Tag: Season 1

A lot of emails and messages find their way into my inbox, and more than a good handful of those are from other people with Equestrian businesses or riders who are wanting to know how it is they can grow in a professional capacity. Now I’m all for collaboration and lifting each other up, and if there is one thing I know, it’s that we need more amazing people out there doing their thing in the horse world… and your thing is not a lotta good to anyone if you don’t put yourself out there. Trust me, I know what a tough gig this can be, but I don’t want those of you who do have something to share in a professional capacity hiding behind the mounting block any longer, so I decided to bring someone in to help out. Today I am talking with the very lovely Rhea Freeman, equestrian and country business coach, on how to do exactly that: How to supercharge your business and get yourself out there

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You can find Rhea in the following places:

Website: www.rheafreemanpr.co.uk
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/RheaFreemanPR/ or the Small & Supercharged Facebook group

We are continuing on with the story time theme this episode! The episode before last I shared with you what I considered to be the main threads that have brought me to where I am now. Off the back of that, I had a number of people ask me the how and whys behind my work, and specifically the different components that led me to put together my membership program.

So! With that in mind, I decided to share the various elements that I see blend together to create mental strength, resilience and confidence, but beyond that, how it is we can gift ourselves with the skills to move towards better feeling spaces and show up for our horses in a way that is congruent and aligned.

There’s quite a lot in this one, but at the heart of it, it describes the movement away from a transactional approach to working with and riding horses, and towards understanding our partnership together as one of transformation. I hope you enjoy it!

❤️ Jane

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I am SO looking forward to you listening to this episode! Not only is Kerri Lake the author of one of my favourite books, Listen Like a Horse, but hearing her words is like plucking jewels out of the ocean; full of learnings and understanding of horses and humans alike that I think you will find enriching and transformational.

In this episode we discuss ways to develop your sensory awareness, what our horses are communicating to us through feeling and expression and ways to develop relationships with compassion, kindness and acceptance.

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You can find Kerri in the following places:

Website: https://www.kerrilake.com/

Facebook:
Listen Like a Horse (https://www.facebook.com/ListenLikeAHorse/)
Generation of Harmony (https://www.facebook.com/generationofharmony/)

Grab a cup of tea for this one because it’s story time! A couple of weeks back I got invited to speak on another podcast and inevitably I got asked the question, “Jane, how is it that you got to be doing the work that you are now?” Truth be told, I find this one of the most difficult questions to answer simply because, I have no idea where to start. My horsing life right back to when I was a little girl, involvement with different facets of mental health, my time overseas working in trauma and aid relief and my adventures studying yoga therapy have all combined as an unlikely but essential mix to bring me to where it is I am today. The interview sparked off the desire to answer that question more completely, which exactly what this episode is- a combination of snapshots from behind the scenes that have come to form the fabric of who I am.

It feels personal and at times a little raw, but I’m a big believer in the value of telling our story, and I hope that in sharing mine, you will feel motivated to share more of yourself also.

Happy listening!

❤️ Jane

I’ve SO been looking forward to sharing this episode with you! Not only is Katy one of my favourite people, and someone I am constantly deferring to for training advice, but I really believe she is someone we can learn a lot from. In addition to helping riders like myself, Katy works with what we might typically describe as problem horses- horses who have been deemed dangerous or undergone some kind of traumatic event or circumstance to move them towards being productive members of society. What I love about Katy is her compassion, her understanding of the principles of training and her attention to the basics and we decided to dedicate this episode to just that. So here it is for you, my conversation with Katy about the ABC’s of horse training.

You can find Katy in the following places:

Website: www.katynegranti.com
Facebook: Katy Negranti Performance Horsemanship (https://www.facebook.com/Katy-Negranti-Performance-Horsemanship-150321735067290/)

In this episode, I share the questions and processes I have been working with to ensure that I am making the best use of my time and energy, and filling my days up with the things that are important to me. Energy management in particular is so important; quite often we might have time to ride but our energy levels aren’t supportive of us getting out there and doing our best work. Grab and pen and paper and work through these questions together with me as we get to the core of what serves the highest and best use of your time.

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Returning to riding and renegotiating what your riding life looks like after you have a baby can be a really tough gig! In this episode, I get together with fellow riders and mums Ellie O’Brien and Sarah Attwater to talk about our own stories and discuss the challenges and adventures that come with combining motherhood, horses and riding.

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Links mentioned in the show:

Ellie O’Brien

Finesse Equestrian 

Working From The Inside Out Podcast

Sarah Attwater

Healthy Horse & Happy Hound Facebook Page

Health Horse & Happy Hound Podcast

Jessica McLaren

Little HoofBeats Blog

Consistently showing up is a superpower. Not only does it create momentum but it ensures your continued progress in ways that may not be obvious to you from session to session. 

In this session, I talk about my own commitment to showing up, the transformation that it’s created in my training and with my horse, and the fixed ideas we have about success that get in the way of us getting out there and doing what is important to us.

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Clicker Training has come to be a big part of the work that I’ve been doing with my horses, and I’m becoming more and more aware of what a powerful training tool it is. Georgia Bruce is not only an accomplished rider and trainer but one of the best in the business when it comes to clicker training and positive reinforcement.

In this episode, I talk to Georgia about the benefits of incorporating clicker training into your own work with your horse, how it works, and her own journey to being a dual medallist at the 2008 Beijing Paralympics.

