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Achieve your goals

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Simon Grieve, 21 March 2013 17:20

Up and coming eventer Simon Grieve helps you combat your nerves and achieve your competing goals   Fight your nerves “Even with solid preparation, nerves can still creep up on us. Doubts come into our minds – our own lack of ability, letting our horse or others down, making a fool of ourselves, failure, jumps being too big, dressage tests ...

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Breathing exercises

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Debbie Percy, 28 February 2013 16:39

If you’ve lost confidence in a certain area of your riding, it’s likely you’ll show it in your body when on board. If you’re lacking in confidence or overcome by nerves you’ll no doubt be tense and tight and probably won’t be breathing effectively. Sport psychologist, Debbie Percy, shares her top exercises to try before you ride or as you ...

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Tips for successful sharing

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Donna McDowall, 20 August 2012 14:11

If you're thinking of going into a horse share, make sure you take a look at Donna McDowall’s (founder of www.horseshareuk.co.uk) checklist of tips for successful sharing... For owners - Before you advertise, decide what you most want from a sharing arrangement – help or cash, and be realistic - Think about the level of riding competence your horse requires ...

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Methods to increase your confidence

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Your Horse, 24 May 2012 11:55

With hundreds of books and thousands of internet pages devoted to the many and varied techniques that claim to banish nerves it can be daunting to know where to start. To help you on the road to a happier, more confident you, here’s our round-up of some of the best-known strategies...   NLP NLP (or neuro-linguistic programming to give it ...

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Wiola's Fitness Plan

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Wiola Grabowska, 23 February 2012 09:00

Depending on your resources and facilities I would try to incorporate the following into your weekly routine:   Step 1 - Slow distance work - start with 20-30min of walking (out hacking ideally or roadwork if it is safe enough for you and your horse). Increase the time slowly over a minimum 3-4  weeks period until you are doing 1-1 ...

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Face your fears

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Your Horse, 18 February 2012 13:15

Whether your bête noire is bucking or jumping, don’t let fear limit your riding activities. Follow confidence coach Ian Banyard’s four easy steps to help you control your fear and become a happy, confident rider. Building confidence starts with understanding how the three parts of our brains work; the reptilian part automatically triggers our fight or flight reaction to a threatening situation; ...

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How mucking out affects your posture

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Helen Milbank, 06 February 2012 12:10

Feeling tense, stiff or lop-sided in the saddle? If so, the way you muck out could be to blame. Here we talk to therapeutic bodywork practitioner Jo Greenfield how to wield a fork and broom correctly and ensure you’re sitting pretty… In addition to taking up a form of gentle, body-boosting exercise, there are practical steps you can take to ...

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Work on your confidence

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Ian Banyard, 26 May 2011 16:05

Whether you’re keen to work with others or you’d like to try some simple techniques on your own, here, confidence coach Ian Banyard gives us three easy exercises to help you work on your confidence, whether your fear stems from a memory of an accident or something you just can’t pinpoint.   1. Get some inspiration Ian likes to encourage group ...

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Avoid the most common mistakes

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Your Horse, 06 April 2011 15:54

We don't instinctively know how to be perfect horse owners - we learn through education and occasional trial and error. Read on to discover how to avoid making the most common mistakes   1. Feeding incorrectly It’s not surprising equine nutritionists see lots of horses who aren’t being fed correctly. The most common mistake is not feeding the correct amount ...

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Test and build core strength

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Jo Sharples, 31 March 2011 09:23

Your limbs can only be as strong, effective and independent as your core tone allows. Your core is not just your tummy – it’s your whole trunk –and controls the position of your hips, seat bones, shoulders and posture. So you can see why it’s essential to balanced riding. Jo Sharples explains how you can test and build your core strength  ...

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