Beat the heat: 5 ways to keep your horse cool this summer
After a long winter and our infamously fickle British springtime, we might welcome warm, sunny days with open arms. However, your horse can struggle to regulate their temperature and stay hydrated during summer or an unexpected heatwave. Luckily, there are plenty of...
Horse Insurance: Boost Your Riding Confidence
Why Confidence Matters for Horse Riders Confidence is essential for any horse rider. Whether you're a beginner or an experienced rider, growing your riding confidence will make a huge difference in how well you ride and how much you enjoy riding your horse. When...
7 Myths about Falling Off A Horse
Falling off a horse is an experience that many riders, no matter their level of expertise, are likely to face at some point. It's simply a part of horse riding; if you’re going to be a horse rider, you have to understand that there is always a risk that you might fall...
Applying Pareto’s Principle to Horse Riding: The Impact of Mindset on Performance
Have you ever wondered why your progress seems to plateau despite endless amounts of riding and training with your horse? Often, the secret to breakthroughs isn't just about how much time you spend training, instead, it’s about where you focus your efforts and...
Tips for Nervous Horse Riders: Managing Anxiety with Sensory Strategies
Understanding how we process sensory information can significantly influence how we experience nerves, anxiety, and fear when riding our horse. We use our ‘internal representational systems’, which refer to the primary ways we perceive and internalise our experiences...
What’s Stopping You from Being a Confident Rider
Imagine you're about to ride your horse, and your heart's racing, your breathing is shallow, and your legs are like jelly. Despite knowing that you’ve done all this before, all the countless hours of schooling and lessons, a nagging voice in your head whispers, "What...
Exercise to relax a tense horse with your seat
Riding a tense horse isn’t always fun, and it can feel frustrating and challenging for the rider. There are so many ways to relax a tense horse, and in this article, I want to share a really simple and effective way to help the horse relax and move through his (or...
Transform your Fear of Failure into Riding Confidence
Transform your Fear of Failure into Riding Confidence Are you struggling with becoming a confident rider due to the fear of failure? You're not alone! Many riders experience rider anxiety at some point in their equestrian journey, which can manifest in various ways....
Horse Rider Confidence Coaching – 1-1 Coaching vs. Membership
Owning and riding horses is an amazing, hugely exhilarating rollercoaster ride, but it can also be a challenge for riders struggling with confidence issues. Confidence is a crucial component for success and enjoyment in horse riding, and many riders seek out coaching...
Change Your Thoughts, Change Your Riding: A Mindset Shift
Do you find yourself struggling with confidence and battling negative thoughts while riding your horse? If so, know that it's not uncommon. However, the good news is that you can change your horse riding mindset and transform your experience in the saddle. In this...
5 Reasons horse riders are so hard on themselves
So many riders struggle with being their own worst critic, finding that they beat themselves up for mistakes, or for ‘not being good enough’ (whatever that means!). It can have a massive impact on rider confidence, motivation and ultimately enjoyment in riding. For a...
Unlock your riding confidence: How to focus on what you want
Reasons riders get stuck with a lack of confidence So often we get stuck in a negative head space and we find that we can only see the mistakes, the issues, and the moments that may have not gone to plan or not gone as we had hoped. And the thing is that our mind will...