This video was originally made as part of Karen’s Happy Horse Interview Series. After interviewing 7 professionals, Karen pulls together the 3 most common threads (Self Mastery, Freedom & Choice, and Rewards), and creates 3 homework exercises you can do!

This discussion will help you keep your h...

You will meet Barbara and Ponce as they looked the first day they arrived at Karen's, then watch as Karen helps them over several weeks to improve their balance, alignment and posture. He is a wonderful horse with a very capable rider, but is scattered in his focus and disconnected in his body. Y...

This video is Part 3 of the 3-video series,Preparation For Ground Driving with Michelle Young. In this video, Michelle introduces a second line and begins ground driving.

Watch a demo Karen did for students in a clinic. The focus of the clinic was seat connection within the connection. Karen was showing some examples of important exercises to be able to do without using the reins. They are simple exercises that you will want to get very good at even if you never i...

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 coaches a student who has had a lot of trouble with flying changes. Karen’s approach is to improve the collectibility of the canter. You will see an exercise to help improve the walk-canter and canter-walk transitions, and then will see a successful flying change! The rider of this horse ha...

More than just a trick, in this video Karen will show a game she plays with her horses where they learn to go find an object that Karen hides. It is a great game to play with all horses, and is a form of enrichment for horses who aren’t able to do other activities. This is a great way to build yo...

Karen rides a student's horse to help her become more consistent in the contact and more 'through' in her top line. You will hear Karen as she narrates what she is doing in the moment. You will hear some of Karen's favorite analogies: The Wind In the Sail analogy and The Screen Door analogy. This...

Karen discusses the benefits of doing 'silly horse tricks', such as to develop communication, motivation, and confidence.. This video is a great set up for the other two videos this month in which Karen does some of these with her horses. In addition, other videos that can support you in playing ...