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