# EP 253: Exuberance Or Trouble? Page: https://stenobird.com/podcast/horse-training-in-harmony-1316447/ep-253-exuberance-or-trouble Text version: https://stenobird.com/podcast/horse-training-in-harmony-1316447/ep-253-exuberance-or-trouble.md Podcast: [Horse Training in Harmony](https://stenobird.com/podcast/horse-training-in-harmony-1316447) Published: 2026-02-06T16:00:00+00:00 Episode link: https://dressagenaturally.net/podcast-library/ep-253-exuberance-or-trouble Audio file: https://episodes.captivate.fm/episode/55515522-b5c0-4df7-9d21-0868abe1e657.mp3 Processing state: not_requested JSON: https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/horse-training-in-harmony-1316447/episodes/ep-253-exuberance-or-trouble Duration seconds: 1906 ## Resource In this episode I talk about how we should feel about our horse getting ‘big’ when online or at liberty. Will it make it more likely they’ll leap and buck under saddle? Is it OK or not OK to allow it?    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: How To Create A Happy Athlete course: https://go.dressagenaturally.net/hats   AUDIOBOOK Dressage Naturally: https://go.dressagenaturally.net/book-audio-573092   Karen’s VIDEO CLASSROOM : https://dnc.dressagenaturally.net/   Ask a question or leave a message for the pod: https://www.speakpipe.com/AskKarenAnything   Private Consult: https://karenrohlf.as.me/schedule/d1232333/appointment/1513707/calendar/any?appointmentTypeIds[]=1513707   The Dressage Naturally Book+Video: https://shop.dressagenaturally.net/collections/home-page-featured/products/book-dvd Karen Rohlf’s Course: Sweet Spot of Healthy B… ## Actions - request_transcript: `POST https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/horse-training-in-harmony-1316447/episodes/ep-253-exuberance-or-trouble/transcription-requests` — Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode. - read_markdown: `GET https://stenobird.com/podcast/horse-training-in-harmony-1316447/ep-253-exuberance-or-trouble.md` — Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource. A page view does not enqueue transcription. Agents should invoke `request_transcript` explicitly when they need this episode processed. ## Transcript Full transcripts are not published on public pages unless there is a clear rights basis.