We can enter a competition and worry about whose in our class, what the judges will give us, where we will place, what our horses will do. We can worry about all these things we have no control over and let our nerves get the better of us. Then we go to trot down a centre line and can’t even remember if we turn left or right! We have been so wrapped up in things outside of our control that we have lost control on the things we can control. Before I started working on my mindset I had no tools, no tactics, no weapons to combat a vulnerable and scattered mind. Over time though I have now learnt how to improve my mindset and I have become obsessed with how our minds influence our performance and everyday life. Read the full written version of this episode here – Your Mind Is Your Secret Weapon Tune in here or where ever your favourite source is at youtube, itunes, podbean, stitcher or spotify. My aim is to bring you an episode a week, so if you have any thing you would like me to discuss please do let me know. I look forward to bringing you what I can and helping you improve your health and wellbeing as a rider, so you can enjoy it even more. Want more on Mindset? Check out these articles and resources here   How To Create Calmness In Any Situation Dressage Competition Nerves And How To Perform At Your Best 10 Principles Of Mindset How You Can Do Anything By Changing Your Mindset Simple Reminders To Achieve A Successful Rider Mindset  

“Negative emotions are just signals, they’re just triggers, they’re letting you know that you are now focused on something outside your control.” In order to be able to create more calm within different situations you face, it’s important to realise that there is very little inside of your control and you want to make sure that you’re not pouring energy into things that you can’t control. When it comes to horses, they are unpredictable and if you pushing your comfort zone and out-competing there are a lot of elements outside of your control. So before you spiral into on overwhelmed state where anxiety kicks in and you are running on adrenaline. Take a moment and realise there’s no sense in trying to control the who is in your class because you can’t. There’s no sense in trying to control what the judges will give you, because you can’t. There’s no sense in trying to control the weather because you can’t. There is no sense worrying what so in so is saying on the side line, because you can’t control that. So just let those things happen and instead focus on what you can control. Read the full written version of this episode here – How To Stay Calm In Any Situation Tune in here or where ever your favourite source is at youtube, itunes, podbean, stitcher or spotify. My aim is to bring you an episode a week, so if you have any thing you would like me to discuss please do let me know. I look forward to bringing you what I can and helping you improve your health and wellbeing as a rider, so you can enjoy it even more. Want more on dressage wellness? Check out these articles and resources here How You Can Do Anything By Changing Your Mindset Simple Reminders To Achieve A Successful Rider Mindset Why Living In Your Comfort Zone Is Stopping You From Reaching Your Potential Changing Habits And Mastering Routine

Whether you’re at a competition or just training your horse at home our confidence can hold us back. In this episode I share tips on how you can improve your confidence easily, with simple steps you can apply to each and every ride. Read the written version of this episode here – How To Build Your Riding Confidence Tune in here or where ever your favourite source is at youtube, itunes, podbean, stitcher or spotify. My aim is to bring you an episode a week, so if you have any thing you would like me to discuss please do let me know. I look forward to bringing you what I can and helping you improve your health and wellbeing as a rider, so you can enjoy it even more. Want more on dressage wellness? Check out these articles and resources here How You Can Do Anything By Changing Your Mindset Simple Reminders To Achieve A Successful Rider Mindset Why Living In Your Comfort Zone Is Stopping You From Reaching Your Potential Changing Habits And Mastering Routine

As a rider its important that we set goals, but equally important is that those goals are realistic and appropriate to you as a rider and most importantly appropriate to your horse. Every rider has different abilities, history and skill level, just as every horse. Read the written version of this article here – Adjusting goal posts to suit you. Tune in here or where ever your favourite source is at youtube, itunes, podbean, stitcher or spotify. My aim is to bring you an episode a week, so if you have any thing you would like me to discuss please do let me know. I look forward to bringing you what I can and helping you improve your health and wellbeing as a rider, so you can enjoy it even more. Want more on dressage wellness? Check out these articles and resources here How You Can Do Anything By Changing Your Mindset Simple Reminders To Achieve A Successful Rider Mindset Why Living In Your Comfort Zone Is Stopping You From Reaching Your Potential Changing Habits And Mastering Routine

