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Webinar: Mental Skills for Confident Riding with Tonya Johnston

Watch the recording of "Mental Skills for Confident Riding" with Tonya Johnston, presented by Practical Horseman. Tonya, who has a master’s degree in sport psychology, will cover several approaches to...

http://www.equisearch.com/horses_riding_training/training/webinar-mental-skills-for-confident-riding-with-tonya-johnston/

Controlling Show-Ring Nerves

[/caption] Butterflies in your stomach before a competition or big riding event are normal, and can even be helpful---as long as they fly in formation. However, if you can’t control your...

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USDF Signs Jane Savoie for Adult Clinic Series

January 4, 2007 -- The U.S. Dressage Federation (USDF) Adult Clinic Series in 2007 and 2008 will feature Jane Savoie, a popular dressage clinician and author. The USDF will host one...

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The Power of Positive Words in Dressage Riding

Your mind is like a computer. The words you use form a script that directs an action. If you don't choose positive words that relate to your riding, you may...

http://www.equisearch.com/horses_riding_training/english/dressage/powerofwords_031505/

Riding Relaxation? Forget About It!

The Call A dad phones, worried about his daughter. He's spent several weeks standing helplessly by, watching Liz shake and jitter and hyperventilate on the eve of her equitation classes. She...

http://www.equisearch.com/horses_riding_training/english/hunter_jumper/eqforgetit766/

Endurance Racing Riding Competition Strategies

I thought I was prepared for the 1998 World Championship Endurance Race. My horse RAA Crusader (R.C.) and I had earned team selection with solid performances in the US (including...

http://www.equisearch.com/horses_riding_training/sports/endurance/eqenduranc1058/

Postcard: 2009 USDF Trainers' Conference

[/caption] January 19, 2009 -- I'm SO happy that Henk van Bergen is doing this symposium for USDF. Henk has been my favorite trainer for many years. My daughter, Jennifer, started...

http://www.equisearch.com/horses_riding_training/english/dressage/2009_usdf_trainers_conference_011909/

Be Prepared: Countdown to Competition

One week before the horse show: Make a list; check it twice. Write down tack, grooming equipment, clothing, first-aid supplies, and other horse-show essentials you need to pack. Don't forget a hose,...

http://www.equisearch.com/horses_riding_training/western/pleasure/eqcountdow225/

Face Your Riding Fears

When it comes to the joy you find in riding your horse, or in pursuing an aspect of riding, has your romantic bubble burst? Is fear, or some sort of...

http://www.equisearch.com/horses_riding_training/face-your-riding-fears/

Coping with Your Horse's Death

Losing any animal that's been an important part of our lives is difficult. No matter the personality quirk, the variable obedience, the funny look--in having cared for them...

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