This is a video of a live demonstration Karen did as a co-presenter at an educational event. She helps this rider be more confident and clear with what she already knows so she can get better results in one session. This video is a great example of Karen’s powerful and empowering teaching methods...

This is a quick tip to help clarify a small but important distinction. When someone tells you to "shorten your reins", it actually isn't enough information! Karen rides Solana to demonstrate two different ways to shorten your reins and the implications of each

In this video, Karen talks about and demonstrates the concept of 'riding forward to the connection'. This is an integral and often elusive quality that is so important to understand in order to create the light yet powerful connection that we are looking for! Karen explains the key ingredients an...

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...

In this quick tip, Karen shows you the most efficient and elegant way to change your stick from one hand to the other. This not only looks good, but it is the least disruptive to your position and the horse. It's a little tricky to master, but with a little practice you will have it

Karen brings clarity to one of the most often asked questions about riding lateral work: "Where should the rider’s weight be?”. Karen discusses why some books and teachers say to ‘sit to the inside’ and why some say to ‘sit to the outside’. If you are learning lateral work for the first time, or ...

Karen shares some more tips on how to be better at your lateral work. She uses SiMoN the School Master Noodle (SiMoN kit is available in our Shop) to demonstrate some exercises you can practice away from your horse that will improve your understanding of how the different lateral positions fit to...

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...

Karen discusses some of the more subtle, yet powerful qualities, and habits that successful students have. This is not an exhaustive list, but key points that often students who are struggling have missed. As Karen says in the video: "With these qualities, everything will be easier."

In this video Karen gives you a very simple transition exercise of doing walk-trot transitions with invisible aids while maintaining the same speed. Karen shows how this deceptively simple exercise is the basis of what will later lead to piaffe.

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...

Discussion and simulation to help you understand and feel what it means to bend. I hope you do get up and try this one... So many students find this helpful at my clinics! What you will learn about your bodies in this exercise usually directly translates to what you find while riding. This video ...

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...

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...

In this video, the student from the video "Posture Transformation" explains how she was able to make progress even though she did not take many lessons. Karen is passionate about presenting information in a way that students will be able to progress even if they do not take lessons ... Whether it...

This video gives you insight into Karen's teachermanship. The student she is teaching is at the stage of creating a better posture for her horse, but they are stuck in a pattern where everything is 'pretty good but nothing feels like it is improving and she is starting to be frustrated in the str...

Karen shares some of her thoughts as she gets ready to start a new year

Karen describes and demonstrates a technique she uses to develop greater self-carriage and to dissolve tension. She rides two horses to show different versions and different degrees of refinement of this same concept. This video is excellent for riders of all levels.

Karen chats a bit about the power of staying curious! In her clinics, Karen seeks to empower students to visualize, search curiously, and trust their instincts in order to achieve success. This video is great for everyone!

Karen teaches a student with a lovely thoroughbred stallion to find greater clarity, harmony, and relaxation. You will see the simple, yet profound way Karen helped them achieve more by doing less. This video is excellent for anyone who feels like they have excess tension between themselves and t...

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...

Karen demonstrates and teaches a horseless simulation to help you find your best active neutral, using exercise balls... It is about postural integrity and 'sharing the movement'. You will learn a way to scan your body to find the best combination of toned, yet able to follow. You will also learn...

Karen discusses 2 types of leadership with a student. Sometimes we need to wait and give the horse time, and sometimes we need to do it now. Karen gives some analogies to help her realize it is not about right and wrong, but about consciously choosing and seeing which one works best.