No one likes quitting or giving up on their goals and dreams in life, but so often I see people just settling and not willing to step outside their comfort zone. You see in order to achieve your goals it requires you to stretch yourself a little. Stepping outside your comfort zone and stretching yourself a little. You see too often people quit because they let their fears win. However, everything you dream of is usually on the other side of those fears and facing them is what helps you achieve your goals. Read the written version of this in my article I wrote here – How to avoid quitting Tune in here or where ever your favourite source is at youtube, itunes, podbean, stitcher or spotify. My aim is to bring you an episode a week, so if you have any thing you would like me to discuss please do let me know. I look forward to bringing you what I can and helping you improve your health and wellbeing as a rider, so you can enjoy it even more. Want more on dressage wellness? Check out these articles and resources here How You Can Do Anything By Changing Your Mindset Simple Reminders To Achieve A Successful Rider Mindset Why Living In Your Comfort Zone Is Stopping You From Reaching Your Potential Changing Habits And Mastering Routine

Learn in this episode how to control your response to what others think and learn strategies to improve your mindset. In dressage, we are trotting down a centre line and asking someone’s opinion on how our training is going at this level. We have paid to enter into that show, to get a trusted and experienced persons opinion. So in that time and place, that opinion matters and that is a time where you take the feedback and grow from it. No matter whether it was good or bad. To read the transcript of this article I wrote here Stop Caring What Others Think Tune in here or where ever your favourite source is at youtube, itunes, podbean, stitcher or spotify. My aim is to bring you an episode a week, so if you have any thing you would like me to discuss please do let me know. I look forward to bringing you what I can and helping you improve your health and wellbeing as a rider, so you can enjoy it even more. Want more on dressage wellness? Check out these articles and resources here How You Can Do Anything By Changing Your Mindset Simple Reminders To Achieve A Successful Rider Mindset Why Living In Your Comfort Zone Is Stopping You From Reaching Your Potential Changing Habits And Mastering Routine

This is the audio version of my article I wrote 13 Ways To Build Stronger Bones And Prevent Injuries.  One of the biggest issues however as we age is the health of our cartilage. Strip away the skin, fascia, muscles, organs, blood vessels of a human and you’re left with the bones: the foundation providing passive structural support to your body. To often injuries happen from falls and they could be prevented. So in this episode I share what you can do to help take care of the health of your bones and ligaments so that you can prevent injuries in the future. Tune in here or where ever your favourite source is at youtube, itunes, podbean, stitcher or spotify. My aim is to bring you an episode a week, so if you have any thing you would like me to discuss please do let me know. I look forward to bringing you what I can and helping you improve your health and wellbeing as a rider, so you can enjoy it even more.   Want more on dressage wellness? Check out these articles and resources here How You Can Do Anything By Changing Your Mindset Simple Reminders To Achieve A Successful Rider Mindset Why Living In Your Comfort Zone Is Stopping You From Reaching Your Potential Changing Habits And Mastering Routine

  This is the audio version of my article I wrote here about the 10 principles of mindset  I run you through what mindset means to me today and delve deep into each principle to help you grasp some foundations you can apply to your mindset and ultimately help you achieve your goals. Tune in here or where ever your favourite source is at youtube, itunes, podbean, stitcher or spotify. My aim is to bring you an episode a week, so if you have any thing you would like me to discuss please do let me know. I look forward to bringing you what I can and helping you improve your health and wellbeing as a rider, so you can enjoy it even more.   Want more on dressage mindset? Check out these articles and resources here How You Can Do Anything By Changing Your Mindset Simple Reminders To Achieve A Successful Rider Mindset Why Living In Your Comfort Zone Is Stopping You From Reaching Your Potential Changing Habits And Mastering Routine

  Tune in here or where ever your favourite source is at youtube, itunes, podbean, stitcher or spotify. My aim is to bring you an episode a week, so if you have any thing you would like me to discuss please do let me know. I look forward to bringing you what I can and helping you improve your health and wellbeing as a rider, so you can enjoy it even more.   Want more on dressage exercises you can do? Check out these articles and resources here 5 Stretches That Every Dressage Rider Should Do 7 Exercises To Improve Lower Body Strength And Balance 6 Dressage Exercises To Help Improve Your Riding Posture How To Improve Your Dressage Position  

