Episodes

Turn Fear Around Podcast - Episode 184: The Overlooked Link Between Energy and Fear Fear isn’t just emotion—it’s energy moving through your body and your horse feels your energy long before your aids. In just 5–10 minutes, you’ll get actionable tools to: ???? Know Your Energy Levels - Morning person? Night Owl? ???? Play with Your Energy - Find the things that move your energy ???? My Secret - Sometimes, your energy level doesn't line up with the time of day you get to ride. Get the energy...

Turn Riding Fear Around Podcast: Episode 183: When Your Body Isn’t Calm, Neither Are You Releasing tension is key, for calm in all areas of your life, especially riding! In just 5–10 minutes, you’ll get actionable tools to: ???? Tension and Release - Take tension out of the ride You can’t ride calm if your body feels braced. If today’s episode stirred anything in you, you might enjoy a short, free audio called Beyond the Threshold: The Joy Reset. It’s a gentle place to come back to your bo...

Turn Fear Around Podcast - Episode 182: The Hidden Physical Cause of Riding Anxiety If your body doesn’t feel safe, confidence can’t blossom. In just 5–10 minutes, you’ll get actionable tools to: ???? Knowledge - Take your body inventory ???? Solution - Find the changes that work for you ???? Put into Practice - Find the ways to start feeling better It surprised me how much body tension is linked to mental tension and anxiety. If today’s episode stirred anything in you, you might enjoy a ...

Turn Riding Fear Around Podcast: Episode 181: Why Your Body Affects Riding Confidence You can’t think your way into confidence if your body is on high alert. In just 5–10 minutes, you’ll get actionable tools to: ???? Mounting - Stiff leads to stress ???? Rhythm - Moving with the horse brings feeling of confidence in ???? Pain - Robs us of joy if we are focused on pain Noticing the body tension and learning how to release can release anxiety from the mind. If today’s episode stirred anythi...

Turn Fear Around Podcast - Episode 180: The Secret to a Calm Ride Is Actually What You Do on the Ground The secret to a brave ride is found in the "Pre-ride" steps most riders overlook. In just 5–10 minutes, you’ll get actionable tools to: ???? Are you Confident - Evaluate your confidence level (Lead Mare or Low Totem?) ???? Posture to Confidence - Use your posture to fill up with confidence ???? Transfer Your Confidence to Your Horse - During Grooming, help Your horse Feel Your confident r...

Turn Riding Fear Around Podcast: Episode 179: Stop Doing This While Tacking Up (It’s Making Your Fear Worse) If you’re rushing through tacking up to "just get it over with," you’re accidentally priming your brain for a high-stress ride. In just 5–10 minutes, you’ll get actionable tools to: ???? Play Games - Keeping the mind busy can really help ???? The STOP Button - Create a non-negotiable to allow not getting on ???? The Get On Cue - Give yourself permission to get on The hardest thing f...

Turn Fear Around Podcast - Episode 178: The 1 Mistake Anxious Riders Make Before Getting On Most nervous riders do this one thing thinking it helps, but it actually signals to their horse that there is something to be afraid of. Are you making this common mistake? In just 5–10 minutes, you’ll get actionable tools to: ???? Sneaking Around - Focused on "not" spooking the horse ???? The Confidence Trick - Make NOISE ???? Blossom as a Leader - Once you have overdone the noise, come into the mid...

Turn Riding Fear Around Podcast: Episode 177: How to Stop Overthinking Before You Put Your Foot in the Stirrup Is your "What If" monster screaming louder the closer you get to the mounting block? In just 5–10 minutes, you’ll get actionable tools to: ???? Play Games - Keeping the mind busy can really help ???? The STOP Button - Create a non-negotiable to allow not getting on ???? The Get On Cue - Give yourself permission to get on Make mounting the safe place for both you and your horse. B...

Turn Fear Around Podcast - Episode 176: Mindful Grooming: Building Confidence Before You Ever Reach the Saddle Grooming isn't just a chore; it’s the foundation of your safety. In just 5–10 minutes, you’ll get actionable tools to: ???? Wiggle Walk - Yoga in Jeans with Sam ???? Loosen up all your joints - Just like lubing your car ???? Take inventory - Mentally note areas to work on between rides It will be so refreshing when you go to get on your horse and you know you are calm and ready an...

Turn Riding Fear Around Podcast: Episode 175: The Equestrian Mind skill: How to Park Your Problems at the Barn Door Your horse doesn't care about your emails, your chores, or your to-do list—in fact, that mental clutter is exactly what’s blocking your connection. In just 5–10 minutes, you’ll get actionable tools to: ???? Leave your stuff at home - Don't take your mental "stuff" to the barn ???? Make a list of barn thoughts - Keep a list in your tack trunk ???? Make adjustments - When you fi...

Turn Fear Around Podcast - Episode 174: Is Your Body Scaring Your Horse? Try This Pre-Ride Body Release Your horse can feel a fly land on its coat—imagine what it feels when your shoulders are locked and your breath is shallow. In just 5–10 minutes, you’ll get actionable tools to: ???? Wiggle Walk - Yoga in Jeans with Sam ???? Loosen up all your joints - Just like lubing your car ???? Take inventory - Mentally note areas to work on between rides Our body is a reflection of our emotions, es...

Turn Riding Fear Around Podcast: Episode 173: How to Shake Off Fear Before Riding Does your fear feel like a heavy coat you can’t seem to take off? Here is a great way to shake it off! In just 5–10 minutes, you’ll get actionable tools to: ???? Honor the fear - Take time to thank your fear, it has kept you safe ???? Shake it off - Just like our horses shake off the dirt after a good roll ???? Fill in with Confidence - Fill up the holes with confidence - your favorite color. It is rewarding ...

