Tag: Season 1

Olivia Towers is in the house! Olivia is so many things (all good I might add), but amongst her many talents, she is a Grand Prix Dressage Rider, entrepreneur, Vlogger, and blogger with a passion for mindset and really getting the best out of yourself.

I’ve talked to Olivia before on her podcast a little while back, so it was super fun to get to switch seats and be the one asking the questions! Aside from the obvious bonding point that we both have a horse named Sausage #sistersforlife, Olivia and I chatter about

⭐️ Her journey from self-doubt and anxiety to diving into the world of mindset and self-development

⭐️ How she uses her social media platforms to show both sides of her equestrian journey, and be “the voice of real-ness”

⭐️ Her competitive aspirations and path with her own horses

I hope you enjoy it!

❤️Jane

You can find Olivia on the links below!

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Is it ever NOT appropriate to calm down? We talked about this in a post a week or so back and I’m exploring more in today’s podcast!

Let’s break it down…

Whenever we move into a sympathetic response that brings a lot of energy to the surface (anger, fear, and anxiety are all examples of this) we are often taught that we need to calm down; that the goal is to move from a place of reaction and activation to relaxation by changing our thoughts and perhaps taking a series of deep breaths.

In order for us to find true relaxation, however, there needs to be a discharge and an honoring of the energy that’s present. This does not mean channeling anger towards someone or something in a harmful way or melting down in a pool of panic but it does mean meeting the energy where it’s at and finding ways to release it from the system so it’s not driven down to a darker and deeper place.

In order for it to be a corrective emotional experience, however, the energy needs to be integrated, not just released. What does that mean? In this episode, we explore exactly that. I give you two examples of how we can work with that- one horse and one human- in response to nervous system activation.

I hope you enjoy it!

❤️ Jane

Intuition and instinct: how often do you allow yourself to follow yours? And what’s more, do you feel like you are connected to that internal sense of self enough that you are able to hear when it expresses a desire or impulse to you?

Many of us don’t. But that doesn’t mean we can’t cast off the layers of social and cultural conditioning that tell us it’s not ok to trust ourselves or to follow our own instincts and curiosity. Reclaiming our intuitive selves requires reconnection and re-embodiment; it’s a process of following our own impulses, of understanding our own boundaries and recognizing that being with our horses and engaging in life is not a pass/fail test.

Working together with our horses takes us through a master thesis of developing feel and inner knowing. Our society and educational system values and applauds rational and logical thought above all else, and as a consequence, we have an overdeveloped thinking mind and have left our emotional and instinctual bodies depleted and dehydrated. Our horses- if we allow them too- pull us out of that space and ask that we reconnect to a much lesser understood but equally valuable part of ourselves that is generated both from within and through tapping into a bigger, universal pool of intelligence that’s available to everyone.

In this episode, we explore how you can reignite the flame of your intuition by paying attention to three areas of focus; your curiosity, your boundaries, and free, organic movement.

You can tune in to the episode here:

I hope you enjoy it!

Team, I am so thrilled to be able to share this conversation with you today on my podcast. I’m talking with Jim Masterson about the Masterson Method and how it is we can work with our horse to release underlying patterns of tension and promote optimal health, relaxation, and connection.

Many of you will have heard me talk about this integrated bodywork practice before and it’s something I’m utilizing on a near-daily basis together with my own horses. I’ve found the results to be fascinating and profound, and I really believe that the Masterson Method is something that all horse owners need to have in their knowledge bank.

Over the course of our conversation we talk about:

⭐️ The what, how and why of the Masterson Method: How you can apply it to bring awareness to, relieve and release underlying patterns of tension with your horse

⭐️ The role of awareness and intuition in allowing for relaxation

⭐️ The signs of tension and signs of release: How to recognize both and create space for optimal release and balance

We are also throwing down the challenge to you to watch the Bladder Meridian Video that Jim mentioned over the course of our talk (you can watch that here) and try it out for yourself. Set up your phone, hit record and share your experiences with us! Make sure you tag us in so you can share the magic.

Let’s get into the episode!

 

To find out more about Jim and the Masterson Method, check the links below!

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Beating yourself up for not maintaining a solid baseline of calm with everything that is going on? You’re not the only one! But the thing is, we aren’t designed (nor is it preferable) for us to be calm all of the time. In an environment where there are lots of triggers ringing our nervous system alarm bells- from the sounds of actual alarms in our physical environment if you’re in the city, to a flooding of pandemic social media posts, to more distressed looks on the faces you see- it’s a very functional response of your nervous system to be moving more into flight and fight, and for some of us freeze.

