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Imposter Syndrome in the Arena

October 18, 2020 Leave a Comment

Imposter syndrome is the idea that you will only succeed due to luck and not your own talents. No one knows the root cause of it, but many believe it has to do with one’s personality traits (like anxiety) or behavioral causes. Environment can also factor into it. It happens to the best of us. We … [Read more...] about Imposter Syndrome in the Arena

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Your Mindset Needs Training Too

October 11, 2020 Leave a Comment

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How many of us focus on our fitness and our riding, but not our mindset? Our mindset plays a huge part of our equestrian life. No matter how many lessons you do a week or how intense your physical workouts are, the wrong mindset can jeopardize the best of the best. Just the other day, I was … [Read more...] about Your Mindset Needs Training Too

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My name is Annette, and I am just a twenty something year old equestrian navigating this crazy world by the grace of God. [Read more…]

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Meet Mari! She’s one of my trainer’s horses, w Meet Mari! She’s one of my trainer’s horses, who is a champion of her own. Google “Madoc Mari” and you can see her in all of her show glory 😉

I usually ride the paint named Lacie, but this past week I rode Mari. One of my issues with a new horse as an inexperienced rider, is having to learn how to actually ride them 😂 

On Lacie, I know her mannerisms and the correct amount of aid. I’ve bonded with her. Mari is a different story. She’s more sensitive than head heavy Lacie. 

I told my trainer this past week that I wanted to get her trot down. A few weeks ago, I rode her for a lesson and felt all over the place in the trot. A simple mindset trick did it for me. No fear, just pictured myself doing it right. Over and over I did that, until I could ride half of a dressage test as if I was on Lacie. 

Goal checked? Very much so.
Looking towards our 2021 goals 💫 ⁣ The other Looking towards our 2021 goals 💫 
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The other night, I had a great training session with my amazing trainer, Kalie Beckers. Lacie, the school horse I ride, was more forward than ever before. No longer was she fighting me, but we were in sync and feeding off each other’s vibes in a good way. When I asked to trot, she trotted. When I asked for a bend, she bent. 
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I got back into riding 5 months ago after a 15 year break. Did I expect to be where I am today? Not at all. But here I am. Ready to crush a few goals in 2021. 
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Who’s joining me?
“We are two athletes who have individual strengt “We are two athletes who have individual strengths and weaknesses.”
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“Whatcha got there?” Drop your favorite hors “Whatcha got there?” 

Drop your favorite horse treat below! My go to is Nicker Makers by @purinafeedgreatness
If anyone was around to see this as it was happeni If anyone was around to see this as it was happening, this post probably wouldn’t exist 😂
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Riding bareback for the first time definitely made me realize where I needed to improve. But getting to that moment (of actually getting on the horse), took a hot minute. All I can say is Snickers has the patience of a saint. But, the wrong mindset can jeopardize even the best of the best. // Link in bio!
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How many of us focus on our fitness and our riding, but not our mindset?
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Our mindset plays a huge part of our equestrian life. No matter how many lessons you do a week or how intense your physical workouts are, the wrong mindset can jeopardize the best of the best.
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 Link in bio!
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