Confidence & Overcoming Fears | Equestrian Prep
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- Опубликовано: 16 окт 2024
- In this video, I talk about how to be confident as an equestrian, from riding to just handling your horse on the ground! I hope this video inspires you for the new year! xoxo
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Finally! I have a real fear of jumping after a bad fall meaning I couldn't walk for a week🐴Gonna try jumping later now❤️🐴
grace0 go for it
You may not remember but I have a fear to if jumping and how did that ride go
grace0 same thing happened to me no joke and my parents say that I was a better rider before that fall and every since then it’s be going down hill but her video definitely helps!
I did jumping the other day and my it felt like my horse was going to refuse and I got left behind my mum said that u have to make sure that u commit to going over the jump don’t slow down when the horse slows get him at a good speed
Not walking for a week isn’t a bad fall, I broke my ribs pal
I’m 12 and today was my first time riding and we went out on the roads. There was me and 4 others (including the owner) I had one person lead the horse and one walking next to me. It was a bit scary at first and hopefully this video will help me for next time! ♥️
great video, its so easy to lose your confidence with horses after an accident, but this video has some great tips!
Thank you so much!
YESS GIRL omg you guys make the best videos and this video is very helpful!❤️🐴
Reese Olivia Simpson yes for sure love your channel
Thank you so much!
Reese Olivia Simpson Oh my god, I love you Reese! ❤️❤️
EquestrianPrep I got bucked off a while ago and this video has helped me get a lot of confidence back ❤👍🐴
Reese Olivia Simpson
Omg thank you so much for this video! I was a bit of scared and nervous about jumping because I had a fall but this video helped me so freaking much! I'm so confident now!
We're so glad it helped that much!
I legit just found your channel and I love it sooo much already... i ride horses and this is sooooo helpful thank you so much!!!
Thank you so much! Glad it could help :)
i’ve needed this so much. the horse i currently ride (her name is ellie) has shaken my confidence. i’ve been riding western basically my entire life and i recently started riding english a couple months ago. ellie has challenged me a lot in the last few months and i’ve fallen off of her a lot recently and now i’m less confident with her which makes my riding worse. thank you so much for this 💛
Glad it helped!
When you face your worst fears, you can accomplish anything!
True
Definitely!
i haven’t ridden in a month or so and last time i rode i had a bit of a scare (not the horses fault, but i felt ill and like i was gonna pass out) and now i’m really anxious and struggling to get the motivation to get back on, i’m just scared that it will happen again ! :( x
my fear has been here for awhile and it’s breaking me. horses are my life. i’ve come a long way since the fall that caused my fear. and now i realize my fear is not of riding but of jumping. idk i just feel like everything will go wrong if i jump, ya know?
Same! I’ve been riding for 11 years and started jumping 1 year ago. Every single time before a jump I hesitate! It’s so bad!!! I think it’s because I want to be in control and find my own distance so I hold back because I’m scared of long / short spots. I cant ever tell what my horse is going to do 😩
For a video suggestion how about "English vs Western riders" so a comparison of English and western
Thanks for the idea!
Thank you for making this! When I rode more I was terrified of my horse spooking and/or me losing control of my horse because I didn't want any of the other riders or the horse I was riding to get hurt. This video really helped me, and I will start putting it to use
Thank you, I'm really glad it could help!
Hi!! Today i fell off my horse when i was doing a 2 foot oxer, and obviously my horse did not trust me anymore because i threw me shoulders forwards and did a summer-salt off her neck and when i tried again i kept on having a bunch of refusals and even my trainer got on my horse and still had refusals (And my trainer competed in the olympics) i feel like i just destroyed my horse😔
Now i feel super discouraged and disappointed in myself. Do you have any advice??!!
You did not destroy your horse, it was just a bad ride. Just keep trying and working with your trainer!