All of these functions have healthy expressions, it’s just that for most of us (in my work and experience anyway) we have come to associate all energetic activation in the body with fear. That also means that when we are presented with a horse with a big amount of energy or a situation that requires us to embody more energetic charge, we find ourselves unable to cope with it- physically, mentally and emotionally.

The learning, then, is to begin to condition (or re-condition in the case of any pre-existing trauma) ourselves to a higher energetic frequency in our bodies as a vital response of the body; vital in as much as it’s an expression of vitality as much as it is communicating a message. I believe this to be of fundamental importance not only in successfully navigating the global situation that we find ourselves in, but in developing the emotional and energetic agility needed to work with our horses.

In this episode, we discuss this and other points including:

⭐️ Healthy ways of meeting and discharging the flight and fight response

⭐️ Understanding freeze: When to take energy away and when to add it

⭐️ Stuck on a channel: Why we need to develop our physical and energetic range for the sake of ourselves and our horses

I’m so passionate about the messages I’ve shared in this episode and would be so appreciative if you shared this post or the podcast episode in whatever way you see fit with your friends or riding buddies.

You can tune your listening ears in here, or via your favourite podcast app:

I hope you find it useful!

❤️ Jane

 

Aye kaboosh! What’re the feels out there currently? From where I sit, it’s certainly a mixed bag. One thing I do know is that we need to be even more intentional than usual in looking after our own sanity and wellness so we can ride out the waves as easefully as possible.

The other thing? Whether or not you are able to hang with your horse currently or not, many of us have a niggling voice in the back of our minds telling us to hold onto our horsey plans by whatever means possible (even if that’s in a drastically modified form!).

The beauty of the kind of work I do is that I work with what I call transferable practices. This means that you can apply the principles that I teach in your riding and your day to day life circumstances… which also means you can practice your mindset for the saddle in your everyday life too.

A lot of what is happening right now is emotional amplification, meaning that if you are familiar with operating from a baseline that includes a certain amount of anxiety, concern or worry, those tendencies are going to be magnified now. The good news is that getting on board with what you can do to manage that (and be kind to yourself in the process) means that when you step foot in the arena next, you are going to be in an all-round better position to manage yourself for the sake of your horse (and yourself, obviously). It’s a total win-win.

So in this episode, we expand and chatter more about that. Five transferable practices that you can utilize and get better at wherever you find yourself sitting or standing now that will strengthen your mental and emotional muscles when you’re out there with your horse.

Happy listening!

❤️Jane

Routine! It used to be a word that I turned my nose up at, but these days, routine and I are pretty much BFFs. With so many of us finding ourselves well outside of our normal routines currently, it’s important that we seek out and create some form of structure in our day so we don’t find ourselves floating around in free-form, crazy-making territory!

What it comes down to is this: When you have a lot of time on your hands and not a lot of variety in terms of how you can spend it, it’s easy to get into a routine that follows the path of least resistance and leaves you feeling under-nourished mentally, emotionally and physically (hello endless watching of TV and scrolling the internet!). As humans, two of our base needs is to have a sense of purpose and to experience a sense of progress. Both of these are possible to cultivate, we just need to be intentional in how we are using our time.

The other thing that I consider uber important? Taking care of your nervous system. Right now, I believe self-care is part of our community and global responsibility. This is a time where our considered responses, our creativity and our ability to care for each other are needed more than ever. We aren’t able to do any of those things in any constructive way if we are anxious, overwhelmed and strung out.

In this episode, I run you through some important things to consider to create purpose, structure and wellness in your day, and how you can go about creating a routine in a somewhat routine-less world right now.

Happy listening!

❤️Jane

Some links I referred to:

Freedom With Structure: Healthy Habits For Sanity & Wellness Blog

Sleep Is Your SuperPower TED Talk

?A gift for you!

I thought we could take a little moment together and do a shared, guided meditation. Be aware that within the aloneness, you are very much not alone, and within the non-idealness that might be happening right now, we are very much together in this.

And that it’s possible for us to find new ways of going about things, new ways of connecting, of understanding our minds and our hearts so that we are not only better equipped to navigate the situation that we find in front of us, but we’re better equipped to be able to reenter the fold with our horses, with our loved ones, with our work, with whatever presents as we shift out of this phase also, and into whatever lies ahead.

