When it comes to horse welfare we all need to play a part, but even though it 'will take a village', personal ...
I’m a weirdo. I’m OK with that. I am sure there are ‘right ways’ of doing things. I’m sure there are efficient ways of ...
At a clinic a few years ago, at the last moment, I threw away my plan for the first session and did something ...
Why Partnership Is Not Enough Starting in the late 1990s, I changed from control-based training to communication-based ...
Prefer to listen? Click HERE to go to a podcast on this subject. Have you been told by an instructor that you need to ...
Settle in for my thoughts on how to know your horse is happy and how to increase his levels of happiness! (45 min ...
This blog is about how to make The Decision... The decision about how to know if it's time to euthanize your beloved ...
(Prefer to listen? Check out my podcast on this subject) What if… In any moment of tension, there was one question you ...
There are only three steps to get from where you are to where you want to be: Be aware. Do what you can. Play with what ...
In a previous blog I wrote about how intention is the main aid we use with horses so they know the difference between ...
Prefer to listen? Go HERE to listen to this topic on Karen's Podcast. Finding the right teacher for each stage of your ...
'Maybe Today' is a technique that will help you when there is something that you want to do with your horse, that you ...
(Read this even if you are not thinking of buying a new horse) Here's a sentence I hear way too often: "If my horse was ...
(5 minute read, plus a video) James Joyce said: "Mistakes are the portals of discovery." That's probably the last thing ...
Note to readers: If you immediately look for how this article is wrong, then you are proving me right. :-) I have a ...
(This was written for the new year of 2019 and it applies to every moment!) New Year: Celebrating another trip around ...
Out of all the videos I have made, there is one video that has gotten more attention than all the others. You can see ...
I spend my life creating intangible and fleeting moments: An amazing feeling on a horse, a breakthrough of ...
You’ve done everything the ‘right’ way. You bought the fancy horse. You hired the big name trainer in the area and ...
Here's a short story about accepting praise and positivity. I don't know about you, but I am not one for false ...
Dangerous Patterns: In Horsemanship & in the World, Harmony or Conflict Begins with Us My reason for writing this ...
Prefer to listen? Click HERE for a podcast on this subject. Don't let limits limit you. Let's face it - Life often ...
Warning: This might not be only about horsemanship. In developing my horses I focus on finding what I call the Sweet ...
Sneaky Disempowerments And The Paradox Of Empowerment Ever since I can remember I have been playing the empowerment ...
Ordinary horses don't know they're ordinary. Every day, help your horse feel like the champion that he is. A lot of ...
I also could call this post: Hey, this sh*t really works! Many of you already know that I teach what I call Finding The ...
When I first started embracing dressage and natural horsemanship together as a unique system, I felt like a contagious ...
(This article was originally written for, and published in Equine Wellness Magazine.) Why do some students progress ...
Prefer listening? Click here for a podcast on this subject. "A prudent question is one half of wisdom." ~Francis Bacon ...
A new year and a new chance to choose to be happy, to choose love, to choose to be the best you you can be... And to ...
OK, here are just some informal, semi-rambling thoughts on something I consciously seek and often achieve in the ...
How to be open to instruction, yet true to yourself. Being an excellent student is an art. There are a lot of factors ...
I am a dreamer and am very comfortable 'living in the mystery'... But I also have a science brain. My dad is a ...
