different way...

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...

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...

Taking your horse off the property (especially for a competition or clinic) can sometimes be more ‘exciting’ than you want it to be. In this video, Karen gives some advice for how to set yourself up for success. Many people want a ‘magic exercise’ to ask the horse to do when he is distracted, ina...

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...

This video is from a clinic I co-taught with Sarah Martin and continues from the previous video: Importance Of Relaxation with Sarah Martin. In this video we look more at one of the introverted, 'behind the leg' horses in the clinic and play with concepts and strategies for building a more cooper...

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...