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EP204: Tour of the Temenos

EP204: Tour of the Temenos

by Karen Rohlf | Sep 27, 2024 | Happy, Healthy Dressage, Life, Empowerment, & Horses

In this episode I describe how I have my property set up so horses get a lot of freedom, choice, and variety, while still keeping things safe, functional, and easy for me to work within. Temenos
EP203: Precision & Play

EP203: Precision & Play

by Karen Rohlf | Sep 20, 2024 | Happy, Healthy Dressage, Life, Empowerment, & Horses

In this episode, I share a core concept in the DN program. It’s the key to getting results, and even more importantly, it’s the key to YOU creating and re-creating results independently.
EP202: Imaginary Loss

EP202: Imaginary Loss

by Karen Rohlf | Sep 13, 2024 | Foundation of Partnership, Life, Empowerment, & Horses

In this episode I talk about a dynamic where a loss or a limit can actually create dramatic positive lessons and improvements. The trick is to master the dynamic so you don’t have to learn the lessons the hard way.
EP201: Permission

EP201: Permission

by Karen Rohlf | Aug 30, 2024 | Foundation of Partnership

In this episode I talk about the technique of asking for permission from your horse. This is an important element of building a relationship based on mutual respect and understanding.
EP200: Planning For Progress

EP200: Planning For Progress

by Karen Rohlf | Aug 16, 2024 | Foundation of Partnership, Happy, Healthy Dressage

In this episode I talk about how to practice making better training plans for you and your horse. It’s less about recipes and more about knowing possibilities, paying attention to results, and being willing to mess it up and try again.
EP199: Taking Back Dressage

EP199: Taking Back Dressage

by Karen Rohlf | Aug 9, 2024 | Foundation of Partnership, Happy, Healthy Dressage

In this episode I try to untangle my mind around what dressage is, and reconcile the dressage I do with the sport of dressage. In the end, it’s about taking back the term dressage.
EP198: Best of HTIH: Advocacy – Speak Your Truth

EP198: Best of HTIH: Advocacy – Speak Your Truth

by Karen Rohlf | Jul 26, 2024 | Foundation of Partnership, Happy, Healthy Dressage

In this “Best Of Horse Training in Harmony” episode, I want to bring up a previous episode that I did on advocacy and the importance of advocating for our horses and how that really has to start with ourselves.
EP197: Firmness with Fairness

EP197: Firmness with Fairness

by Karen Rohlf | Jul 19, 2024 | Foundation of Partnership

In this episode I talk about how we can be firm while being fair, clear while being compassionate, and be non-negotiable while still giving horses the opportunity to have a choice.
EP196: Transitions

EP196: Transitions

by Karen Rohlf | Jul 5, 2024 | Happy, Healthy Dressage

In this episode I talk about transitions. I’ll give you some exercises to do with transitions to help your horse’s overall balance, engagement, and nimbleness.
EP195: Home

EP195: Home

by Karen Rohlf | Jun 14, 2024 | Foundation of Partnership, Life, Empowerment, & Horses

In this episode I explore common phrases I hear students use to describe their experience when learning DN. I seek to discover exactly why they say it, and what they were missing before. My hope is that this episode will help you stay more on track in your own...
EP194: Enrichment With Mary Richards

EP194: Enrichment With Mary Richards

by Karen Rohlf | Jun 7, 2024 | Foundation of Partnership, Happy, Healthy Dressage

In this episode I am joined by Mary Richards to talk about enrichment which is basically about how to keep our horses in a way that allows them to be the happiest horses they can be. I think you’ll really love this conversation where we’ll learn how even small changes...
EP193: Best of HTIH: Complicating Half Halts

EP193: Best of HTIH: Complicating Half Halts

by Karen Rohlf | May 31, 2024 | Happy, Healthy Dressage

This episode re-introduces a popular episode from the archives about the famous (infamous) half halt. The half halt is an important concept in dressage – AND it’s a term I actually rarely use. I get a lot of questions about it, and anyone who has studied...
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