Creating healthy biomechanics and stronger partnerships through combining natural horsemanship principles with the art of dressage... Karen Rohlf
never underestimate the potential for harmony & lightness to improve in ways you cannot yet imagine
Dressage, Naturally Development
Intensive 10 weeks 5 participants Join Karen in taking your horse’s gymnastic ability to the next level Real‐life training situaNon, with Karen guiding 5 parNcipants through the Dressage, Naturally process.
Learn to assess the biome‐ chanics of the horse, make strategies, follow through and re‐assess.
Rider.man.ship, Teacher.man.ship, and client relaNonship skills developed.
Karen has over 25 years experience as a professional teacher and trainer. She has personally trained 6 horses from Training Level to Grand Prix Dressage (a 5‐8 year process for each horse), and 8 students from lower level to F.E.I. dressage. She has kept individual clients for over 18 years. There is riding, there is training and there is teaching... All separate skills. Karen is accomplished in each. If you are interested in increasing your rider.man.ship, teacher.man.ship, and horse‐development skills... This is an excellent opportunity to roll up your sleeves and put theory to prac4ce.
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”Action is the foundational key to all success.”
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Horse/Human Lodging
Special Features
~Pablo Picasso
Participating Horses
Auditors
The average week will be a combinaNon of theory, dem‐ onstraNon, private lessons, and playing with your horse together under Karen’s su‐ pervision or on your own. With only 5 par4cipants, there will be much private aSenNon. Karen may be riding her own horses with you, or using them to demonstrate. Some days Karen will be on the ground 100% focused on the students. At all Nmes Karen will be treaNng parNcipants as her own personal students/horses in training. The goal is to make real pro‐ gress.
Horses will be boarded at Temenos Fields for the dura‐ Non. They will be in 12’ x 24’ board and priefert panel pens, with opportunity for private or shared turnout. All feeding will be done by Temenos Fields staff. Horses will be fed on the Temenos Fields feed program. Special supplements or grains must be pre‐arranged and sup‐ plied. Cleaning of pens and turnout spaces will be the responsibility of parNcipants. We will help you find local housing rentals and we can assist if you would like to share a house with a fellow parNcipant. No RV hookups at Temenos Fields. There is an RV grounds within 10 miles of Temenos Fields.
The weeks will be scheduled so that you also have per‐ sonal Nme to see other local horse events, teach your own lessons, or pursue other Human housing costs are not included in course fee. interests. 2
During the 10 weeks, there may be special events. For example, Karen will be teach‐ ing two 6‐Day Clinics. During those weeks, parNcipants will be independent with their horses and will be invited to audit the clinic. (These clinics are normally closed to out‐ side auditors).
ParNcipants will bring their own horses. In the case that a parNcipant cannot, Karen can arrange a horse for them. Since the goal will be pro‐ gress for the horse, Karen will do her best to find a horse that is appropriate for the rider, and who is owned by someone who sees this as During and/or a]er the 6 Day an opportunity for the horse. clinics there will be Q & A The goal is to have a win‐win regarding teaching strategies situaNon: Ideally the parNci‐ used in the clinics. pant will not be paying a Guest professionals may come in to give presenta‐ Nons. Topics could include: barefoot trimming, pilates, dressage compeNNon, equine denNstry or other.
lease fee for the horse, and the owner will not be paying a training fee even though it is being developed under Karen’s supervision. Part of the goal will be to appropriately re‐connect the owner and his/her horse at the end of the course.
Twice during the 10 weeks, there will be an Auditor Day/ The first session we will in‐ vite auditors to listen to the assessment of the horses and our iniNal training plan. The second session will be at the end of the 10 weeks. ParNcipants will present how the process worked. The goal is not to perform and show‐off fast miracles, but to demonstrate possible results of a methodical, sus‐ tainable development pro‐ gram. There will be no outside auditors during normal course days. ParNcipants can purchase auditor passes at a dis‐ counted rate to pass along to friends, students.
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Dates
Participants
The first day of the course is Oct 2. We will meet at 2 pm at Karen’s house for our first meeNng (without horses). Arrival of horses needs to be between 1‐5 pm Oct 1. The last day of the course is Dec 11. It will be a full day. Horses are asked to depart by Oct 12th before 12 noon.
ParNcipaNon will be open to professionals or students with advanced foundaNon skills.
Feed
Self-Organization & Equipment There is a small guest tack room, but if you have a trailer that is easy to work out of, you will be encouraged to do so to avoid over‐ crowding.
