EP255: Using The Happy Athlete Training Scale

EP255: Using The Happy Athlete Training Scale

From Horse Training in Harmony by Karen Rohlf

February 27, 2026 · 25 min · Season 1 · Episode 255

About this episode

In this episode, Karen Rohlf explains how to use the Happy Athlete Training Scale to enhance horse training while prioritizing well-being.

In this episode I explain a way to use the HATS to make better progress while prioritizing your horse’s well-being. It’s a short but hopefully very helpful episode that you can put into practice right away.    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…

People in this episode

Host: Karen Rohlf

Topics covered

  • horse training
  • athlete training scale
  • well-being
  • partnership
  • equestrian education

Keywords

  • Happy Athlete Training Scale
  • horse training
  • well-being
  • equestrian education
  • partnership-based training

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Dressage Naturally

Products: How To Create A Happy Athlete course, Dressage Naturally, Finding Beauty Book

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