# EP257: Rehabilitating The Equine Athlete Page: https://stenobird.com/podcast/horse-training-in-harmony-1316447/ep257-rehabilitating-the-equine-athlete Text version: https://stenobird.com/podcast/horse-training-in-harmony-1316447/ep257-rehabilitating-the-equine-athlete.md Podcast: [Horse Training in Harmony](https://stenobird.com/podcast/horse-training-in-harmony-1316447) Published: 2026-03-20T16:00:00+00:00 Episode link: https://dressagenaturally.net/podcast-library/ep257-rehabilitating-the-equine-athlete Audio file: https://episodes.captivate.fm/episode/7d8dc61c-3524-4cc5-bbf2-07cc26e9ae4b.mp3 Processing state: not_requested JSON: https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/horse-training-in-harmony-1316447/episodes/ep257-rehabilitating-the-equine-athlete Duration seconds: 2851 ## Resource In this episode I talk about the pillars of rehabilitation I use when helping an equine athlete return to a mentally, emotionally, and physically healthy state. And the good news, is you can use these same pillars to train in a way that avoids the problems in the first place. 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. Resource Links: Sweet Spot of Healthy Biomechanics course : https://dressagenaturally.net/sweetspot Related Blog: https://blog.dressagenaturally.net/140-rehabilitating-the-mind-and-body-of-an-equine-athlete 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/ Finding Beauty Book: https://karenrohlf.com/ 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 Biomechanics: https://go.dr… ## Actions - request_transcript: `POST https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/horse-training-in-harmony-1316447/episodes/ep257-rehabilitating-the-equine-athlete/transcription-requests` — Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode. - read_markdown: `GET https://stenobird.com/podcast/horse-training-in-harmony-1316447/ep257-rehabilitating-the-equine-athlete.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.