So here it is- your invitation to spend ten minutes of calm, balance and connection with me as we go about our day.

And if you want to spread the love, please share this! I would love to get this out to as many ears who need it as possible.

Have the best day possible!

?Jane

Given the current state of affairs with a global pandemic and the likes, I thought that the obvious place to start this episode was sharing my current obsession (read: past obsession. I’ve since eaten them all) with chocolate-coated raspberries. These amazing creatures were dropped off in my letterbox by a beautiful friend and have brightened all my days since with their outrageous deliciousness.

Although that IS a massively important topic, it’s not the key ones that I want to share in this episode. Aside from all getting together, swearing out loud and screwing up our faces in a kind of “can you believe this?!” kind of expression (the first is banned, but the other two it is possible to do remotely) I wanted to talk about just how important it is to be able to cultivate an internal sense of safety and control so we can navigate the situation we find ourselves in as gracefully and easefully as possible.

The thing is, right now, we have an enormous opportunity to be part of the solution, and that begins with taking care of your body, heart, and mind so that you show up for the day to day in a way that is sustainable, be of the highest service so you can be there for those who need what you have to offer, be a conduit for creative solutions and contribute to the beneficial flow of energy that is so needed right now.

If that sounds like something you could use, we get into the hows and whys of how to make that happen, including:

⭐️ How to create nervous system calm: I run you through a practical process for re-embodiment and getting out of your head and back into your body

⭐️ The importance of self-care: Why self-care is not only vital for you as an individual right now, but is part of your community and global responsibility

⭐️ How to reestablish control in an environment that feels the opposite

I hope you get a lot out of it. If you have any questions, please hit me up in the comments. And if there’s anything I can do to help, just let me know!

One more thing: I would so appreciate it if you share this. I think these tools are really needed at the moment so please send on the flow of love if that feels right for you.

Onwards,

❤️ Jane

In this session, I mentioned the Be The Wellness Series that ran live and is available for you to sign up to now. Click here to check it out.

Equine Assisted Learning is something that has become more and more common to hear about both in and out of horsing circles, but despite that, exactly what it entails and how it all works remains a mystery to those of us not already initiated into EAL life! Having received my certification as a Facilitator myself a couple of years back, I knew there were no two better people to bring on to share the awesomeness that is EAL than the dynamic duo behind Equine Connection, Kari Fulmek, and Carolyn Charles.

In this episode, we talk about:

⭐️ The horse as the teacher: what Equine Assisted Learning Is and the principles behind it

⭐️ The differences between Equine Assisted Learning and Equine Assisted Therapy

⭐️ Stories of transformation and change from the EAL process

⭐️ The beauty, benefits, and clarity that arises from experiential learning with horses

If you want to learn more about Kari & Carolyn and their work at Equine Connection, you can join them via the links below!

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Emotional flow and understanding are topics I’m super passionate about. I’m of the belief that many of us struggle with our emotions simply because we’ve never considered the possibility that the ability to navigate them is a skill, and consequently we spend our days in a swirling pool of mixed, conflicting and confusing energy that manifests in ways that are undesirable to us.

The thing is we aren’t trained for this stuff and yet we beat ourselves up when we fall short in practice.

Last week, I wrote an article on one of the common tripwires that see many a rider combusting from within- the emotional discharge of anxiety to anger. It resonated with so many of you that I’ve decided to dedicate today’s episode to exploring it further, both from the position of someone in the midst of it as an emotional experience and someone on the receiving end (and let’s face it, both places are tough ones to be in).

We adventure through:

– How emotions travel in groups. The complex interaction of feeling and intuition
– The energetic component of emotions and how this can contribute to explosive, seemingly irrational or disproportionate behavior.
– The close relationship between anxiety and anger; why and how they serve you
– Some tips to deal with the emotional discharge as someone going through the experience and someone on the receiving end.

I hope you enjoy it! And if you are interested in reading the original article I wrote, you can check that out here.

❤️Jane

What’s the difference between a horse that dances when you are on him and one that doesn’t? This is the question that this week’s guest, Visconte Simon Cocozza answers in his fabulous book, Core Conditioning for Horses, and the launching point for our conversation around how to mobilise and optimise the core when working together with our horses.