EquestrianPrep Thanks, I. Am working hard but i am also riding another pony now, and i feel much more confident
i think what you should do is try smaller jumps and work up to a 1 foot oxer
Another tip for spooking relax and let your body go with it almost as if you are at the sitting trot. This really helped me when I first got my horse and please correct me if my info is wrong.
This is a super duper helpful video!! Thank you for uploading this!!!🌈❤
Thank you!
so glad you made this video, I haven't been too confident for about 6 months now after getting back on after a traumatic fall, thank you for the tipssss
Aw, thanks!
My advice for spooking would be to just let them go. I would just let them freak themselves out and then chill out themselves, and then just continue like nothing happened, just as you said. Great video! you are goalssss :D
I REALLY love your channel!!! When I saw that penny was for sale i was lik: I REALLY WANT THAT HORSE BUT I LIVE TO FARE A WAY!
Aw, thank you!
Once a naught pony I was fighting decided to bolt off with me and I was screaming and trying to stop him and my instructor was just laughing at me and it just made me relax and laugh as well
I just started riding 2 years ago and I am still having trouble with me confidence and this video helped alot
Same
Guys make more videos PLEASE!!! I can't go 3 weeks without watching your video's. I love you guys and your videos.
Thank you so much! We just uploaded!
I used to jump 1 meter+ but for some reason my confidence went down and I can’t get over it so thank youuuuu for the video
This is so true!! my horse is so so stubborn. And doesn’t like me grabbing his halter
I love your eyebrows!!
Thanks!
I love this video! And it's so helpful! Xx happy new year!
Thank you so much!
Awesome video!!! One tip I have about being confident after a fall is to kind off (as long as you aren't hurt!) brush off the fact that you fell, that might sound like a bad idea, but I really find it's best to just get back on right away and do the jump again or whatever it was. But it's also very important to first realize WHY you fell and how to make sure that doesn't happen again. For instance, yesterday I was doing grid work on a very stubborn, hot pony that will take ANY excuse to stop. I kept putting my hands down and dropping my shoulder too early, so she would stop. I went over her head and landed on the jump. LUCKILY, I wasn't hurt at all! So I got back on right away and did the grid again. I knew I fell because this particular pony doesn't allow tipped shoulders, so I made sure to carry my hands above her withers right until we were in the air for a release.
Yeah, I definitely think you have to move past a fall and realize your mistakes to be able to do better!
In November I got in a bad wreak. I haven't rode or been with the horses since. This video helped inspired me to go out and ride. Thank you so much!❤️xoxo
I'm sorry, we're glad that this could help!
I needed this because I broke my arm falling off a school horse and I'm still nervous about riding. Thanks for making this
Aw, you're welcome!
This was soo helpful!!! I fell off onto a jump about a week or so ago, and my pony's been scared ever since. Awesome video! 💗🐴
Thank you, glad we could help!
I was super confident in the start but it slowly seared down for some reason. I really don't know why but I started to develop a bad fear of cantering. Like trotting? yes. Jumping? yes. but if you ask me to canter I have a mini heart attack lol. I fell of cantering a week ago and today had my first lesson after a fall. I was put on this adorable 14hh horse that was perfect for me but I got off before cantering because I was scared. I don't know what to do. Its gotten to the point where I am not progressing anymore if anything im going backwards. Part of the problem is that my trainer keeps putting me on new horses instead of keeping me on one specific horse that I can get used to. I bitterly dread Sundays because I know I have riding and I hate that because riding is my life and a few months ago I would count down the days until I got to go to the barn but now not so much. What do I do? Please help I literally considered quitting and I do NOT want to quit. Also I forgot to mention that there is one pony I have a huge amount of confidence on and can canter in 4 laps greatly but I never get to ride him because everyone loves him. I feel so lost and alone. I ride with my sister and cousin and my cousin used to be super bad but now she is so good and much better than me. It doesn't annoy me that she is better than me, it annoys me that she is super confident. Also I am lucky because its winter right now but the second it gets warm I am going to have to use the outdoor arena and its so big and I don't think I can canter in it and I am just freaking out please someone help me before I quit or something. 😫🤍
I think it could be beneficial for you to take a break from riding! Even it's just for a couple weeks or maybe a couple months. It should be fun, not something you dread. And I find taking a break, makes coming back more exciting. Also, talk to your trainer about it! Be honest about your fears and make a plan to work through them.