Turn Fear Around Podcast - Episode 172: How to "Pre-Check" Your Horse (And Yourself) for a Confident Ride Confidence isn’t a feeling you wait for—it’s a system you build. Today, I’m showing you the exact pre-flight check to ensure both you and your horse are "cleared for takeoff". In just 5–10 minutes, you’ll get actionable tools to: ???? Rider Attitude - where is your mind? ???? Tacking Up Exercises - The little things matter ???? Movement - This matters more than you know ???? Mounting -...

Turn Riding Fear Around Podcast: Episode 171: Year-End Reflection Look back and soak up how far you have come. Set the intention for how to you want to feel a year from now. In just 5–10 minutes, you’ll get actionable tools to: ???? My Life Changing Resolution Story ???? Reviewing Your Year - Be honest, nobody else needs to know ???? Enjoy the Next Year - Focus on the feelings and they shall appear How do you want to feel at the end of the next year? Next month? Next day? Today? Ready for...

Turn Fear Around Podcast - Episode 170: The Inner Critic vs. The Inner Coach Grab your inner critic and take her out to lunch. Let her know she is now your inner coach. In just 5–10 minutes, you’ll get actionable tools to: ???? Inner Critic - The monkey mind at its worst ???? Inner Coach - The monkey mind at its best ???? Embracing the Inner Coach - It gets easier as it goes Everyone needs their very own coach by their side. Create yours. Ready for calm, confident rides? Let’s create you...

Turn Riding Fear Around Podcast: Episode 169: Mental Failure Fuels Mind Skill Enjoy failure. Failure means you are trying things, you are doing things, and from each thing, you can fuel your Mind Skill. In just 5–10 minutes, you’ll get actionable tools to: ???? Failing is Good - Don't be afraid to fail ???? Partner in Failure - It is between you and your horse ???? Judgement - It is nobody else's business Let the thought of failure fuel your confidence success! Ready for calm, confident r...

Turn Fear Around Podcast - Episode 168: Stay Grounded While Riding Once enjoying riding, how do we keep the confidence going? In just 5–10 minutes, you’ll get actionable tools to: ???? 80/20 (Alicia Dickinson) - Grounded weight in the saddle ???? Rhythm - Feeling your rhythm and your horses rhythm together ???? Loaf of Bread - becoming one with your horse. Grounding can absorb all your anxiety and free you up for confidence. Ready for calm, confident rides? Let’s create your personalized...

Turn Riding Fear Around Podcast: Episode 167: Confidence Is a Mind Skill We spend years in school learning and confidence is no different, just a different school! In just 5–10 minutes, you’ll get actionable tools to: ???? Knowledge - What you know ???? Experience - Doing it ???? Confidence - Enjoying it The great news, confidence can be learned. Ready for calm, confident rides? Let’s create your personalized plan—book your free Calm-Ride Strategy Call now: ???? https://elisehittinger.c...

Turn Fear Around Podcast - Episode 166: Mental Strength vs. Motivation Knowledge gives us our mental strength, our reason gives us the motivation. In just 5–10 minutes, you’ll get actionable tools to: ???? Mental Strength - How is your knowledge ???? Motivation - How passionate are you ???? The Combo - Gets you riding again The combo of mental strength and motivation dissolves all excuses and riding becomes a joy again. Ready for calm, confident rides? Let’s create your personalized plan...

Turn Riding Fear Around Podcast: Episode 165: What does "REFRAME" really mean? What does reframing even mean? Everyone uses that and few understand it! In just 5–10 minutes, you’ll get actionable tools to: ???? The Not So Good Thoughts - how do you feel? ???? A Better Thought - How do you feel? ???? Amazing Thoughts - Use the feelings from here. People throw around the term reframe and it can be confusing, at least it was for me. Ready for calm, confident rides? Let’s create your persona...

Turn Fear Around Podcast - Episode 164: The Confident Rider Toolkit The better the toolkit, the more you will enjoy riding. This is your D.O.G. Toolkit! In just 5–10 minutes, you’ll get actionable tools to: ???? Distraction: Snap your brain out of the way. ???? Open Posture: Feel your breath fill you up and expand you into confidence ???? Grasp and Release: Squeeze your hands and then release, let all the tension go with the release. These are three easy tools and can be practiced ahead of...

Turn Riding Fear Around Podcast: Episode 163: Forget about Mindset….. What if you never had to worry about Mindset again? In just 5–10 minutes, you’ll get actionable tools to: ???? What is Mindset and Why it Fails - the truth for me about mindset ???? Mind Skill - The difference between anxiety and confidence ???? Building Mind skill - It happens faster than you think! Too much time is focused on setting our minds and not enough of building mind skills. Ready for calm, confident rides? L...

Turn Fear Around Podcast - Episode 162: Feel It First: Gratitude + Mental Muscle Memory The power of feeling first makes the outcome happen. In just 5–10 minutes, you’ll get actionable tools to: ???? Feel It First Let your “what if” stir up joy, confidence, and excitement—before it ever happens. ???? Visualize Your Next Ride See it clearly. Ride it mentally. Let the vision lift you until you feel it in your bones. ???? Fill Up with Gratitude Feel thankful as if your next amazing ride alread...

Turn Riding Fear Around Podcast: Episode 161: Create Mental Muscle Memory Find your joyful moments and create the muscle memory for confidence. In just 5–10 minutes, you’ll get actionable tools to: ????The Joyful Place - Remember the feelings of 3 wonderful rides. ????Visualize "What If's"- Take the details from those rides and build new "What If's" ????Craete Mental Muscle Memory– spend time in those new "what if's", at least twice as much time as the old "what if's" Just like the gym bui...