The feed provided is PlaNnum Performance Equine. It is a comprehensive wellness and You will be bringing all grooming/riding/ performance formula. InformaNon about this training equipment required to care for and can be found at play with your horse online as well as riding. www.plaNnumperformance.com There will be a few minimal chores required It is recommended to obtain some in advance related to cleaning/maintenance of common‐ Temenos Fields will have hours of operaNon. of the clinic in order to gradually switch your use areas. These hours will be made known at beginning horse over. We will send the horse home with of clinic and on a week to week basis. The extra days of PlaNnum in order to graduate hours that the facility is closed will be ex‐ him back to his home feed. pected to be respected. Of course excepNons The weeks are scheduled so that parNcipants for special circumstances/special horse care Grass and alfalfa hay will be available. will have free Nme away from the horses. It is can be made. purposely put in the schedule in order to make it a healthy, sustainable (as opposed to One of the reasons for this is to give Karen a burn‐outable) schedule. This will enable moments of privacy, as her house is in the you to stay fresh, to take advantage of local middle of her property. You will be spending approximately 15 hours/ sights/acNviNes, or, if you are an instructor, to You can be assured that you will have plenty do some freelance teaching in the area. If you week with Karen, with an addiNonal 8‐10 of Nme with your horse, and that he/she will hours/week of independent horse Nme avail‐ are interested in teaching we may be able to be taken care of as Karen’s own during the help you find local students by puing the able. The sessions at Temenos will vary de‐ moments you are not on the property! pending on what will be the best strategy for word out.
Hours of Operation
Free Time
Daily Schedule
progress. The day can include:
Preparation You will want to have studied the Dressage, Naturally book/DVD set as well as the DVDs in the Results in Harmony Series. The more you are familiar with Karen and her teaching, the more efficient the learning process can be.
• theory • demonstraNon • private sessions • open group sessions with full aSenNon from Karen • Open sessions where Karen is playing with her horses among you. • Independent Nme‐ Karen not present
You will want your horse to be in good condi‐ Non. Horses can be of any level from no pre‐ vious finesse or dressage to advancing dres‐ sage, but this is not a colt‐starNng course. Please make sure the horse you bring is healthy, sound and with feet in good condi‐ Non. ‘Borrowed horses will be assigned in order to create the best learning experience for horse and human.
Dressage, Naturally Development Intensive presented by Temenos Fields, Inc.
Auditors If you have students that you think would be interested in the auditor days, please give them the Flyer for the auditor package. Cost is $120 for both days, $75 for first session only. We don’t feel it is a valuable learning tool to only aSend the second day, so there is no ‘second‐session only’ opNon. As a parNcipant, you will be able to purchase discounted passes ($95/both, $65/first day) to give/sell to your guests or students.
Cost The cost is $9000, with a ‘Thank You Dis‐ count’ of $1000 for paying in full by June 1. This course fee includes everything. ‘Every‐ thing’ means the course & board/feed for the horse as well as some guest presenters. Not included may be addiNonal supplements, or special needs of your horse (trimming/ shoeing, veterinarian, etc)
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Ques4ons? When you register you will receive more details, but for now here are some answers to anNcipated quesNons to help you decide if you can do this course.
How do I know if I am qualified Can I bring friends or students to a3end? to observe? Priority will be given to students with ad‐ vanced foundaNon skills. Professionals (Parelli or non) will be given first priority. If you are not sure, please apply! If you can get a rec‐ ommendaNon from a professional that would be best.
Can I bring extra horses? No. Space is limited, and so is our Nme to‐ gether. I did design the schedule so you will have Nme to take care of any other horses off‐site. Your Nme at the Temenos will be fo‐ cused, so if you are done with your horse, you will be keeping your energy on the group; maximizing your opportunity to learn from fellow students. When the group’s hours are over, the facility will be closed. If you need assistance finding local accom‐ modaNons for extra horses you are traveling with we can help.
What kind of accommoda>ons can I find? There are many rental homes available in the area. I have a contact that can offer rooms in houses for around $200/week. If the group would like to share a house together, I may be able to get even a beSer rate. RV park has monthly rates of approx. $450/month 4
What if I am a western rider?
No problem! Healthy biomechanics applies to all disciplines. I can’t promise we won’t get No. Since this is meant to be a focused, pro‐ fessional environment, the fewer distracNons you to try an english saddle to see the bene‐ fits of that parNcular tool, but our goal will be the beSer. If you worked in a bank you wouldn’t bring your friends along! But don’t to help you and your horse be the best you get the wrong idea... The goal will be to have can be by improving biomechanics. a fun, healthy, happy environment!
Why so much free >me? What will I do? Life is all about balance. There will be plenty of Nme to accomplish our daily goals with the horses. There will be research, study and/or exercises that I will give you to do as ‘home‐ work’. In the Nme away from the Temenos you will have a chance to study, exercise, see local horse acNviNes, teach your own students, play with your other horses, kayak on a river, go to the beach, or just relax. Then show up fresh for our next session! We simply have a responsibility to our horses to be balanced, happy, calm, inspired hu‐ mans!
Will I be a Cer>fied Dressage, Naturally teacher by the end of this course? No. I do not have an official cerNficaNon pro‐ gram at this Nme. However, part of my goal for this course is to give parNcipants more knowledge and skills so I can create people I could refer students to, or who can beSer support and/or prepare my students around the world. You will be able to list this course as part of your conNnuing educaNon.
More ques>ons? Email:
Karenrohlf@dressagenaturally.net
write: DN Intensive in subject line
Dressage, Naturally Development Intensive presented by Temenos Fields, Inc.