{"podcast":{"title":"Horse Training in Harmony","slug":"horse-training-in-harmony-1316447","podcast_index_feed_id":1316447,"rss_url":"https://feeds.captivate.fm/horsetraininginharmony/","website_url":"https://www.dressagenaturally.net/podcast","image_url":"https://artwork.captivate.fm/4b21c8ee-67a9-4d66-87a1-86520f828a55/1hwcuiixksh1-4jcl6rsjn4-.jpg","author":"Karen Rohlf","episode_count":266,"summary":"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/","last_synced_at":"2026-07-04T04:17:10.602324+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/horse-training-in-harmony-1316447"},"episode":{"title":"EP244: Pressure & Freedom with Elsa Sinclair","slug":"ep244-pressure-freedom-with-elsa-sinclair","published_at":"2025-10-24T16:00:00+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/horse-training-in-harmony-1316447/ep244-pressure-freedom-with-elsa-sinclair","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/horse-training-in-harmony-1316447","url":"https://dressagenaturally.net/podcast-library/ep244-pressure-freedom-with-elsa-sinclair","audio_url":"https://episodes.captivate.fm/episode/bbac322b-0d68-450e-a1f1-04bed3781fda.mp3","summary":"In this episode I talk with Elsa Sinclair of Taming Wild. I invite her to discuss her opinion on pressure, escalating pressure, and freedom. She offered a unique and nuanced opinion about pressure and how it fits into her Freedom-Based training techniques.    About the Guest:   For ELSA SINCLAIR , horse training has been a lifelong pursuit, but her career took a turn when one day a student asked her if horses really enjoyed being ridden, and more importantly, if they knew they had a choice in the matter. Without an answer for her student, Sinclair set off on a quest to find one: If horses were given a choice, would they let us ride them—without force, control, or treats to lure them? With a Mustang mare straight off the range and a desire to connect using none of the usual horse training “tools,” just body language, Sinclair began to explore the possibilities. Her project led to a documentary called Taming Wild and ultimately to the method of horsemanship she now teaches: Freedom Based Training® ( tamingwild.com ).    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…","meta_description":"In this episode I talk with Elsa Sinclair of Taming Wild. I invite her to discuss her opinion on pressure, escalating pressure, and freedom. She offered a…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":3393,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/horse-training-in-harmony-1316447/episodes/ep244-pressure-freedom-with-elsa-sinclair/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/horse-training-in-harmony-1316447/ep244-pressure-freedom-with-elsa-sinclair.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}