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Horse Training in Harmony

Horse Training in Harmony

By: Karen Rohlf
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Do you want to advance up the levels without sacrificing your horse's welfare and your relationship with him? Do you find it confusing trying to reconcile competitive training techniques with methods that prioritize partnership? Get ready for some fresh insights and a deeper understanding of how to progress with your horse. This podcast invites an evolution in your training and learning experience. Karen Rohlf will give you specific techniques and exercises, ‘outside the box’ concepts, and perspectives from top professionals. This show will explore how you can create stronger partnerships and healthy biomechanics, and will help you be your best self for your horse and for your life; free from the fear of making mistakes and dogmatic ‘right vs wrong’ thinking. As an author, internationally popular clinician, and creator of the Dressage Naturally program, Karen has been filling in the missing pieces and catalyzing breakthroughs for amateur and professional horsemen and women around the world. This show will have something for riders of every level and discipline. Learn more at https://dressagenaturally.net/Copyright 2025 Karen Rohlf
Episodes
  • EP230: Why Should They?
    Jun 13 2025

    In this episode I’ll talk about some ways I help myself make decisions with my horses (and life).

    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 well known for training horses with a priority on partnership, a student-empowering approach to teaching, and a positive and balanced point of view. She believes in getting to the heart of our mental, emotional, and physical partnership with our horses by bringing together the best of the worlds of dressage and partnership-based training. 

    Karen’s passion for teaching extends beyond horse training. Her For The Love Of The Horse: Transform Your Business program is a result of her commitment to helping heart-centered equine professionals thrive so that horses may have a happier life in this industry.


    Resource Links:

    • Happiness & Harmony Video Workshop: https://dressagenaturally.net/harmony
    • Happy Athlete Training Scale: https://dressagenaturally.net/training-scale/
    • The Dressage Naturally Book+Video: https://shop.dressagenaturally.net/collections/home-page-featured/products/book-dvd
    • Karen Rohlf’s Dressage Naturally VIDEO CLASSROOM: https://dnc.dressagenaturally.net/
    • Ask a question for the pod: https://www.speakpipe.com/AskKarenAnything
    • Get 3 free training videos: https://dressagenaturally.net/free-dressage-training-videos/
    • Course: Habits For Excellent Horsemanship: https://dressagenaturally.net/habits.
    • Course: Sweet Spot of Healthy Biomechanics: https://go.dressagenaturally.net/sweet-spot-course
    • Program for Professionals: TYB Action & Support Group: https://dressagenatural.samcart.com/products/action-and-support-group-tyb/
    • Join the conversation in our Dressage Naturally Facebook Group: https://www.facebook.com/groups/DressageNaturallyLand


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    34 mins
  • EP229: Intention & Surrender
    Jun 6 2025

    In this episode I talk about intention and surrender, that delicate dance between having a plan and allowing things to happen naturally, between leading our horses to do things, and allowing them to offer.

    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 well known for training horses with a priority on partnership, a student-empowering approach to teaching, and a positive and balanced point of view. She believes in getting to the heart of our mental, emotional, and physical partnership with our horses by bringing together the best of the worlds of dressage and partnership-based training. 

    Karen’s passion for teaching extends beyond horse training. Her For The Love Of The Horse: Transform Your Business program is a result of her commitment to helping heart-centered equine professionals thrive so that horses may have a happier life in this industry.

    Resource Links:

    • Happiness & Harmony Video Workshop: https://dressagenaturally.net/harmony
    • Happy Athlete Training Scale: https://dressagenaturally.net/training-scale/
    • The Dressage Naturally Book+Video: https://shop.dressagenaturally.net/collections/home-page-featured/products/book-dvd
    • Karen Rohlf’s Dressage Naturally VIDEO CLASSROOM: https://dnc.dressagenaturally.net/
    • Ask a question for the pod: https://www.speakpipe.com/AskKarenAnything
    • Get 3 free training videos: https://dressagenaturally.net/free-dressage-training-videos/
    • Course: Habits For Excellent Horsemanship: https://dressagenaturally.net/habits.
    • Course: Sweet Spot of Healthy Biomechanics: https://go.dressagenaturally.net/sweet-spot-course
    • Program for Professionals: TYB Action & Support Group: https://dressagenatural.samcart.com/products/action-and-support-group-tyb/
    • Join the conversation in our Dressage Naturally Facebook Group: https://www.facebook.com/groups/DressageNaturallyLand

    Thanks so much for listening to our podcast! If you enjoyed this episode and think that others could benefit from listening, please share it!

    Don’t forget to FOLLOW the podcast!

    Leave us an iTunes review - Did you love it? Let us know!

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    36 mins
  • EP228: Responding To Welfare Issues
    May 16 2025

    In this episode I take a look at horse welfare and how we can respond to situations where we think a horse is in a less-than-ideal situation. I’ll share three models, two to help you assess a situation and one to decide how to respond.

    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 well known for training horses with a priority on partnership, a student-empowering approach to teaching, and a positive and balanced point of view. She believes in getting to the heart of our mental, emotional, and physical partnership with our horses by bringing together the best of the worlds of dressage and partnership-based training. 

    Karen’s passion for teaching extends beyond horse training. Her For The Love Of The Horse: Transform Your Business program is a result of her commitment to helping heart-centered equine professionals thrive so that horses may have a happier life in this industry.


    Resource Links:

    • BLOG for this episode: https://blog.dressagenaturally.net/a-few-ways-to-look-at-horse-welfare-issues
    • BLOG: Smoke Mirrors & Horse Welfare: https://blog.dressagenaturally.net/smoke-mirrors-horse-welfare
    • Happy Athlete Training Scale: https://dressagenaturally.net/training-scale/
    • The Dressage Naturally Book+Video: https://shop.dressagenaturally.net/collections/home-page-featured/products/book-dvd
    • Karen Rohlf’s Dressage Naturally VIDEO CLASSROOM: https://dnc.dressagenaturally.net/
    • Ask a question for the pod: https://www.speakpipe.com/AskKarenAnything
    • Get 3 free training videos: https://dressagenaturally.net/free-dressage-training-videos/
    • Course: Habits For Excellent Horsemanship: https://dressagenaturally.net/habits.
    • Course: Sweet Spot of Healthy Biomechanics: https://go.dressagenaturally.net/sweet-spot-course
    • Program for Professionals: TYB Action & Support Group: https://dressagenatural.samcart.com/products/action-and-support-group-tyb/
    • Join the conversation in our Dressage Naturally Facebook Group: https://www.facebook.com/groups/DressageNaturallyLand


    Thanks so much for listening to our podcast! If you enjoyed this episode and think that others could benefit from listening, please share it!

    Don’t forget to FOLLOW the...

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    45 mins
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Loved the reminder of freeing yourself up & beginner mind . I've experienced this before.

free from pressure

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