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August 31, 2017
Building Confidence

Building confidence in riding is something I am very passionate about. I hit rock bottom myself about 10 years ago and didn't ride one of my horses for a year because I was too terrified. I learned the hard way how very few trainers and teachers out there truly understand how fear can affect your riding, especially if they have never gone through it themselves. A few days ago, I had the pleasure of helping Liz get back on her pony for the first time since March. I used a number of different techniques to help Liz prepare herself and stay present during the lesson. We set very small goals for her session and she did so well, we ended up doing far more. Liz messaged me today 'I really feel I can do this now and play confidently with the three boys'. I love receiving this sort of feedback!

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August 8, 2017
BHSAI qualification

So one of the reasons I have been so intermittent about posting lately is that I have been working on gaining new qualifications. The good news is that I am now a BHS* Assistant Instructor and a UKCC Level 2 Coach. This has taken four exams over the past 14 months and lots of revision and paperwork in the meantime. It's been a lot of hardwork but I'm really pleased that I stuck with it. This gives me new opprtunities moving forwards to offer a greater range of teaching to clients, not only to do with riding but also horse care and management. Thank you to all my clients who have been patient with me while I progressed with this goal.