Confidence for leisure horse riders

Leisure horse riders

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Caroline Andrews, Horse Rider Confidence Specialist, can help you enjoy your riding again.....

Typically you are over 30 and you bought your horse with the intention of just having some fun but:

Life has crept up on you; the responsibility of work and possibly children is creating stress in your life and is having a knock-on effect in riding your horse. The thought that if anything happens to you the world will fall apart, how will the bills get paid and who will look after the children, pets or horse?

You may have had a nasty riding experience that has made you realise how unpredictable horses can be and how potentially vulnerable you are. You run the movie of the incident over and over in your head and just can’t seem to move on from it, seeing danger everywhere when riding.

Either way you are sure to be suffering from the ‘what ifs?’ Does any of the following apply to you?

Your stomach churns and your heart rate increases at the mere thought of riding; in fact, you may not have ridden your horse for some time.
You find lots of other ‘things’ to do so that you just don’t have the time to ride. Your tack and your horse are the cleanest on the yard as you spend time doing that instead of riding.
It’s always too windy, too hot, too cold, too dark or too sunny to ride. There are too many flies or too many pheasants about. There’s always a good reason why today is not the right time to ride.
You ride but only in a very controlled environment such as an arena and you gaze in envy as your stable companions go out for that long hack you dream of.
You are ok in walk or trot but anything else sends you into a panic just at the thought.
You are constantly beating yourself up because you ‘should’ be riding more than you do, horses are expensive after all, right?
Your partner is constantly nagging you to ‘ride or get rid of the thing’ as they just don’t understand what goes on in your head and see a horse as a drain on money.
Other people try to bully you into riding as they think they know what’s best and this just makes you feel worse, you start avoiding going to the yard when they might be there….
There is so much you want to do with your horse but just feel too scared and you don’t know how to change things.
You avoid riding in certain areas just in case ‘that barking dog runs out’ or ‘a pheasant flies out of the grass’ or ‘you lose control over the open field’.
You ride in an arena but only up the ‘safe’ end as your horse always spooks at the other end.
You can’t ride with other horses around just in case…..

If any or all of these things apply to you then you will benefit from Caroline’s 'Riding with Confidence Success Program'©. This program, which includes private, horseless sessions with Caroline, will help you re-build your riding confidence, including:

Overcoming past traumas so you are free to look towards the future;
Learning how to effectively manage anxiety and relax anytime, anywhere;
Creating positive experiences and a new riding perspective;
Learning how to become a calm, confident, clear-thinking rider.

The program is available at 2 different levels, depending on your needs, click HERE for more details. Call Caroline today to find out how she can help you rediscover the freedom of riding.

For those of you who are independent learners you may want to consider Caroline's 'Horse Rider Confidence Breakthrough Online Program'© click here for more details.

For all enquiries call 07789 861541 or email caroline@confidenceforriders.com

Read what Sarah from Somerset has to say about her experience:
'I can say with absolute confidence it has been the best decision I have made this year. I am slowly making positive steps in the direction I would like to go, and most importantly it has helped me remember why I love my ponies, and riding, and to appreciate them both! It is giving me confidence in a way I hadn't expected.'

And Lisa from Surrey:
‘Before I met Caroline it was 2 steps forward and 3 back!!!! I was very negative, made every excuse under the sun not to ride - not feeling well, too busy - you name it I had used it!! I really did not want to ride and wondered why I had my horses, I did not feel good enough for them and I was completely negative about the whole situation. I had been on a confidence workshop (weekend) with someone else before that helped me for a short term solution - I thought working with Caroline would be the same.. I found Caroline to be easy going and very approachable, I did not feel 'silly' or awkward - I feel as though Caroline knew every negative feeling I was feeling and had gone through them herself. As for the benefits of working with Caroline where do I start ?!!!! This has not only helped me in my riding - it has helped me with my entire life!! I feel more positive in everything I do - I feel more organised with my work - home - I am happier, more confident, I have lost weight (I joined a slimming club) I am more energetic, I do not have negative random thoughts going through my head anymore!!!! Fabulous!!'