| One thing I have learnt during my
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| | Be grateful for everything you have
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| struggles to become a better horseback
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| | achieved so far, no matter how small and
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| rider is definitely non-negotiable:
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| | insignificant a goal it was. Get a
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| Whatever it is that you want to achieve
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| | gratitude attitude
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| with your horse and your riding, there is
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| | 7. Goal setting
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| one fundamental concept you have to
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| | Your self-esteem, awareness, ability to
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| accept in all its complexity: you have to
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| | communicate with horses and people,
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| exercise you mind with as much diligence
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| | energy and happiness can all be amplified
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| as you exercise your body.
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| | by your use of goal setting. This type of
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| There is a vast variety of mental
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| | confidence-building takes time, although
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| exercises at the thinking rider's
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| | the sense of achievement when you reach
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| disposal: mental rehearsal, anchoring,
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| | that elusive star, is an instantaneous
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| resourceful state induction, eradicating
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| | confidence booster. So aim for the moon,
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| limiting beliefs with affirmations,
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| | if you miss it you will still land
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| reframing, perceptual positioning and
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| | amongst the stars.
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| many more...at least one to suit every
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| | 8. Reframing
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| rider, though most riders prefer to use
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| | In reframing you choose what an event
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| their own combination of techniques. The
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| | will mean to you and how you are going to
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| following ten are some of the greatest
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| | respond to it emotionally. After a
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| confidence boosters for horseback riders.
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| | dressage test you can focus intentionally
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| 1. Start by accepting yourself exactly
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| | on what went well, instead of every
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| as you are.
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| | little thing that went wrong. Usually we
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| You are good enough exactly as you are
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| | tend to maximise our blunders, even if
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| now. That does not mean that there is no
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| | they are by far in the minority. Often we
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| room for improvement, just that you are
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| | are blind and deaf to our own successes.
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| perfectly acceptable in whatever state or
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| | 9. Get rid of limiting beliefs
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| condition you are right now. And while
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| | Most of us have very rigid ideas of who
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| you are at it, give your horse a break
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| | we are, what we can or can't do, what we
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| and accept him too - just as he is now.
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| | do or don't believe about horses and
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| 2. Mental rehearsal
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| | riding, about instructors and farriers
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| Athletes every where use this technique
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| | and vets. Very few of us are willing to
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| to prepare themselves form competitions.
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| | adjust our beliefs even in the face of
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| Imagining and fine tuning every step of
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| | overwhelming evidence to the contrary.
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| their performance results in a
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| | Instead of changing our beliefs, we get
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| dramatically enhanced outcome.
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| | even more entrenched in our comfort zone,
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| 3. Installing anchors
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| | and decide instead to find some one or
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| An anchor is a stimulus that generates a
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| | something else to blame: our horse, for
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| specific state of mind. For example,
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| | example. Or the weather, another rider,
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| touching a thumb to an index finger while
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| | the course planner, the trainer, our
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| holding the reins could be an anchor that
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| | instructor etc. etc.
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| will make you feel more confident in the
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| | 10. Discover your learning style and
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| saddle.
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| | stage
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| 4. Journaling
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| | Your mental fitness determines how
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| Keeping a journal or training can be a
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| | efficiently you learn; how easily you
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| powerful confidence booster. When you
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| | remember new information and master new
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| feel as if your training is going
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| | skills. How effectively you can use your
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| nowhere, you can look back at past
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| | brain to achieve the goals you aim for is
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| achievements to remind yourself that one
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| | subject to your level of mental fitness.
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| often feel discouraged just before one's
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| | Start your mental fitness program today.
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| greatest breakthroughs.
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| | You get mentally fit in exactly the same
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| 5. Hypnosis
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| | way as you get fit physically. By
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| The power of suggestion to the
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| | exercising your mental muscles. Daily,
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| sub-conscious mind can not be neglected.
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| | preferably. Otherwise as often as you can
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| I believe it is an essential supplement
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| | find time. The fitter you are mentally,
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| to the thinking rider's mental toolkit.
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| | the more spectacular the increase in your
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| 6. Practice Gratitude
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| | confidence.
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