Tune in here or where ever your favourite source is at youtube, itunes, podbean, stitcher or spotify. My aim is to bring you an episode a week, so if you have any thing you would like me to discuss please do let me know. I look forward to bringing you what I can and helping you improve your health and wellbeing as a rider, so you can enjoy it even more.   Want more on dressage mindset? Check out these articles and resources here How You Can Do Anything By Changing Your Mindset Simple Reminders To Achieve A Successful Rider Mindset Why Living In Your Comfort Zone Is Stopping You From Reaching Your Potential Changing Habits And Mastering Routine

  Tune in here or where ever your favourite source is at youtube, itunes, podbean, stitcher or spotify. My aim is to bring you an episode a week, so if you have any thing you would like me to discuss please do let me know. I look forward to bringing you what I can and helping you improve your health and wellbeing as a rider, so you can enjoy it even more.   Want more on equestrian nutrition? Check out these articles and resources here Nutrition Tips Before Your Competition Nutrition For Dressage Riders Changing Habits And Mastering Routine

Tune in here or where ever your favourite source is at youtube, itunes, podbean, stitcher or spotify. My aim is to bring you an episode a week, so if you have any thing you would like me to discuss please do let me know. I look forward to bringing you what I can and helping you improve your health and wellbeing as a rider, so you can enjoy it even more.   Want more on equestrian nutrition? Check out these articles and resources here Nutrition Tips Before Your Competition Nutrition For Dressage Riders Changing Habits And Mastering Routine

Tune in here or where ever your favourite source is at youtube, itunes, podbean, stitcher or spotify. My aim is to bring you an episode a week, so if you have any thing you would like me to discuss please do let me know. I look forward to bringing you what I can and helping you improve your health and wellbeing as a rider, so you can enjoy it even more.   Want more on equestrian suppleness? Check out these articles and resources here Dressage Rider Training System and Suppleness 5 Stretches That Every Dressage Rider Should Do How To Improve Your Dressage Position What Is Foam Roller And How Can It Help My Dressage ( Plus 8 Ways To Use It)

Tune in here or where ever your favourite source is at youtube, itunes, podbean, stitcher or spotify. My aim is to bring you an episode a week, so if you have any thing you would like me to discuss please do let me know. I look forward to bringing you what I can and helping you improve your health and wellbeing as a rider, so you can enjoy it even more.   Want more on equestrian mindset? Check out these articles and resources here Why Living In Your Comfort Zone Is Stopping You From Reaching Your Potential How You Can Do Anything By Changing Your Mindset The Power Of Tiny Gains Simple Reminders To Achieve A Successful Rider Mindset

  Tune in here or where ever your favourite source is at youtube, itunes, podbean, stitcher or spotify. My aim is to bring you an episode a week, so if you have any thing you would like me to discuss please do let me know. I look forward to bringing you what I can and helping you improve your health and wellbeing as a rider, so you can enjoy it even more.   Want more on equestrian fitness? Check out these articles and resources here Equestrian Workouts To Improve Your Riding What Sort Of Fitness Training Is Best For Dressage Riders How Much Exercise Should I Be Doing Around My Riding? I Need To Improve My Cardio

In this episode I discuss my article about How Much Exercise Should I Be Doing Around My Riding? and go over the common question as to whether or not horse riding is exercise and if you need to do anything outside of riding to become fitter in the saddle. Tune in here or where ever your favourite source is at youtube, itunes, podbean, stitcher or spotify. My aim is to bring you an episode a week, so if you have any thing you would like me to discuss please do let me know. I look forward to bringing you what I can and helping you improve your health and wellbeing as a rider, so you can enjoy it even more.   Want more on horse rider fitness? Check out these articles and resources here How Much Exercise Should I Be Doing Around My Riding? I Need To Improve My Cardio What Sort Of Fitness Training Is Best For Dressage Riders Is Strength Training Beneficial For My Riding Fitness?

