Sweet Spot On Line

Videos for improving communication and movement on one line.

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  • Change of Direction On Line for Suppling - Feb 2018

    This video shows how a simple change of direction can be done in a way to promote greater suppleness by focusing on the exact moment when the horse changes from one bend to another. This will be great for any horse that has his basic yields and that has trouble with stiffness in the body or is no...

  • Matching Energy On Line with Teo - Aug 2020

    Karen demonstrates and explains how she gets Teo to be more energetic online by focusing on the quality of the communication about Energy!

    This video is for everyone who feels like their horse never quite matches their energy and they feel like they are nagging.

  • Alternating Between Exercises - Aug 2020

    Karen explains a strategy she uses often that will help you be more efficient and effective in your training sessions by alternating between two exercises.

    This is a general concept that can be applied at every level!

  • Halting On The Circle - On Line with Shelby Hume - Feb 2020

    Licensed DN Instructor, Shelby Hume, gives a great introduction to how to create halts on a circle on line. This is an important communication to be able to have with your horse. It will set you up for better communication about transitions on circles on line. This video is great for everyone, es...

  • Preparation for Ground Driving With Michelle Young Part 1 - Aug 2021

    In this video, DN Licensed Instructor Michelle Young introduces an exercise on line that will build your communication skills and will set you up for starting to ground drive.

  • Riding Preparation - Teo - Mar 2021

    This video continues the progress with Teo. You will see how I prepare him to be ridden, and will see some improvement in his level of relaxation from the videos with him from February 2021. This video includes some basic stick to me and moving massage at liberty. The riding portion is shown in t...

  • Positive, Powerful Energy - Feb 2023

    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 ...

  • Basic Ground Work Sideways & Circle Exercise with Quora - Sept 2022

    In this video, Karen plays with young horse, Quora, again to show you her progress with Circles and Sideways yields. She narrates through this simple session to explain her decisions.

  • Keeping Rhythm In Walk Yields On Line - March 2023

    In this video, Karen highlights an important aspect of doing yields at the walk, especially when you want to progress them into lateral work. She shows two ways of yielding around a circle on line ... One way creates an almost 2-beat walk rhythm, while the other way preserves the 4-beat rhythm of...

  • Practicing Patterns Ground Work - May 2025

    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...