The Sweet Spot course includes:
- 6 Months in Maximum Engagement Group
…..– Bi-weekly live calls with Karen
…..– Recordings of all the calls
…..– Unlimited access to reduced price coaching
…..– Free Skills Evaluation by Karen - 2 FREE Video Coaching sessions with DNVA coach
- LIFETIME ACCESS to course materials!
You asked, I made it happen! This is your opportunity to register for a special June course in the Virtual Arena. This is open only to members of the Video Classroom or attendees of the recent Live Event in The Netherlands. I am really looking forward to being a part of your next transformation of your horsemanship!
Are you ready to recapture that feeling of FUN,
FREEDOM, POWER and CONNECTION you imagined when you first fell in love with horses?
Karen Rohlf has been teaching her system for creating let-loose, powerful horses, and confident riders all over the world. Now it’s your turn to experience the transformation in this online course! You absolutely can create a horse that is relaxed, energized, balanced, and free in his body and mind… And I’d love to help you do it! There’s no need to make unhealthy compromises in you and your horse’s progress! Focusing on dressage and partnership at the same time isn’t some weird idea; in fact, it’s critical to achieving long-term success.
Many students are blown away by HOW MUCH EASIER it is
to work with their horse independently WITHOUT THE STRESS OF BEING IN A CLINIC.
The information is presented in a clear and logical manner. And you are never really “alone.” I’ve created a safe, supportive environment where you can connect with fellow students, connect to live support through Q&A calls, and get access to video coaching for individual feedback.
What you will learn in the Sweet Spot Course
- How combining the principles of dressage and natural horsemanship gives you the best of both worlds
- How to create healthy biomechanics while strengthening the partnership you have with your horse
- How to cause your horse to be relaxed, energized, balanced, and free moving online and under saddle
- A new way to improve your position without building or creating tension in you or your horse
- A reliable system to find a positive connection through the reins
- How to understand the theory of gymnastic training so you can make your own lesson plans
Course Outline & Modules
ORIENTATION: In order to know how to reach your dream, you have to know where you are starting from! You will already be transforming after taking our assessment, and setting your intentions.
1. Big Picture and Foundation Check Up: This is where you will learn how dressage and natural horsemanship combine so you can have the best of both worlds. You also will discover the parts of your foundation that you will especially want to have working well in order to get the most out of the exercises to improve your horse’s posture.
2. Conversations about Relaxation, Energy, and Balance: The first step in creating the dream is creating the ingredients! You will learn how to get 100% responsiveness to the communications necessary to effect your horse’s posture and find the sweet spot of healthy biomechanics. Problems here are the source of at least 80% of the disharmony I see between riders and horses.
3. Finding Your Active Neutral: Put the ingredients together in a way where you and your horse are sharing the movement. Learn how to cause your horse to participate in sustaining the sweet spot. This is where you will find greater harmony and lightness in self carriage!
4. Take Control Of Your Body Language: It’s only fair that we address your human posture, too! Learn ways to change and improve your posture in a very unique and lasting way!
5. Riding In Connection With The Reins: Learn the true purpose of the reins, and how to connect with them. Learn how to preserve self-carriage, and understand when and why to use a bitless bridle or hackamore versus a bit. Learn concepts and exercises to set you and your horse up for true lightness in connection.
6. Ultimate Self Carriage: This is where you solidify your sweet spot of healthy biomechanics, and harmonious connection, and take it forward with you. Learn concepts and exercises that will allow you to gymnastically develop you and your horse.
GRADUATION: We’ll help you determine if you are ready to move on to the second course in the Virtual Arena: The Upward Spiral Of Successful Gymnastics.
Course Prerequisites
- Independent seat: comfortable riding at walk, trot, and canter on a loose rein
- Big emotional issues; bolting, rearing, explosiveness, are foundational issues which will not be covered in this course and should be resolved with a foundation specialist.
- Horse understands basic yields from a stand still (forehand yield, hind quarter yield, sideways), from a light aid
- Horse understands how to move on line in a circle at walk trot and canter
- Some basic understanding of natural horsemanship ideas is recommended, but not necessary
No matter what stage you are at in your own personal journey, the information in each module is all there to help and guide you through. Even if you feel overwhelmed with the amount of information, there is no pressure. It is your own journey, and there is time to absorb, and go back and forth in the modules at your own pace.
There is no judgement or criticisms. It is pure learning at your own pace, but with continual support and encouragement. I have gained far more confidence and trust in my own ability.
My horse and I are more of a unit and seem to blend together more in a better partnership. I am far more aware of the importance of healthy biomechanics and now have more knowledge on diagnosing and deciding what needs to be worked on to improve.
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click the video to hear from students!