Simon himself is a performance coach, an examiner for FFE (La Fédération Française d’Equitation) and one of Europe’s leading biodynamics researchers. His methodology is based on yoga principles for humans applied to a ridden system for the horse that conditions their core and allows for optimal mental and physical harmony.

In this episode, we discuss:

⭐️ The design of the horse and how this impacts and informs the approach and design of an effective training program

⭐️ Common issues that arise from a weak core

⭐️ Understanding the relationship between form and function,

⭐️ The importance of the warmup and key exercises to incorporate

⭐️ How to assess your horse’s “core score” and the importance of a strong core for the health and happiness of our horses

You can tune your listening ears in here:

If you want to find out more about Simon, or purchase his book ‘ Core Conditioning For Horses’, here are the places to do so:

Buy The Book On Amazon

Buy The Book On Book Depository

Visit His Website

Happy Listening!

Patterns! We all have them, we all repeat them and most of us don’t use them to our advantage. I’m always saying that if you have a pattern of behavior or experience that’s coming up for you time and time again, then what you essentially have is a crystal ball… you can predict the future in advance! And that means that you can get to thinking about how it is you would like things to go and dedicate yourself to actioning a solution.

This episode is a storytime one where I take you through my most recent clinic experience and identify a pattern in myself that I have since called Day Two Syndrome.

Day Two Syndrome goes something like this:

1. I have a 3 Day Clinic
2. On Day 2, I come up against an internal feeling (resistance) that’s familiar to me
3. Post-ride I feel something that I call positive or construction frustration where I know that I had the ability to do better than I did (not in an Itty Bitty Shitty Committee way, but in a fair analysis way)
4. I go in for Day 3 ready to bust out of those comfort zone blocks and step up to the plate (cue all of the home run metaphors)

I’ve been three Day Two Syndrome on the last couple of clinics I’ve been to and as a consequence, have put a plan in place that I believe will allow me to not only recognize the process sooner but navigate it more easefully and skillfully when it does.

And what’s more, I’d love to hear about any patterns you might be stuck in and how you can initiate your own Day Two Syndrome remedy also!

Happy Listening!

❤️ Jane

It’s another person of radness in this week’s podcast! A professional trainer and clinician, Ellie O’Brien has been a longtime friend and support to me in my horsing life, and we both share the passion of how to work with our horses in a way that preserves their natural spirit and curiosity.

When I first decided to bring Dee under saddle myself, I went through Ellie’s Start Your Own Horse Course (highly recommended to anyone in a similar position) and we spent many hours chatting about different approaches, techniques, and ways of going about things. In this episode, we discuss what inspired Ellie to put together this course in the first place and the different considerations that go into working with a horse from the beginning.

Another thing that I find particularly fascinating is how it is we can encourage our horses to release tension in subtle and non-invasive ways. Ellie tells an amazing story of a troubled horse she worked with and how he inspired her to a slightly different approach that she’s developing as her mind and body technique.

All that and more in this week’s episode!

If you want to find Ellie, you can do so via the links below!

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Comfort zones! We are all aware that in order to expand or progress, we need to gently elasticize the edges of our comfort zone. The thing is, most of us are unaware of both the subtle and not-so-subtle forces at play that we need to overcome in order to do so, and as a consequence, we can find ourselves engaging in self-sabotaging behaviors or simply not doing what we need or want to do.

The first thing to get your head around is that your comfort zone is an expression of what’s most familiar to you, which may lie in stark contrast to what you actually want or desire.

For instance, if your modus operandi is to operate on a level of high stress, that sets your internal equilibrium point. Everything in nature seeks to maintain homeostasis (including us!), meaning that any movement outside of that- even if it’s for our ultimate benefit- is going to result in a level of internal resistance.

If you’re not aware of this, it’s easy to buy into the voices of the Itty Bitty Shitty Committee (who really come to the party at this point) or get sucked back into your normal mode of functioning simply because it’s the rest point you are most used to.

I talk about this and so much more in this episode, including:

⭐️ The importance of letting go of old ideas of progress as a linear progression, and instead understand the expansive and contractive nature of forward movement.
⭐️ Why it’s impossible for you to “go backwards”: How to reframe your understanding of experiences that feel like they are repeating
⭐️ Understanding anticipation anxiety as a call for preparation
⭐️ How to stand in the power of what it is you are feeling

I’d love to know what you think! Please feel free to share, or if you are listening on iTunes or Apple Podcasts, leave a review!