  You may have heard that your morning routine can set the tone for your day and that your morning routine is something you should pay attention to. I totally agree, but here’s the thing, to be truly successful it’s about your daily routine. Yes, your whole day and how you map it out. It’s not just about your morning routine. Its how you structure your day too. The choices you make, the sacrifices you make. It’s dedicated your routine to helping you get closer to those goals. Learn in this episode what I mean by this bold statement and get tools on how you can master your routine and reach your goals more often. Tune in here or where ever your favourite source is at youtube, itunes, podbean, stitcher or spotify. My aim is to bring you an episode a week, so if you have any thing you would like me to discuss please do let me know. I look forward to bringing you what I can and helping you improve your health and wellbeing as a rider, so you can enjoy it even more.   Want more on mindset? Check out these articles and resources here Competition Mindset Meditations How You Can Do Anything By Changing Your Mindset Dressage Competition Nerves And How To Perform At Your Best Changing Habits And Mastering Routine  

In this episode I talk about mindset more and how you can build a stronger mindset with some simple daily habits. In doing so you will build more resilience and be able to stay more immune to negativity. Tune in here or where ever your favourite source is at youtube, itunes, podbean, stitcher or spotify. My aim is to bring you an episode a week, so if you have any thing you would like me to discuss please do let me know. I look forward to bringing you what I can and helping you improve your health and wellbeing as a rider, so you can enjoy it even more.   Want more on mindset? Check out these articles and resources here Become Immune To Negativity Competition Mindset Meditations How You Can Do Anything By Changing Your Mindset Dressage Competition Nerves And How To Perform At Your Best Changing Habits And Mastering Routine  

Learning how to say no and what to say yes to is actually a skill. Because it can be so easy to say yes to everything, however when you do, you end up completely overcommitted and not able to do what you actually want to do. I get asked a lot about how I set boundaries and how to set them so in this episode I discuss why they are important and how they can help you do more of what you enjoy. Many struggle with this and me included, until I learnt strategies. One of the best things i learnt and I still use every time I am trying to figue out if something is a yes or no, is using Hell yes, or no. You see it can be so easy to say yes to everything and you end up completely overcommitted and then when it comes round to an opportunity that you want to be able to say yes to, you can’t because you are overcommitted and most probably exhausted. Saying no, doesn’t make you a bad person or cut you off from the world. In fact, learning to say no is the complete opposite of this. Setting healthy boundaries allows you to open yourself up to be your true self. The fullest version of yourself. Tune in here or where ever your favourite source is at youtube, itunes, podbean, stitcher or spotify. My aim is to bring you an episode a week, so if you have any thing you would like me to discuss please do let me know. I look forward to bringing you what I can and helping you improve your health and wellbeing as a rider, so you can enjoy it even more.   Want more on mindset? Check out these articles and resources here Competition Mindset Meditations How You Can Do Anything By Changing Your Mindset Dressage Competition Nerves And How To Perform At Your Best Changing Habits And Mastering Routine    

In this episode I discuss why sleeping more can help your riding and why it should be given the attention it deserves. Yes I am suggesting you sleep more! Easier said than done, but so incredibly important. Our body recovers and repairs while we sleep, so if you are lacking energy, motivation, having problems losing weight or simply struggling to get out of bed in the morning, start paying attention to how much you are sleeping and the quality of it. Ideally aim for 8 hours and for most people I so go for 9-10 hours. Yip…go for more! Why, because in todays modern world we are so busy being busy that most of us are exhausted and if all did was tried to get more sleep you may be surprised at what this can do for how you feel each and every day. In this episode I go into full detail about how you can improve your sleep, by mastering your routine. I also give you tools and ideas to try and help with your evening routine. Small changes can make a big difference and sleep can help you unlock that energy and have more fuel to be able to enjoy your riding. Tune in here or where ever your favourite source is at youtube, itunes, podbean, stitcher or spotify. My aim is to bring you an episode a week, so if you have any thing you would like me to discuss please do let me know. I look forward to bringing you what I can and helping you improve your health and wellbeing as a rider, so you can enjoy it even more. Want more on mindset? Check out these articles and resources here. How You Can Do Anything By Changing Your Mindset Dressage Competition Nerves And How To Perform At Your Best What To Do The Day Of Your Competition Simple Reminders To Achieve A Successful Rider Mindset   Be sure to download my free guide here to get yourself started