Is Riding Confidence Mental, Emotional or Physical?

Ever get on your horse feeling perfectly fine... and suddenly your brain has written 47 different disaster scenarios before you've even left the mounting block?

And now your shoulders are somewhere around your ears, you're holding your breath, and your horse is wondering what on EARTH is going on!

Sound familiar?

Horseback riding anxiety isn't always just a mental problem. Your emotions, thoughts, and physical reactions are constantly influencing one another.

And when one gets out of whack, the others can come along for the ride!

In this episode of Turn Riding Fear Around, we're exploring the connection between emotional regulation, mindset, physical tension, and riding confidence.

We'll look at how fear can trigger anxious thoughts, how those thoughts influence your body, and why addressing only ONE piece of the puzzle may leave you feeling stuck.

Three questions to start exploring your riding confidence:

• What are you feeling?
• What is your mind doing with it?
• What is happening in your body?

Whether you're afraid to ride, struggling with horseback riding anxiety, or wondering why your body gets tense even when you KNOW you're safe, understanding how these three pieces work together can help you find your next step forward.

You don't ride with just your brain. You bring ALL of you into the saddle.

And when you start taking care of the whole rider, you open up new possibilities for enjoying your horse again. We'll design your very own calm-ride strategy.

https://elisehittinger.com/scheduler/calm-ride-strategy

If you’d like to keep going, explore the Turn Riding Fear Around playlist on https://www.youtube.com/@elisehittingerCH and keep training courage into your riding.