EP160: Technique & Soul

In this episode I’ll share some words from Nuno Oliveira. They are simple yet powerful and something you can apply to your riding starting today. This also dovetails beautifully with principles and methods taught in my Dressage Naturally program.About the Host:Karen...

EP159: Horse School

In this episode I’ll talk about the different types of sessions we can do with our horses. I’ll share how Math class, Gym class, Recess, and Field Trips all play different and important roles in the well-rounded education of your horse in horse school.About the...

EP158: Needle-Shyness with Dr. Lily Wilson

In this episode I am joined by Dr. Lily Wilson, a veterinary surgeon who has created a new way of helping horse owners take the very best care of their equine partners. Today we will be talking about needle-shyness, and what we can do to make getting injections a...

EP157: The Forest

In this episode I’ll talk about beautiful moments with horses and how we can be sure they are beautiful… Who gets to say? If a horse piaffes in the forest and no one is there to judge it, can it be beautiful? Let’s explore that.About the Host: Karen Rohlf, author and...

EP156: Stop Breaking Horses

In this episode I talk about one of the most unfortunate terms in the horse world: Breaking Horses. Help me eliminate that word, and even more importantly that practice. We don’t want to break horses, we want to prepare them.About the Host:Karen Rohlf, author and...

EP155: Desiderata

In this episode we’ll take a break from techniques, dressage, and horsemanship. I’ll share one of my favorite prose poems. It is something I read regularly. It’s a powerful piece and I hope you enjoy it as much as I do.About the Host:Karen Rohlf, author and creator of...

EP154: Ask Karen Anything: Physical Challenges

In this episode, I answer a student’s request for me to share more about my own physical challenges, and ways I have dealt with them, as well as how age affects our riding.About the Host:Karen Rohlf, author and creator of Dressage Naturally, is an internationally...

EP153: Nothing Is Something

When is nothing something? What does the foamy head of a beer have to do with living in possibility? In this episode I’ll talk about one of the most powerful exercises I’ve never done.About the Host:Karen Rohlf, author and creator of Dressage Naturally, is an...

EP152: Self Carriage

I’ll talk about my perspectives on self-carriage. It’s not just the result of a perfect half halt, it is a mental, emotional, and physical state of being that can be developed much sooner than you think.About the Host: Karen Rohlf, author and creator of Dressage...

EP151: Suspending Judgment

In this episode I’ll talk about a dynamic of human thinking, how it can help us and how it can hurt us.About the Host:Karen Rohlf, author and creator of Dressage Naturally, is an internationally recognized clinician who is changing the equestrian educational paradigm....