❤️ Jane

Want to sign up for the Brave Bucket Challenge I mentioned? You can do that here ??

If horses were given a choice, would they let us ride them?

Two documentary movies and a whole new way of approaching things later, that question was somewhat of a sliding doors moment for Elsa Sinclair and one that I and many others have infinitely benefitted from.

As a member of her Taming Wild Insiders Patreon community and having done her online course, I’m constantly blown away by her skill, sensitivity and understanding when it comes to developing a deeper level of communication and trust between horse and human. Her approach, called Freedom Based Training is based on a simple principle:

“If we train and work with our horses without any tools or food rewards, they have the freedom in every moment to tell us how comfortable it is for them- and if it’s not comfortable, they simply walk away. This tasks us to develop feel and timing, and we learn to develop both within the comfort zone of the horse.”

In her first movie, Taming Wild, Elsa works with an untamed mustang and develops a relationship with her (including riding) using only Freedom Based Training Methods. Her latest adventure (an idea conceived on in collaboration with the wonderful Andrea Wady) explores relationship development in movement, taking two rescued horses across Costa Rica, culminating in the newest movie release Pura Vida.

In this episode we explore:

⭐️ The principles and practices behind Freedom Based Training

⭐️ The leadership scale: Passive, assertive & dominant leadership

⭐️ Width and depth in training; relationship and skill-based training

⭐️ Flow and harmony in horsemanship

⭐️ Pura Vida: The adventure of crossing Costa Rica with two rescue horses

You can tune your listening ears in here!

If you want to find out more about Elsa or purchase her movies, here are the links for you:

Taming Wild Website
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Just prior to recording this episode, I pinged my friend Katy Negranti a Facebook message and said, do you mind if I reference you? I’m just about to hit record and the conversations that we’ve been having seem really relevant!

Actually, I added, if you are free now, wanna jump on and do this thing together?

As one of my besties, Katy is always someone I’m chattering with (traveling across the US and spending an entire month in each other’s pockets for the World Equestrian Games will do that to a girl!), but our conversations of late have been about stuff that I feel is relevant to everyone…

The expectations we put on ourselves to show up a certain way.

The fear of failure or of somehow making a fool of ourselves.

The pressures we face when it comes to literally and metaphorically stepping into the arena.

Both Katy and I have some stuff we are prepping for; I have some clinics coming up and Katy is diving into doing some roping. Both are set to challenge our skills and require us to look a little deeper at what’s going on so we can shed some previous stories that are holding us back and embrace what’s ahead with an open heart and mind.

This episode is a fly-on-the-wall experience; Katy and I bring some of our own murky fears to the surface and share what our own hang-ups have been in the past, and how we are breaking free of them moving forward.

If you’ve ever felt like you are getting in your own way, have been hamstrung by what other people think, or can see that your own expectations are hindering rather than helping you, then this one is for you!

It’s all about letting all of that go so we can show up as we are; fully committed to the process, unattached to the result (more of that in the episode!).

We hit on some really important topics that I know we all deal with- certainly in my work with riders, I’m seeing examples of it all the time. Both Katy and I would love to know how you find it and what your takeaways were from the episode. You can screenshot it and tag us in on social media (@confident_rider and @katynegranti on Instagram)- that always makes us do a happy dance!

To running your own race ?

❤️Jane

Want to know where to find Katy? Check out the links below!

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At the end of last year, I started working together with Ben Longwell from True West Horsemanship and was so impressed not only with his skills and horsemanship, but his kind and generous manner with both horses and humans alike. Hailing from Colorado, Ben is based (almost) full time in New Zealand, training and starting horses and teaching at his home in Canterbury, and hosting a full calendar of clinics, both locally and overseas.

Over several conversations chatting with Ben, I was really excited to get him on the podcast- not only to share his horsemanship thoughts but to talk more about the Vaquero tradition and the Californian Bridle Horse (something he has an incredible knowledge around). I really hope you enjoy it!

In amongst a whole lotta things, Ben and I discuss:

How to create a transferable conversation from the ground to the saddle using your position, life, and space
Horsemanship with purpose
The Vaquero tradition and the Californian Bridle Horse; the history and training progression

We would love to hear your thoughts! Feel free to comment and share this post, and screenshot the episode and share to social media (be sure to tag us in!).

