Karen reminds you of the importance of knowing the purpose of the exercises you are doing.

In this video Karen coaches a student and her horse to improve their flying changes. In one direction, he tends to ‘pop up’ and over-react to the aids to the change, and he sometimes anticipates and changes his lead without asking. You will see how Karen prepares them to be more successful, then ...

Karen coaches a student through a favorite exercise to build their skills for collectibility and engagement. The horse is a big mover that is not always so balanced and can get a bit 'gangly'. You will see them start the exercise of halting into a lateral position and you will see how his balance...

Karen gives you more background on the other two videos for April 2020: Creating Calm Self Carriage In Cross Ties with Teo and Decision-Making To Decrease Stress with Teo, Riding. She gives you more of his story as well as more information about what she is doing in the other videos. Please watch...

This video shows different stages of a ride Karen did on Ovation so you can see the difference in his posture and biomechanics as he increases his engagement. It’s so helpful to observe how one particular horse can transform within one ride. Of course Ovation is advanced, and developing this take...

In this video I give a quick update on Quora at 4 years and 10 months. In the time since the last video with Quora I have been waiting for her body to grow up before doing more than occasional light riding. I also share about how I decided to get help with her first canters and what made that suc...

In this video you’ll see Quora do the most basic ground work pattern from the Baroque Equestrian Games & Institute (BEGI). It is Quora’s first ‘event’ off the property and she was a total star. My goal was to do a super easy pattern so she went home feeling like this was super easy-peasy. This is...

In this video, Karen demonstrates a technique she uses to help with a horse who doesn’t like to be touched or groomed. You can also use it for things like blanketing. Keep in mind that if a horse shows they dislike something, your first thought should be to investigate and see if there is a reaso...

In this video, Karen explains and demonstrates a technique for your position that will help allow the horse to move under your seat better, and allow you to follow your horse. The outside leg is often not talked about, and too many times riders don’t realize that they are using their outside leg ...

In this video, Karen plays with how to build positive energy and exuberance without losing overall relaxation. She will start by showing the low energy Solana starts with and how she starts to elicit more effort from Solana. Karen then lets Solana loose and encourages her to get exuberant before ...

Karen coaches a student through a basic counter canter pattern. She begins by making sure the student and her horse can perform a counter bend at the walk and trot. Counter canter is a great exercise to test and develop better balance, but only if you ride it well! One of the most common mistakes...

This video builds upon 'The Collectibility Box: Building Energy'. Karen adds turns and transitions within and around the box in order to create more engagement and collection. You will see her ride Hot Shot and Solana. Each of these horses is rather low energy and do not have great natural skills...

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.

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Karen teaches a student to help her understand about finding the sweet spot of energy. Even without a lot of 'dressage' knowledge, you can improve your gaits using experimentation and observation.

This video seeks to give you more information on how to be successful with low energy horses (and you will learn why Karen does not use the word 'lazy' to describe them). She will describe the different types of low energy horses, and then give you 3 questions that will help you through the menta...

In this video, Karen discusses a way to find deeper harmony with your horse in any given moment. She will discuss the two ways to find more harmony in any moment. This is a very simple concept, but it's not always so easy to implement!

Karen teaches a student doing the beginnings of collection. The student and her horse can get tight and sticky, and Karen shows three techniques to help them through this stage in their development. This video is great for anyone at the beginning stages of collection, especially if they or their ...

In this video Karen gives you three key questions to ask yourself when riding shoulder-in. These questions will help you achieve a higher quality shoulder in, instead of just ‘getting it done’. This is for riders and horses who are already confident doing a recognizable shoulder in. It will make ...

Karen plays with Atomic in long lines to show how she uses the ingredients of piaffe and spanish walk to create passage.

This is a follow up with the horse Karen rode in the video: Riding Through Brace. The owner and her horse made a lot of progress since June, but they still had some residual bracing in the contact. Since the balance and communication in general was good, Karen shows them a rein technique that spe...

Karen Rohlf rides her almost 4 year old horse, Natilla. This ride is just an example of a typical nice ride for her at this stage. It gives a nice image of a happy, confident young horse. Sometimes the best training is just having a nice ride. This video is great for anyone, especially anyone wit...

In this video Karen demonstrates a variation of Moving Massage where you don’t touch the horse, but instead work with the energy. Often horses who are familiar with Moving Massage respond well to the energetic version, but some horses who are very sensitive to touch need us to start there. Karen ...

In this video, Karen shows you the important moments that happen after most people think the session is over. Every moment is equally important to the horse. Partnership is a lifestyle, not something that turns off when you leave the arena. You’ll see what Karen does after the on line session is ...

Karen and Solana demonstrate how you can use riding down a hill to improve your half pass/haunches-in as well as your collectibility at the canter. Karen uses the hill to let gravity create more scope in Solana’s half pass at the walk as a warm up, then moves to collected canter. Karen canters do...