Horse Training in Harmony

In this episode you’ll meet Shawna Lewis. Shawna is one of 5 International Licensed Dressage Naturally Instructors. You’ll hear some of her favorite techniques for helping students and horses become more confident and relaxed. I think you’ll love meeting Shawna and hearing her advice for creating more relaxation. About the Guest: Shawna Lewis is on our international team of Licensed Dressage Natur...

In this episode I’ll be speaking with DN Instructor, Liesbeth Jorna. I think you’ll love our conversation. She shares her journey from traditional dressage to incorporating DN into her training… and shares how you can too. We’ll talk about some big picture concepts that will help guide you to becoming more confident and empowered to create a beautiful partnership with your horses. About the Guest:...

This episode is about riding transitions, and how to improve your transitions especially if you and your horse have a habit of not-so-great transitions that you need to overcome. Transitions are a split second in time, so they can be tricky to improve. I hope this podcast helps! About the Host: Karen Rohlf, author and creator of Dressage Naturally, is an internationally recognized clinician who is...

In this episode I speak with Andrea Wady. You may know her from the movie Taming Wild Pura Vida where she and Elsa Sinclair walked 2 rescued horses across Costa Rica on foot. We talk about her transformation as a horsewoman, Liberty Mindset, and ways to have an amazing relationship with your horse while achieving your goals. You are going to love this conversation! About the Guest: Andrea started...

I often talk about the power of using your intention. In this episode, I’ll talk about the difference between intention and focus. It may seem like a subtle distinction, but actually, they are very different things, and we need to know how to use them differently! About the Host: Karen Rohlf, author and creator of Dressage Naturally, is an internationally recognized clinician who is changing the e...

This episode is about throughness. Throughness in the dressage sense of the word, but also in the sense of going all the way through a training challenge. Don’t get stuck in the mess. On the other side of the mess is often something beautiful. About the Host: Karen Rohlf, author and creator of Dressage Naturally, is an internationally recognized clinician who is changing the equestrian educational...

This episode, based on one of my popular blog posts is my advice when it comes to deciding what kind of horse you want to have. It’s about goals, and excuses, and about one of the biggest lies I have heard in the horse world. About the Host: Karen Rohlf, author and creator of Dressage Naturally, is an internationally recognized clinician who is changing the equestrian educational paradigm. She tea...

In this episode I’ll explain two exercises that are at the heart of Dressage Naturally, and that can change your horse’s movement dynamic, as well as the relationship between you and your horse when it comes to improving biomechanics. About the Host: Karen Rohlf, author and creator of Dressage Naturally, is an internationally recognized clinician who is changing the equestrian educational paradigm...

In this episode I answer a student’s question about how to tell the difference between a mental and physical brace, and how to start to solve a mental brace. About the Host: Karen Rohlf, author and creator of Dressage Naturally, is an internationally recognized clinician who is changing the equestrian educational paradigm. She teaches students of all disciplines and levels from around the world in...

In this episode I answer a student’s question about Trust… Trust of her horse, of herself… and how that relates to control. About the Host: Karen Rohlf, author and creator of Dressage Naturally, is an internationally recognized clinician who is changing the equestrian educational paradigm. She teaches students of all disciplines and levels from around the world in her clinics and the Dressage Natu...

In this episode you will join me on a walk out to my horses. I will muse about joy, gratitude, hay nets, and the importance of variety. If you love the sound of horses eating and birds chirping, you will love this episode! About the Host: Karen Rohlf, author and creator of Dressage Naturally, is an internationally recognized clinician who is changing the equestrian educational paradigm. She t...

I hear people say that they are ‘all about the relationship’ with their horse. It sounds nice, but what does it really mean? After all, there are all kinds of relationships. In this episode, I muse about what kind of relationship I want to have with my horses. About the Host: Karen Rohlf, author and creator of Dressage Naturally, is an internationally recognized clinician who is changing the eques...

