How we show up in life and for our horses then becomes a reflection of where our nervous system is sitting. We can be tense and defensive (fight mode), anxious and reactive (flight mode), unmotivated and stuck (freeze) or simply lacking the energy to show up at all (collapse).
What’s more, how our body moves and how physically responsive we are able to be as riders is also a product of our nervous system state. Without changing the underlying neurological patterning, finding mental and physical harmony with our horses is always going to feel like an uphill battle.