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Coaching calm, consistent, confident connection through immersive experiences.

31/05/2024

There are times when we get to steep in that place called our zone of genius, and there are other times…maybe not so much.

I had the opportunity to give the educational talk at the Area VII Adult Riders Camp this weekend. And I came away with exactly two pics. One of the lovely Spokane Sport Horse Farm and one of Kate Chadderton during one of her clinic sessions.

Social media…falls into the “maybe not so much” category for me. 🥴

Regardless, it was a fabulous experience. 👏

I shared a new talk - The HEART of a Champion, and offered Guided Riding Meditations.

Thank you to Arnold and Maggie Rikard for having me, to those who joined me for the GRMs, and to everyone for their attentive participation on Saturday night (teaser: more on that in another post 😉).

Best of luck to everyone this season, and look forward to seeing you again soon!

15/03/2024

Call to action!!

I am looking for riders and trainers who want to:

Shift from cerebral struggle into connection and flow. 💚
Unlock potential. 💚
Develop as complete riders. 💚

Help me spread the word with a like and a share! 😁🙏

05/03/2024

I absolutely LOVE when I get to witness aha moments with my clients.

Like when I hear, “Sometimes I feel intimidated…” become “Enjoy the experience, take in the direction with poise and intention.”

Or when “My body can’t relax.” becomes “Close my eyes and feel the moment. Stay focused but not tense.”

These self-generated insights are SO important to their in-saddle growth and progress.

It’s like rocket fuel for unlocking potential. 🚀

I’ll be announcing some new offerings in Q2. If you’d like to chat about where you are and how to unlock your own potential, DM me and let’s chat!

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23/02/2024

In his book Consolations, David Whyte writes, “Courage. To be courageous is not to go anywhere or do anything, except to make conscious those things we already feel deeply, and then to live through the unending vulnerabilities of those consequences.”

I have a deeply held conviction that if we want to be in the saddle, it is part of our job to do the out of saddle work to be the best possible partner for our horses.

🤔

Call it mindset, put it in the mental health box, if you want.

For me, it goes even deeper. I call it heart set. Who are we, and how are we showing up, really?

I don’t think this, or even feel it…

I know it - from lived experience. From the experience of having lived through (and learned how to work through) crippling performance anxiety, overwhelming self doubt, horrible, horrible negative self talk. From the experience of making my horse deal with all of my gunk. 😞

Does it feel vulnerable to live true to this conviction?

100%, absolutely, yes.

And, I don’t want any rider to have to feel the things I felt for one moment more than needed. Oh, and also there’s that part about taking responsibility for who we are for our horses…

What DO I want? To support others to find the calm, consistent, confident, connected place that is the foundation of EvErYtHiNg we want to achieve in the saddle. 🎉 I don’t care if it’s simply walking out on trail or the biggest, baddest achievement of being on the world stage. If there’s a crack in the foundation, both you and your horse suffer from it. And we don’t talk about this particular part of the foundation near enough.

I had a realization in a session the other day. I GET to facilitate beautiful experiences for others. Get to. Not want to, not have to. Get to.

I absolutely love what I have been called to do - even if sometimes it stretches the bounds of my courage and asks me to double down, even when the hand feels weak.

Because, truth? Self doubt still wants to knock. (Pro tip: its gonna happen when we stretch.) The awesome thing is having the tools in place to be able to say, “Hello, old friend. I’m choosing something different today.”

Feeling called to explore? Link in comments. 😊💚

21/02/2024

That 💚 feeling when you LOVE what you do.

18/02/2024

Happy Sunday!!

And…this. Food for thought going into the week. 💚

“Riding well is very hard. It lends itself, in a sense, to frustration. Frustration turns to anger "in a heartbeat." Anger leads to adversarial, confrontational riding. We all know the downward spiral.

The rider gets tenser and tighter. The horse feels it, and gets more upset. This upsets the rider even more, who becomes more tight. The downward spiral toward tension, roughness and fighting has begun.

The "training" session ends with both horse and rider feeling "fried", resentful, and, on the horse's part, scared.

You know that tomorrow is apt to bring more of the same, "Round Two."

No good rider fights very often or for very long with her horse. Those good riders "don't go there."

How to avoid "going there" is, for many riders, goal number one in this whole "learning to ride" deal.

I would be totally dishonest if I never said that this was a big regret on my part, that I didn't learn this years sooner. It's a major curse and huge challenge for many riders, especially perfectionists and competitive types.”

I can’t say it enough. This is why I do what I do.

If you want to move past the places that Denny talks about, DM me and we can connect.

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16/02/2024

I was just on a call and I heard the words “this is what juices me” come out of my mouth.

😳😁

So what, exactly, is it about what I do that juices me?

- Supporting others who are confused about their path or are simply unhappy with the outcome of their past efforts and they’ve lost momentum.

- Supporting those who are looking for a more calm and centered way to approach their lives whether it’s personal, professional, athletic, or artistic.

- Supporting those who aren’t finding fulfillment with their previous or current methods of support and self-care.

- Supporting those who want to lessen the inner chatter, self doubt, and anxiety so they can become more self aware, more compassionate, more present, more solid.

- Supporting those who want to come from that centered place that creates space to achieve a more precise art form, perform optimallly, or reach the next level.

How do I do this?

I guide.

- I guide you to calm the mind, slow down the chaotic vibration of daily life, and enhance your own ability to make more aligned choices.

- I guide you to recognize the habits and patterns that are not serving you, and self identify new habits and patterns that support the outcomes you want to create.

- I guide you to see and visualize your desired outcome.

- I guide you to to find the calm, consistent, centered, connected place - so you can be the best version of YOU.

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15/02/2024

I remember when I first got Cody, I would hop on ba****ck, halter and a lead rope and walk him out the barn drive and down the road.

People thought I was nuts to do that on a green three year old - but I’ll never forget the first spook. We were walking down that same road and he shot about three or four steps sideways before he realized I was still up there and any further than that and we might be in trouble. I knew in that moment what a solid boy he was. 💚

Now, McNaulty? 🤔 A bit of a different story - a little unpredictable, him. Never forget the time I was ba****ck, halter and a lead, in a big hilly field. Bird flew up behind him. He shot left and I went right, on the downhill side. Not so zesty. 😂

To this day, I still love to be on them ba****ck (was tonight). Cody is smooth and solid. Naulty asks me to breathe, be present, find the ear, be solid for him, and work on rewarding the relaxation.

In the post below, Denny says it’s one of the best things we can do to learn the feel of being with the horse.

Yes. And. It teaches us trust and noticing ourselves! How are WE showing up? What are we bringing to the table? Can we work, little by little, to find the calm, centered place that allows just this much, today. Eventually, it’ll blossom into something more than we might ever imagine…

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😁

10/02/2024

Well, I was there earlier…

A new chapter awaits. 😁💚

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