by Alison | May 17, 2020 | Equestrian Coach, Horse Riding, Rider Confidence, Rider Mindset
All too often, I meet riders who lack self-belief and confidence, who have this bizarre drive to step so far out of their comfort zone that they’re either frozen with terror or become all gung-ho. It’s as if they are so desperate to overcome their fears that they jump...
by Alison | May 17, 2020 | Equestrian Coach, Horse Riding, Rider Confidence, Rider Mindset
When we get stuck, it’s really easy to try and find coping mechanisms to make us feel better. Finding less difficult things to do than the thing we’re stressed about. Procrastination is a common coping mechanism in all sorts of ways, for example spending so much...
by Alison | May 16, 2020 | Equestrian Coach, Horse Riding, Rider Confidence, Rider Mindset
“We are the average of the 5 people we spend the most time with” Jim Rohn As horse riders, it’s essential that we surround ourselves with people who support and challenge us to be the best we can be. All too often in the horse world, I come across people who are at...
by Alison | May 16, 2020 | Equestrian Coach, Horse Riding, Rider Confidence, Rider Mindset
I know lots of riders who really struggle to ride their horses when other people are watching. Collecting rings can be the most intimidating places for riders! My favourite advice in relation to this issue is ‘control the controllables’, which I think originated from...
by Alison | May 16, 2020 | Equestrian Coach, Horse Riding, Rider Confidence, Rider Mindset
Are you an ‘overthinker’? If you are, bet the niggly, negative voice in your head never shuts up. I bet it’s filled with a whole heap of ‘what ifs’, ‘shoulds’ and ‘can’t’. Maybe your mind is spinning with those hurtful thoughts like a washing machine on a spin...
by Alison | May 16, 2020 | Equestrian Coach, Horse Riding, Rider Confidence, Rider Mindset
So come on, what are you really afraid of… Falling off? Getting hurt? What other people think? Looking like a fool? Upsetting or hurting your horse? Being out of control? All of the above?? As humans, fear is an entirely natural and important emotion, as it is...
