How to work with me
Your path from natural connection to mindful horse training
If you’ve landed here, it’s likely because you’re longing for a deeper connection with your horse, and for a way of training that honors your gentle, sensitive nature. A way that feels good, not just for you, but for your horse too.
Maybe you’re struggling. Maybe things feel stuck, confusing, or simply not how you hoped they would be. And now, you’re searching for a different way, one that nurtures the relationship between you and your horse, and helps you develop the confidence you need in training your horse.
The good news is: there’s a beautiful and intentional path that leads to exactly that. A path that brings more connection, calmness, clarity, confidence and joy into your work with your horse. And I’ll be here to guide you through it, step by step.
Start with the Bonding Time Deep Dive
It all begins with Bonding Time Deep Dive, a simple but powerful mini-course designed to help you bond with any horse in the most natural and meaningful way, this means: in the way horses also bond from nature. A way they understand!
Even if your horse is nervous, distant, tense, unsure, or distrustful… this course will help you build a calm, beautiful, and lasting bond.
It’s the ideal first step to understand how I work, and it’ll show you results right away.
This is where your Horsefulness Training journey, together with me, starts.
This naturally leads into Liberty Connection Work
Once you’ve experienced the magic of the Bonding Time Deep Dive and feel ready to go further, I invite you to join the Liberty Connection & Beyond Program.
This intensive online group coaching program takes you deeper into the heart of Liberty Connection Work, where you’ll continue to nurture a natural, trusting connection, enhance your communication, learn to read your horse’s signals, and interact in a gentle, non-coercive way.
This solid foundation is what makes all other future training more enjoyable and successful. The deeper the connection, the more fun and fulfilling everything else becomes.
As you progress in this program, you’ll learn to communicate and train your horse with more awareness, energy, mindset, feel, and intuition, taking your skills as a horsewoman to new heights.
This is about unlocking your inner horsewoman power, so that your horse not only enjoys being with you, but also loves training with you! And it doesn’t stop here...
The step that follows is Groundwork
Once the connection is firmly established, you can move into Groundwork, based on the principles of Liberty Connection Work. This is where training on the ground begins, and you'll be able to apply the skills, mindset, and connection you’ve cultivated in the earlier steps.
Important to know: Groundwork is never offered as a stand-alone course.
It is only available for students who have followed the Liberty Connection & Beyond Program, because Liberty Connection Work is the foundation of everything I do with horses.
In Horsefulness Training, all further steps are built upon that solid, heartfelt connection. That’s why I guide you step by step, so each layer can grow naturally from the one before it.
After that, we move into Gymnastic groundwork
After Groundwork, you may want dive into Gymnastic Groundwork. This can be a continuation of the path we’ve already taken together.
Gymnastic Groundwork exists of work in hand and lunging. This work is rooted in Mindful Moving: a practice of being deeply present in your body and fully attuned to your horse’s energy and movements.
In the first phase, we focus on exercises like Soft Standing, Body Bending, and Slow Walk. These exercises help both you and your horse develop a deep sense of connection, mindfulness and flow in movement.
Then we also introduce lateral movements like Shoulder-In, Travers, Renvers, and Appuyer, which naturally build your horse’s straightness, suppleness, and strength, on the ground, but also with a rider.
If riding aligns with you and your horse, the next phase is connective riding
Connective Riding is the logical next step if you love riding. Central to Connective Riding is the Ten-Minute Horse Ride. This approach to riding is not about long sessions or complex routines. It’s about embracing the power of quality over quantity.
With just ten mindful minutes, we help keep the horse healthy and motivated. We focus on connection, softness, and clear communication, creating a joyful experience for both you and your horse.
Connective Riding and the Ten-Minute Ride are also incredibly beneficial for horses and riders who have experienced trauma in ridden work. This approach helps horses and riders rediscover a sense of calm and confidence, creating a positive and supportive riding experience.
It’s a gentle way to rebuild trust, restore joy in your partnership, and heal both physically and emotionally. With each mindful ride, we create a space for healing, allowing you and your horse to grow together in softness, connection, and understanding.
Currently, Gymnastic Groundwork and Connective Riding are offered exclusively through 1-on-1 coaching, either in-person or online.
I'm here to guide and support you and your horse through every part of this journey
If you have questions, don't hesitate to email me at: info@horsefulnesstraining.com
With love,
-- Karine
Bonding Time Deep Dive
A simple but powerful mini-course with clear guidance to build a deep, magnetic bond rooted in trust.
Discover a simple, heart-centered way to work with your horse.
No treats, tricks, or pressure. Just connection, clarity, and calm.
And, develop a magnetic bond where your horse chooses to be with you.
Because a strong bond comes from trust, not treats.
Ready to take the first step?
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