| If you've never had the pleasure you may fear riding | | | | horse. If you really loved the equestrian life before you |
| horses. There is nothing wrong with having this fear, | | | | know that there is no comparison to the feeling of the |
| unless, of course, you suddenly need to go horseback | | | | wind in your hair as your go horse back riding. You |
| riding. Whether for business or pleasure riding horses is | | | | don't want to be afraid of riding and you certainly do |
| a great way to spend some quality time with people | | | | not welcome it. This is different than those who have |
| you know and/or care about. What if it was in your | | | | a phobia of horses because you already know, |
| power to never be afraid of riding a horse again? | | | | respect, and love these noble animals. In some ways it |
| Guess what? It is. | | | | is crueler. |
| The Intimidation Factor | | | | Fighting Fear With Hypnotherapy |
| Horses are rather large creatures. That alone can be | | | | The good news is that you can overcome your phobia |
| intimidating. When you add to it the fact that they | | | | of riding horses and move beyond it. Hypnotherapy, |
| speak another language, are unfamiliar to you, and | | | | combined with NLP (neuro-linguistic programming) can |
| walk around on four legs rather than two you have | | | | be used to make you lose the fear riding horses brings |
| adequate cause for concern. When you fear riding | | | | to the surface so that you can enjoy this magnificent |
| horses it can either mean that you have a healthy | | | | sport for yourself. At the very least you should be able |
| respect for unknown, which is healthy or a paralyzing | | | | to move forward and begin to get to know these |
| fear that completely and totally leaves you unable to | | | | gentle, intelligent animals a little better before making up |
| breathe, think, talk, or walk. There are a few shades of | | | | your mind about them. |
| fear in between but you know which end of the | | | | NLP is used to train your mind to override the fear that |
| spectrum you are nearer to. That doesn't change the | | | | normally takes over when you even think about riding |
| fact that horses are beautiful and frightening creatures | | | | horses. Rather than feeling afraid you will experience |
| to those who don't know and love them. If you fear | | | | something akin to detachment. This, much like fear, can |
| riding horses, now is a great time to address the fear | | | | be a learned behavior. The more you practice it, the |
| and leave it in the dust. | | | | more natural it becomes. In time, the panic will subside |
| Fear Through Confidence Lost | | | | and your phobia of horses will begin to melt away. |
| Sometimes the fear of horses is a new fear that is | | | | What would you give to be able to overcome the fear |
| brought about as the result of an accident or a fall. | | | | riding horses brings out in you-are you ready to take |
| Getting back on the horse is sometimes much easier | | | | the first step today? |
| said then done-no matter how fond you are of the | | | | |