Confidence for horse riders
**CONFIDENT RIDER DAY WORKSHOP SAT
SEPT 18th 2010 BROOMFIELD COLLEGE**
BANISH FEARS, LEARN HOW TO BE
CONFIDENT IN THE
SADDLE PLUS INDIVIDUAL WORK
ON LEARNING A SAFE, EFFECTIVE
POSITION.
Lindsay Wilcox-Reid (author of 'Pilates For Riders' ), Esther Patrick (NLP/EFT Corporate Course Provider)) and Jane Reid (MDipHyp MBIH) will be working with you from 9.00am - 5.30pm. A fantastic opportunity to release any fear which may have been affecting your enjoyment of your horse. You'll learn powerful and effective tools to ensure that you can move on successfully and have fun riding...
Cost: £120 Limited places ( a few still available). For more details email
confidence@estherpatrick.com or ring 07736 280947
Many riders come to Mind Matters. They may be very pleased with what they are achieving with their horse(s) at home but , at competitions , 'nerves' may be making it impossible for them to ride effectively. They may even have completely lost confidence when riding at any time at all; every problem is individual. Loss of confidence can often happen after a fall or some other unpleasant experience; it can also happen for no apparent reason . It can occur whether you spend all your time hacking or whether you are highly competitive and concentrate your efforts on competition riding. It happens to riders in every equestrian discipline.
The effects of anxiety vary (a few 'butterflies' is normal and healthy!) and an anxious rider invariably causes an anxious horse. We may even find ourselves trying extra hard NOT to worry for that very reason. Unfortunately this doesn't work and it's largely because we are trying to solve the problem on a conscious level.
Do any of these things sound familiar, I wonder?
- I know I'm capable of riding my horse well at home but everything just goes to pieces as soon as we get to a competition.
- I was really pleased with what we did in the warm up but as soon as the bell rang it was a disaster.
- My mind goes completely blank sometimes in a test.
- I have to keep going to the toilet all morning before a competition.
- I bought my horse to hack but I'm so nervous now that we just stay in the school.
If you feel that you are so nervous at a competition that your riding is affected detrimentally, you are experiencing something of the human 'fight or flight' response and the effects of this on your body can be severe (you can read more about this on the Panic Attack page)
The great news is that a session of hypnotherapy can banish crippling competition nerves, allowing you to fulfil your true potential with your horse. This is because the signal for you to start feeling anxious is stored in your subconscious mind which is extremely powerful. It is in control of all your habits whether good ones or bad, and being over anxious at a competition has become just another habit - but one that you don't want! As with all bad habits, consciously telling yourself that this has to stop usually doesn't work. Hypnotherapy is so successful because we are addressing your subconscious mind directly.
Imagine being totally free of anxiety and tension so that you are free to concentrate on enjoying every stride!
Hypnotherapy is successful with general fears regarding riding but it is important that your horse is a suitable one for your personal skills as a rider.
A session lasts about one and a half hours and costs £60.
You also receive a FREE CD to consolidate the work we've done together
tel: 07904 566953 01773 746502