Foundation of Partnership Archives - Dressage Naturally with Karen Rohlf

EP234: Reintroduction: Happy Athlete Training Scale

Jul 18, 2025 | Foundation of Partnership, Happy, Healthy Dressage

This episode is a reintroduction of one of the most important concepts I teach, the Happy Athlete Training Scale. This is the framework for ethical training with a prioritization on your horse’s well-being. This training scale is ALWAYS in the back of my mind as I assess my horses and make my day-to-day and moment-to-moment training decisions. It’s simply my best, most simple description (so far) for explaining how to make those decisions.

EP233: Clear It or Clarify It

Jul 11, 2025 | Foundation of Partnership, Happy, Healthy Dressage

In this episode I talk about some of the challenges of being a horse professional for many decades, how things change, and perhaps a more positive way to navigate it.

EP231: You or The Horse?

Jun 18, 2025 | Foundation of Partnership, Happy, Healthy Dressage

In this episode I talk about how to keep track of all the things we need to keep track of when we’re doing stuff with our horses, and how do we know if it’s us that need to change or our horse?