Karen coaches a student to get clearer, crisper canter transitions. They already have many good qualities, but have had trouble getting that immediate clear responsiveness. It's been a bit of a chronic challenge and after several attempts, Karen gives them a new way of approaching it and it gets ...

In this video, Karen coaches 2 students in 2 different exercises involving transitions at markers. Both exercises are gymnastic puzzles that require collectibility and more refined communication between horse and rider because they require doing 2 transitions only a few strides apart. This video ...

This is a video of the second half of a clinic Karen taught at the Western States Horse Expo. One rider focused on alignment at the canter, and the other helped to improve sticky-down transitions.

In this video I coach a rider with her horse to find more relaxation within her body as she asks her horse to do transitions that require some collectibility. This pair is quite capable and lovely, but they both can sometimes hold more tension. It is really important that as movements become more...

Karen coaches a student who is schooling Third Level dressage to increase her mare’s activity and responsiveness. The goal was to better her skills for collectibility and to improve the quality of her flying changes. You will see the beginning of setting up the pattern, and how to use it during a...

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...

Karen coaches a student to help increase her horse’s collectibility at the canter by doing specific patterns using a box and the arena. This video is great for anyone with solid working gaits who is moving into collectibility and has trouble with adjustability at the canter.

In this video, Karen coaches two students through two exercises.
Exercise #1 is about sensitizing responsiveness to doing lateral movements with greater activity and ease.
Exercise #2 involves lengthening and shortening the canter.
These seemingly different exercises compliment each other and bot...

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...

Watch a demonstration by Karen about Bridleless riding: Why you want to do it, how to start, and how it will help your dressage. Karen rides Natilla, beginning with the bridle, but explaining the purpose of the reins and how to focus on seat connection even when riding with the reins. Then she ta...

This is a continuation of Karen’s Bridleless Demo shown in the video: Bridleless Demo, Part 1. She coaches 2 riders in their first attempts at the key exercises to get started with bridleless riding. This video will be really helpful for you to see the common problems that may come up when you do...

Karen coaches two riders through a favorite lateral exercise. This exercise can be done for any lateral position (nose to the wall leg yield, shoulder-in, haunches-in, renvers, counter shoulder-in). In this video, we use counter shoulder-in. This exercise will create balance and responsiveness. I...

Watch Karen do a complete ride on Natilla. Karen will explain what she was doing and thinking during the ride. Karen is seeking to sustain her level of collectibility more consistently while touching on some more difficult movements. You will feel like you are there with Karen watching a typical ...

Karen gives you the 3 questions that are in her mind when riding refined transitions. There are many ways to ride and use transitions when training your horse. This video is meant to help riders who have a sweet spot of working gaits and are wanting to be able to smoothly transition from one work...

It is not uncommon for some horses to 'hop' into the trot from the walk. This can happen for several reasons, but it's often related to tightness in the back or lack of thoroughness. Some horses just tend to do it by nature, but often I see it appear at a stage when riders are asking for more col...

This video shows how active transitions in and out of back ups can be very engaging. You will hear Karen narrate over video of Solana, Natilla and Ovation to show how this simple skill is important for more advanced movements later.

This video is good for anyone developing collectibility. It is ...

Karen coaches a dressage rider though several exercises to help the horse develop a more uphill posture and light forehand. Exercises include using transitions and corners.

This video is great for anyone who has solid working gaits and is playing with developing more collectibility.

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...

In the video 'Baroque Equestrian Games & Institute: Square Turns', Karen demonstrated a really valuable exercise for lightening the forehand and creating engagement and mobility. In this video, Karen coaches riders in a clinic through a square corner exercise. You will see horses of different lev...

Karen rides Natilla to demonstrate a way she plays with developing more engagement during transitions from the collected walk. This will be good for anyone with Working Gaits that is working on Collectibility.

Witness one complete ride without edits. Karen will set a timer for 24 minutes. You will see just how much she can get done while still giving the horse plenty of breaks. The theme is 'efficient and effective'. It is a great video to really see an entire session and observe the decisions she make...

In this video, Karen rides Hot Shot through a pattern that will cause him to put more effort into his canter departs and flying changes. Hot Shot is a low energy horse by nature.

This pattern is great for horses who already understand the basic communication about Energy and Relaxation but may n...

A work in progress: Karen shares a lesson on Solana she had with Jos Sevriens. Solana is schooling Basic Collection. You will see many examples of moments that are going well, and moments where we are at the edge of Solana's comfort zone and how we quietly, calmly persist long enough for her to f...

Karen demonstrates a favorite gymnastic exercise for horses who are just beginning collection as well as advanced horses. It is a powerful exercise that challenges and develops your horse's balance, engagement, and range of movement. It will help build power into your collected gaits and balance ...