| Do you have a secret horse riding dream | | | | depend entirely on how much effort you |
| that you never had time or inclination | | | | are prepared to put in. Some people have |
| to pursue? | | | | major breakthroughs in the first |
| A horse is the projection of peoples' | | | | session; for others it takes a little |
| dreams about themselves - strong, | | | | while longer. Everybody works at their |
| powerful, beautiful - and it has the | | | | own pace. |
| capability of giving us escape from our | | | | Common benefits people equestrians can |
| mundane existence. -Pam Brown | | | | expect from life coaching include: |
| Then it may be time to enlist the | | | | Better performance during competitions |
| services of a personal life coach that | | | | Improved sense of direction/focus in |
| work exclusively with equestrians. A | | | | their riding |
| life coach who can share your horse | | | | Increase self-knowledge/ awareness of |
| riding dreams, work with you towards it | | | | themselves, their surroundings and their |
| and celebrate with you when you achieve | | | | horse |
| it. | | | | Improved ability to relate to their |
| Your equestrian life coach is your horse | | | | horses and better understanding between |
| riding cheerleader. | | | | horse and rider |
| A life coach offers you support and | | | | Increased motivation (especially to muck |
| commitment, and use specialised | | | | out on a cold winter morning) |
| professional skills to provide | | | | Increased ability to handle change and |
| inspiration, motivation and | | | | cope with horse riding challenges |
| encouragement. You will greatly benefit | | | | The ability to master riding skills |
| from life coaching if: | | | | faster, making the riding experience |
| You are a beginner, whatever you age, | | | | more satisfying |
| and this whole-distance-to-the-ground, | | | | Life Coaching mostly involve coach and |
| why-does-he-go-so-fast, | | | | client either meeting face-to-face or |
| I-want-to-get-off-now thing is getting | | | | during a telephone conversation. Due to |
| the better of you | | | | the time-deprived and demanding lives |
| Or if you had an unfortunate encounter | | | | that we live these days life coaching |
| with some errant hooves, teeth or a | | | | has evolved to fit into our busy |
| telephone pole | | | | schedules in the form of e-coaching. |
| Or if your horse bolted for the first | | | | E-coaching is personal life coaching by |
| time ever and tried to rub you off on a | | | | e-mail. Equestrian e-Coaching is a |
| fence | | | | fantastic, flexible, low-cost way to |
| Or if you are getting older and are | | | | receive the wonderful benefits of life |
| starting to doubt the wisdom of riding | | | | coaching. Its main benefit is that you |
| at your age | | | | can work at your own pace, in your own |
| Or if you are frustrated because it | | | | time and in your own home. No fixed |
| feels as if you are making no progress | | | | appointments or deadlines hanging over |
| with your riding whatsoever | | | | your head. E-coaching is ideal for horse |
| Or if your riding performance suffer | | | | riders and horse owners who are already |
| horribly from competition nerves | | | | seriously stressed for time. |
| Coaching is a professional partnership | | | | Horsemanship is not merely a matter of |
| between you and a qualified coach that | | | | bodily skills, but is based on |
| encourages and supports the achievement | | | | scholarship and, therefore, is a matter |
| of extraordinary results, based on the | | | | of the mind and intellect. Good |
| goals you have set. It is a form of | | | | horsemanship is based on proper |
| experiential learning through | | | | character development and, therefore, is |
| conversation. The focus of the | | | | also a matter of mentality and spirit. |
| conversation is on the skills and | | | | Without the correct attitudes and |
| actions needed to successfully produce | | | | insights, there cannot be the right |
| well-defined outcomes. | | | | sport. |
| The quantity and quality of results | | | | |