In this episode, I’ll talk about some lessons I took recently with 3 of my horses. I’ll talk about things that were taught and lessons that were learned. About the Host: Karen Rohlf, author and creator of Dressage Naturally, is an internationally recognized clinician who is changing the equestrian educational paradigm. She teaches students of all disciplines and levels from around the world in her...

This is a recording of an interview I did a little while ago with David Lichman where we talked about Happy Horses. This episode is one of a series where I interview professionals about this subject. David has been a friend and colleague of mine since the late 1990’s. and was my first teacher of natural horsemanship! About the Guest: David Lichman is a 5-Star Parelli Professional and liberty horse...

Ever wonder how busy people get everything done? I have 7 horses, run a business that serves people around the world, and have time to enjoy life and my husband. In this episode I am joined again by productivity expert, Dr Sarah Reiff-Hekking, but this time Sarah interviews me to discuss the strategies and tools I use that help me live a life I can enjoy, while still being highly productive. This...

In this episode, I am joined again by Karen Partisch who specializes in CST for people and horses, as well as energy work. We talk about resiliency and the importance of being able to move through stress and return to relaxation. We discuss how the dynamic that manifests in the body is the same dynamic that shows up in training, and things we can do to help. About the Guest: Karen Partisch special...

In this episode I’ll muse about the range of methods, and how to answer the question: “Which method should I use?”. As you may imagine, the ‘right’ answer is difficult to determine because it is a flawed question. The method needs to meet the moment, and moments change faster than we usually notice. About the Host: Karen Rohlf, author and creator of Dressage Naturally, is an interna...

In this episode, I’ll explore changing patterns, setting goals, the up-side of getting emotional, and making decisions based on how you want to feel rather than what you want to achieve… AND how this all relates to training your horse. About the Host: Karen Rohlf, author and creator of Dressage Naturally, is an internationally recognized clinician who is changing the equestrian educational paradig...

In this episode I’ll talk about Eclairs and what they taught me about accelerated learning. About the Host: Karen Rohlf, author and creator of Dressage Naturally, is an internationally recognized clinician who is changing the equestrian educational paradigm. She teaches students of all disciplines and levels from around the world in her clinics and the Dressage Naturally virtual programs. Karen is...

Dr. Sarah is a Speaker, Coach, and Clinical Psychologist with over 20 years’ experience helping people create and achieve their goals. She’s developed unique systems to help her clients get a grip on their time and step up to the next level in their life or business. You can learn more about her at: https://www.truefocuscoaching.com/ She is also a friend and horse-lover and is a part of my trainin...

In this episode I’ll talk about how to prepare for your time with your horse so that every session can be a great session… It’s a little about mindset and a little about planning. We want to have a plan, and we want to be in the right mindset to be able to DO the plan.   About the Host: Karen Rohlf, author and creator of Dressage Naturally, is an internationally recognized clinician who is ch...

In this episode I’ll talk about rules that exist for horse behavior and whether or not we all need to abide by them. You might guess by the title of this episode that I think there is some wiggle room. There are also some rules about relaxing rules. About the Host: Karen Rohlf, author and creator of Dressage Naturally, is an internationally recognized clinician who is changing the equestrian educa...

In this episode I’ll talk about Anthropomorphism and how it is bad to do that with our horses…. Or  is  it? I’ll take a look at common ways we give our horses human characteristics or attributes and how that effects our success with them. It’s not as clear cut as you may think. About the Host: Karen Rohlf, author and creator of Dressage Naturally, is an internationally recognized clinici...

In this episode I’ll talk about the dilemma many students have between wanting to be nice, wanting to be a source of relaxation for their horse… but also wanting a higher level of fitness or a higher standard of performance from their horses. Luckily you don’t have to make a choice, you can be a nice source of relaxation AND you can have a horse that will work for you and progress. About the Host:...

In this episode, I’ll talk about forever horses… How that can be the most beautiful thing, or not.. About the Host: Karen Rohlf, author and creator of Dressage Naturally, is an internationally recognized clinician who is changing the equestrian educational paradigm. She teaches students of all disciplines and levels from around the world in her clinics and the Dressage Naturally virtual programs....