Today my barn friend took me and Kyra to the forest for a trail ride, here in BC, Canada. All went well and I realized that it took me many tiny training steps to turn my 11 months old feral filly into this reliable non spooking trail horse I have today. Basics I had to tame Kyra […]
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Your comfort zone is where you feel good. You can feel like an expert in your comfort zone. That\’s a wonderful feeling. The downside is that you can\’t grow inside the boundaries of your own comfort zone. Try something new, something scary. Achieve your equestrian goals, develop yourself as rider or horse trainer. Accountability partner (AP) Have
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Have you ever had the feeling that you weren\’t accomplishing your goals, or weren\’t improving as quickly as you would have hoped? I have. When I was starting riding lessons, my mom thought that it would be like driving a car. That it would take about twenty to thirty lessons to tackle riding. She wished!
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When I was looking for a horse a few years ago a friend of mine kept asking nagging me about my \’goals\’. What was my purpose with this soon to buy horse? She was not satisfied by my vague answer \’I just want to ride dressage\’. She kept asking \’What do you mean by \’just\’
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1 Think about your dream What would your ultimate dream with your horse look like? What are you doing? Who is involved? Are you excited (eventing) or relaxed (trailriding)? Take your time to figure out what your ultimate dream really is. 2 Set goals What do you need in order to achieve your goal (see
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Follow my blog with Bloglovin Setting goals makes my life at the barn interesting. It keeps me on track. My goals are my guideline, not a straight-jacket. Without my training goals I would be lost. I write my goals down and then I think about the things I \’need\’ in order to accomplish them. Do
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Are you running out of ideas what to do with your horse? Especially in winter? I am never out of ideas when I am with Kyra. I always have many suggestions what to work on. How do I do that? Well, I make goals. Long-term goals and I divide those into short-time goals. Then I
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Like many other horse owners and riders I also sometimes \”don\’t feel like going to the barn\”, or the feeling \”I don\’t know what to do\” (riding or training). Why is that? My horse is my passion! Sometimes I get this feeling because it feels like I don\’t have a goal in mind to work on.
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