Want to find out more about Ben? You can find him at the links below!

True West Horsemanship Website
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Dreams! What are yours?! This time of year, we naturally think, hear and plan more for around our goals and aspirations than any other. Often, though, the tricky part is not actually creating the goal in the first place but developing the confidence to follow through on them. In this episode, we chat about exactly that including:

⭐️ The importance of being discerning about who you share your dreams with (and why it’s important!)
⭐️ Infusing the spirit of play and no-big-deal-ness into your actions moving forward
⭐️ How and when to create your plan so you aren’t ruled by the mood of the moment

Let me know what you think! What are some common stuck points for you in bringing your dreams to life? Let’s chatter about it and I will see if I can help!

❤️ Jane

Look peoples! It’s our first podcast back for the year and who better to kick off the new year with than the glorious Tania Kindersley. It’s true, my voice here is just a filler. You can kick back and relax listening to Tania’s dreamy tones (and consider, along with myself, as to whether Tania is secretly actually a member of the royal family)

Let it be known that the nasal inflections of my accent caused me to mispronounce her name for the first ¾ of the podcast, and what’s more for my entire life up until this point, but I have since course corrected and now, we are away!

With that important point out in the open, let’s get into what we are actually talking about in the podcast! Tania and I chatter about something dear to both of our hearts- writing, creativity and how that spills over into and informs our horsing lives also. As a professional writer and teacher, Tania has a liberating view of creativity and how we can inject more of it into our lives and riding for the benefit of ourselves and our horses.

I hope you enjoy it! Comment and tell us your thoughts and please feel free to share the love around!

Want to know where you can find Tania? These are your go-to places!

Write For Your Life
The Red Mare
The Happy Horse

It’s the final podcast for the year! I actually had different plans for December but owing to one thing or another (I explain in the episode itself) that didn’t happen, and I took the message from the universe to reboot things for January.

That said, I didn’t want to leave you just hanging. Ain’t no one got time for that. So this is somewhat of a celebratory wrap-up episode, and what better way to finish the year (decade even!) than with a celebration of enough-ness.

The thing is, it’s very easy for the last moments of a year, and the first of a new one to drive you into a slight panic-nee-existential-crisis about what it is you have been doing with your time, what it is you ARE going to do with your time, and what it is you have or haven’t done. In other words, instead of celebrating what has been and relaxing into what is, we see the end of year deadline as a point of looming judgment as to whether or not what we’ve done- and even more than that, who we are- is enough.

With that in mind, what I’m encouraging you to do is celebrate your enough-ness. To understand that where you are now is the perfect place to continue from and to rest in for the moment- even if that point is far from what you had in mind for yourself.

I hope you enjoy it!

Get your listening ears ready, I have a fun one for you today! In this episode, I’m talking with Kelly Wilson, one third of the dynamic team that is the Wilson sisters and an accomplished author, photographer and wild horse trainer.

Kelly has just released her 13th book, Taming The Wild, that details all of the knowledge she’s gained through her extensive work with wild horses, and that she shares over the course of her month long wild horse workshops. On her home turf of New Zealand, Kelly and her family have done an incredible job bringing the plight of the Kaimanawas, New Zealand’s wild horses to the attention of the public and she continues to be an advocate and voice for wild horse’s across the world.

I would love to know what you think! Please feel free to share the link or screenshot the episode and post to your social media (and make sure you tag us in!).

You can find out more about Kelly on these links:

Website: https://kellywilson.nz/
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/KellyWilsonAuthor/
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/kellywilsonnz/

We are freestyling again this week! I had the inspired thought before recording this to ask the in my JoyRide Member’s Group what was front of mind for the peeps in there and said I would roll with the first comment that came up. Running with that, this episode is all about where to take things when you’ve lost your purpose and drive (but still have the desire).

We talk about:

⭐️ What to look out for in the first instance if you feel that motivation is flagging
⭐️ The importance of learning to sit with discomfort and experiences that may not feel that great
⭐️ How to navigate your way through those “flat zones” where you feel like everything has taken a dive

Click here to read the full transcript!

As per, I would love to hear your thoughts! Please feel free to screenshot and share on social media if you enjoy it (tag me in too!). I really hope it’s useful.

❤️ Jane

A big question I used to muse on a lot:

How do you know how far to take things in training? How do you know when to push through, and when to hold back?

