What we help with:

Lack of Confidence:

Are you wasting energy arguing with yourself trying to prove that you are a confident rider? Are you talking yourself out of doing challenging things? Are you waiting to FEEL confident before you move up?
We limit ourselves as riders when we think that we must always believe in our abilities and that we need to feel confident to put down our best performance. What if confidence was an action rather than a feeling? To become good at anything you need to practice in your stretch zone, you need to step out of your comfort zone. The bigger the step that you take out of your comfort zone, the greater the discomfort.

Fear:

Perfectionism, self-judgement, predicting the worst, rehashing old failures, telling ourselves that we can’t do it, I am not good enough.
All of this relates back to caveman times, life was dangerous! If we were not good at spotting danger, we did not survive. We had to fit in with group behaviours or we would be excluded, being outside a group put us in massive danger. Helpful for survival not for peak performance.
FEAR IN ITSELF DOES NOT AFFECT OUR CONFIDENCE. If we dwell on our fears, worry about them, that is what creates problems.

Performing under pressure:

Humans on average spend 46.9% of their waking hours thinking about something other than what they are doing. So, how does this affect our performance? How many times have you been at a competition knowing that you are not riding to the best of your ability and get caught up in your thoughts wondering what other people are thinking of your performance? This is our thinking mind doing what it is good at, thinking, planning, problem solving and analysing. Our thinking mind makes it difficult to focus or ride in the moment. Learning to stay focused on the here and now and also the ability to connect with our horses helps us to ensure that we can ride to the best of our ability each time we train and compete.

Anxiety and Nerves:

How about instead of fighting with yourself to get rid of unhelpful thoughts or feelings from your mind or body, you change your relationship with them and learn to handle them more effectively so that they do not stop you from being the rider that you want to be and being able to perform to the best of your ability.

Drive and motivation:

Ever thought about WHY you do what you do? We help you find your motivation and drive by identifying your "WHY", your values and goals: Your why gives you the reason that something matters so much. Your values are the starting point which shapes your choices and decisions you make about your dreams and goals.

Riding skills development:

Are you stuck in the same old patterns and struggling to improve your riding skills? Are you frustrated by bad habits that seem impossible to break? We help you develop your riding skills by focusing on self-awareness and overcoming mental barriers. This method, referred to as natural learning, encourages you to trust your instincts and learn through experience rather than forcing progress. By quieting your inner critic and paying attention to your body's responses, you can break bad riding habits and adapt more effectively in the saddle.