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Confidence, Horse Training, How Very Horsey, Rider Psychology

What I will be saying as I go in to the ring this year: mindset change

January 26, 2020 1 Comment

With the new year in full swing and a new season approaching, I am excited to be starting the year in such a better frame of mind to last year. I feel stronger and ready to take on whatever challenges 2020 will bring. That moment before the clock strikes midnight is always so significant to me; feeling like it sets up what is going to lie ahead, and it reminded me of that moment before […]

Confidence, How Very Horsey, Rider Psychology

Don’t judge a man until you have walked a mile in his shoes

January 24, 2018 8 Comments

“Don’t judge a man until you have walked a mile in his shoes” is a quote dating back a long way, to the Cherokee tribe of Native Americans; wise people. Nelle Harper Lee, author of “To Kill a Mockingbird” was seemingly on the same track when she wrote “You never really know a man until you understand things from his point of view, until you climb into his skin and walk around in it.” They […]