You can learn more about Georgia on the links below:

Website: http://clickertraining.org/
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/GeorgiaBruce.ClickWithHorses/
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/clickwithhorses/

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If I were to ask you what first comes to mind when you think of “applying the aids”, chances are you would jump immediately to the physical; to how it is you organize your body and what prompts you apply in tangible terms to influence the direction, position or energy of your horse. Thinking of aids only in these terms, however, limits us; it prevents us from transcending a line of communication that begins at the most subtle level, and for any physical manifestations to arise from that place.

The application of the aids does not begin with the physical; it begins with thought and intention. Developing an awareness of and stepping into the practice of fine-tuning your intention opens a world of potential that maximizes you and your horse’s creative possibilities, which is exactly what we are talking about in this episode.

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Creating mental strength and emotional resilience is as much about what you DON’T do, as what you DO do! When it comes to making constructive changes that benefit you both in and out of the saddle, a good place to start is to look at habits and patterns that AREN’T serving you or are getting in the way before you summon all of your energies on new ways of going about things.  With that in mind, we’re going to run through the 7 things that you can STOP doing to optimize your brain space and get your heart and mind in tune with how it is you want to feel, who it is you want to be, and what it is you want to think.

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Robyn Schiller grew up being a horse-crazy kid in California, riding before she could even walk and showing as a youth along with her mother in the Western all-around events. She is an extremely accomplished rider and highly decorated showperson (a World Championship & Rookie of the Year titles amongst them). Robyn’s can-do attitude, intelligence, and work ethic have served her well in both equine competition and work. Robyn was also part of Team Australia for the World Equestrian Games in 2018. In this episode, I talk to Robyn about WEG, competing, anxiety and the journey with horses.

You can find Robyn by visiting www.warwickschiller.com. If you enjoy this episode, please subscribe and leave a review!

Overwhelm and procrastination is something that we have all dealt with at one time or another. Developing skills to negotiate it effectively is really important to ensure that we don’t stay stuck and repetitively cycle through unhelpful emotions. In this episode, I talk about my own experiences with overwhelm and procrastination and how I found my way through to the other side!

When it comes to returning from injury, there are several narratives that are commonly talked about which I consider to be wildly inadequate when it comes to dealing with injury and trauma- “think positive” is one of them. In this episode, I talk about the returning from injury, the problem I have with the common rhetoric around it, and the necessity for it to be a visceral exploration of pressing reset for the body and mind in a way that is supportive and comforting.

In this episode, I am talking with my fabulous friend and energy worker, Kathy Price. Kathy works with a technique called Point of Balance, which applies to both horses and humans alike. We were in California together recently and I took the opportunity to snaffle her and record this episode together. I hope you enjoy it!

This session is a live clinic recording from the 2019 Western States Horse Expo in Sacramento California. The topic is “Returning from Injury”- I hope you enjoy it! Please feel free to share on social media and leave a review!

After my recent trip to California, Warwick and I took the opportunity to catch up and discuss our recent individual and join clinics at the Western States Horse Expo in Sacramento, as well as our horsing philosophies and the direction that we are taking things in our work with people and horses.

This session is a live clinic recording from the 2019 Western States Horse Expo in Sacramento California. The topic is “Dealing with fear in the saddle”- I hope you enjoy it!

This session is a live clinic recording from the 2019 Western States Horse Expo in Sacramento California. The topic is “Dealing with fear in the saddle”- I hope you enjoy it!

 

 

Anxiety both in and out of the saddle is such a common mood state to experience- and while you are in the midst of it, often completely overwhelming! Whilst the experience of riding anxiety is prevalent, understanding why and how it arises is vital in order to find a solution that is going to work for you.

In this episode, we discuss the anatomy of anxiety so you can better understand how and why it happens and what’s more, how to deal with it.

Ever felt held back by the fear about what other people might think? Stopped yourself from putting yourself out there, entering that competition, or stepping up for fear of the ramifications? This is the episode for you! In this episode, I chat about how we self-sabotage and limit ourselves based not only on worries and concerns, but on our self-imposed limit of how much “good stuff” we can handle.

The principles I discuss are really important understandings to have to ensure you don’t keep hitting your own glass ceiling and create habits and practices that limit the success of both you and your horse. 

Serious about enjoying and getting the best out of you and your horse in competition? Of course you are! The secret is to pay as much attention to your mental preparation as you do being physically prepared.

In this episode, we run through 6 steps to mentally fortify you and get you prepped and primed for competition.

In this episode, we go through five strategies for cultivating confidence, both on the ground AND in the saddle.

Emotional busy-ness is something that we all dip and out of periodically, but if we aren’t mindful of how we are managing our focus and creating space in the day for downtime and reflection, it can become our day-to-day modus operandi. Not only does this cause us to carry a feeling of “rush” with us, but it also impacts our ability to stay present, to focus on the task at hand and to be able to manage our mindset under pressure.

Emotional busy-ness also has immediate consequences when it comes to working with our horses. If there’s one things that’s essential, not only to your mindset, but to your ability to be responsive as opposed to reactive as a trainer and rider (and as soon as we get in the saddle or pick up on the lead rope we are both of these, whether we formally identify with them or not) it’s the ability to be present. Emotional busy-ness pulls us out of the present and positions us mentally in the past or in the future, depending on the thought process at the time. There are many ramifications of this training wise; in this episode we talk about how mind clutter affects your working memory and in turn, your ability to focus.

Let’s talk about the little voice inside your head that tells you you’re not good enough! The feeling that you are somehow not worthy, deserving or good enough are the top players when it comes to limiting beliefs and there’s a tremendous sense of liberation that can come from understanding that these beliefs aren’t necessarily specific to your experience alone- they are part of the HUMAN experience.

In this episode, I talk about limiting beliefs, the belief system cycle and the impact they have on your riding and on your life.