One of the things we have been enjoying lately are test riding training clinic combining a thirty minute lesson with a coach followed by fifteen minutes with a Dressage Ireland judge to ride through a test and recieve written feedback. Recently, Barbara and I qualified for the British Dressage area festivals and she and IContinueContinue reading “Prep & Perform – Dressage Test Training”
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Showjumping Holy Trinity – The canter, the line and the trust!
When I am teaching show jumping or cross country I have a mantra I always bang on about. Why? Well the answer is two- fold. Firstly if you are going to be a coach you need to have your own philosophy on things and your own way of explaining things (Drive that bus Christa!), otherwiseContinueContinue reading “Showjumping Holy Trinity – The canter, the line and the trust!”
Competition nerves and Winning Against Worrying
My anxiety around competition was never really just about competition. It was a fear of the unknown, of lack of control, of new things. It started when I was a small child and if I was anxious about something I would feel sick and nervous. Things like exams, trying new things, bus trips. Over timeContinueContinue reading “Competition nerves and Winning Against Worrying”
Making A Show Of Yourself – Part 1 – Types of ridden showing classes
This series is based on a guide I drew up a few years ago ahead of a clinic I delivered to novice adults and children. There are a wealth of showing experts out there and I will not pretend to know as much nor more than any of them. This guide is not intended forContinueContinue reading “Making A Show Of Yourself – Part 1 – Types of ridden showing classes”
Equestrian Reality 