The answer exists in the connection. The moment you lose the mental and emotional connection with your horse, and even before that, the connection with yourself, is the moment you’ve gone too far.

In this episode, I talk about this and so much more including:

⭐️ How to recognise the difference between pre-patterned emotion and emotion that’s true for the moment (so you don’t go to war with yourself)
⭐️ Training with kindness (training yourself that is!)
⭐️ Moving out of your head and into your heart

Click here to read the full transcript!

If you like it, please share and review it! I LOVE seeing the podcast shared with likeminded peeps (you can screenshot it and share to social media) ?? And reviews? Well, on iTunes, they count for a lot.

❤️ Jane

Combining horsemanship and classical dressage, Patrick King is a wealth of knowledge and experience when it comes to a holistic approach to training. Some of you will have caught my conversation with Patrick live a couple of weeks back on Facebook, but I am super excited to bring it to you again in this week’s episode.

Among the many things we cover, Patrick discusses:

⭐️ The difference between groundwork and in-hand work
⭐️ Better understanding contact, and the relationship of the jaw and tongue connection to relaxation
⭐️ The primary and secondary function of the aids
⭐️ How in hand work translates to under saddle

I can’t wait for you to dive into it…. let the awesomeness commence!

You can find it on your favourite podcast app, or this link will shoot you to the episode on my website:

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You can find Patrick in the following places:

Website: www.pkhorsemanship.com
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/PKHorsemanship/
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/patrickkinghorsemanship/

Happy listening!

❤️ Jane

It can be a really tough gig when things start to spiral in a negative direction and throwing the towel in feels like the best (or only) thing to do. I totally get what that feels like and it’s a very unfun place to be. I had different plans for this week’s episode but then a couple of conversations I’ve had this past week or so made me change course and want to talk about how easy it is, firstly to get stuck in a story of our own creation, and secondly, why sometimes the best course of action is to seek relief rather than a solution.

For the most part, all of the thought loops that we cycle through are stories that we are telling ourselves. When we lose our objectivity and are unable to understand our thoughts as experiences rather than absolute truths, it’s easy to lose yourself in a story that serves little constructive purpose.

The other thing is that when you have got yourself into a stuck place, your headspace is such that it can be really hard to be open to solutions. This is why seeking relief- anything that moves you towards better feeling thoughts- it’s often the best start point to soften the edges of your resistance and open you up towards positive possibility.

I hope you enjoy it!

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Well team, I so looking forward to sharing this episode with you! I’m talking with the amazing Karen Rohlf, internationally recognized horsewoman and founder of Dressage Naturally. We discuss what it means to create a happy and empowered partnership with your horse by bringing together the best of the worlds of dressage and partnership-based training including:

• The Happy Athlete Training Scale
• Healthy Biomechanics and gymnastic development
• Self-responsibility, feel, trust and communication in training

There are so many gems in here, I can’t wait for you to listen to it!

Feel free to spread the awesomeness and share it with your friends ❤️

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You can find Karen in the following places:

Dressage Naturally Website

Facebook

Instagram

Guys, I am really excited to share this one with you! You know when something clicks for you? I had one of those experiences last week. Although it presented as a challenge at first, what it actually was one of the best upward cycles of progress I have ever experienced and I’ve reached a whole new level of alignment as a result.

The Double Down method started as a personal process to bust through a limiting belief that I uncovered and evolved to become the latest course that I’ve added to JoyRide, my online program. It encompasses the four main areas that I always seek to pay attention to in my work; the spiritual, the emotional, the logical and the physical and centres around the thought:

I am no longer available to believe that my dreams are unavailable to me.

The spiritual element is faith and trust in myself; the understanding that support is all around me, and that if I just soften the edges of my resistance and back myself, I can attach myself to the thought that I am no longer available to the idea that what I want is unavailable to me.

Emotionally I need to practice the feeling of what it is that I want, well before it’s a part of my physical reality. Essentially, I have to get ahead of what it is I want to experience. Getting ahead of our experience is a true demonstration of our creative power.

Logically, I needed clarity around the process. Confusion and ambiguity are dream killers. So I sat down, identified what it is I am looking to create and how it is I are going to make that happen.

And physically, the commitment to showing up and taking action.

In this episode, I share the story behind the Double Down Method and lead you through the beautiful alchemy that is taking aligned action.

If you enjoy this episode, please share it!

You can tune in here:

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❤️ Jane