Transforming Negative Thoughts: A Journey to Self-Awareness and Empowerment

A series of negative thoughts.. they usually wind us down, down a path to self loath, misery, despair. Are you even of aware of it going on? Suddenly we wake up to another day wasted, another day beating ourselves down for not doing the things, or being the person we want to be. All of…

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Eliminating Pressure when riding and competing

I’m in the worst riding shape of my life, yet I feel I am riding and competing better then ever before.. why? For context, I had a baby this past winter. I was pregnant for the most part of the summer and stopped riding around October, 4 months in. My due date was March 30…

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Why you’re not performing at the level you want

I always knew competition would show all the shadows in my life. That's why I feel so deeply that personal development is the root and the starting point for all the external results we want to achieve; either in the arena or life in general. In the arena, we cannot fake anything and we cannot…

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Whats missing from your best performance yet – YOU

At the end of the day, who do you report back to? Who do you share your day with and judge whether it was good or not? To answer that simply, ask another question: Who are you trying to hopefully keep alive, healthy and well? That hopefully, is You. You are the centre, you are the…

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Trust your Path to Create Ease and Enjoyment in your Performance

As I was walking towards the barn one day, my feet were sinking a few inches into the newly laid snow. It was a beautiful winter morning where I looked around, feeling and breathing in all the "thank yous" for this moment. It can be so beautiful when we realize and feel the true moment…

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Why Winning Starts Within: Lessons from the Barrel Arena

I always knew competition would show all the shadows in my life. That's why I feel so deeply that personal development is the root and the starting point for all the external results we want to achieve; either in the arena or life in general. In the arena, we cannot fake anything and we cannot…

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The Best Way to Let Go of Unnecessary pressure in Competition and Life

The best Way to Let Go of Unnecessary pressure in Competition and Life Nothing grows in the energy of "should." I have officially dropped the pressure of my results of "should" and here is how. I no longer NEED them in order to FEEL some type of way. I create the feeling within myself and…

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How We, As Rider are Changing and Improving our Game

What i'm referring to is the knowledge and the insight will always improve. It will evolve just like all creation. The knowledge now will be more advanced in 10 years, maybe only in 30 days, maybe every day on a smaller scale. I went to a rider biomechanic workshop today, the information we are gaining…

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Adding Journaling to your Routine will Change you For the Better

It starts with a good, go-to book you can fully express yourself in. It represents you, as a horsewoman full of thoughts, dreams, goals, and desires. The blank pages are your portal to be heard, uncover and understand yourself better. How Journaling Helps?? check out some other articles that journaling can become apart…

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Why So Serious? How to learn to let go of pressure and enjoy yourself.

It’s race day, the early morning sun is shining, horses are eating and all is well. We haven’t competed yet so we have nothing to be angry, upset or disappointed with. We are in a place of optimism, possibilities and potential, “yay I think I am really going to crush it today”. Then, we get…

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Winning Mindset