@@EquestrianPrep thank you
Yessssss! I had such bad confidence issues up until like a year ago and these are pretty much exactly what I used to get out of them & im happy you shared these! Also tip 2 is literally me right now because my new horse is the boss mare of the barn and I'm still trying to establish my dominance and it's not fun lmao
Aw thanks! Hope it all works out :)
Recently, I had a fall on a horse called Gerry and it really knocked my confidence. So I made the mistake of not jumping for a couple of months. I went back into jumping again and I just fell off straight away I just couldn’t get the strides in or anything and it makes me really upset to think I used to be jumping 1m etc and now I can’t even jump a cross pole
This helped so much because I had a really bad fall and haven't been the same riding that horse so this helped a bunch
Aw, we're glad it could help!
Super helpful! Thanks!
Hi! I ride and I am getting a pony this week!!!! I'm so excited and your channel has so many great tips! Thank you!
Aw, that's great!
This video is really helpful! I just recently got into a riding accident and have not been very confident in my riding. Hopefully these tips will help!❤
We hope they do too!
Thanks this helped me so much! I rode a young horse and this really helped a lot!! I love your channel keep making awesome videos!
We're glad we could help!
Thanks so much I started lessons a few days ago and came across this video and it helped so much you guys are awesome!!!
Thank you! I'm glad it could help!
Thanks so much for this video my trainer's 17h thoroughbred tried to through me while we were doing a course and it totally shook me up...but this totally helped thanks!
Thank you!
Know that fear is normal. I have had my horse for 15 years, moved to a new barn and I had a weird fear of riding her at the new barn. I made myself get on last night bareback with a halter and reins, and I feel so much better.
You two have really come and taught a long way! How come you don't film with Julie anymore?
+Phoenix Equestrian thanks! And we just haven't been able to see each other bc of the roads and I was sick to film but we still want to upload so we are just filming individually
Oh okay! I hope the condition of the roads improves and that you won't be sick anymore
Really needed this!!!
Glad we could help :)
Thanks! This video actually really helped. I am a kinda beginner rider and get scared at some things while riding. 💖
Glad it could help!
love you guys so much I laugh so much more when you guys are both together you inspire me thank you so much for making your videos
Aw, thank you so much :)
I found all these tips ad tricks totally relateable. As you were talking, i was noticing that i also use the same tricks! i didnt even realize i did this stuff lol
That's awesome!
Thanks I’m so exited I’m going to go to a barn near me to train
I don’t have a horse and I’m not getting one anytime soon but they have horses there that I can use
I’m so excited
This was so helpful!! Awesome video!❤️
Thank you :)
YASSS Girl I've needed this in my life :)
Thanks :)
I am not scared but I get nerves and start to freak sometimes but this vid was very helpful thank you so much 😊
Glad that it could help :)
A few years ago I was not scared to fall and jumped everything that was put up. But since I fell off my horse at a track and could not ride a month, I got scared. I didn’t notice but I froze when the horse I rode on went ‘to’ hard in galop even if it was its normal rithem. I dare not jump higher than 1 m. But now I’m riding a horse I used to ride. And I’m so proud of myself. I’m not freezing anymore and I dared to jump 90cm even while I knew the horse would probably stop😅🙊 but slowly I’m getting more confidence
Ahh, I love this! You put everything so well into words!
Thank you!
Recommendations?
I take lessons and I have a project horse that I help my trainer train he’s a 15.3-16.0 hands were not sure what he is we’re positive he has fresian and I’m only 5’0 so he’s very big for me and we’ve come a long way but the past 2 weeks there was a mare in the other field In heat and he was going crazy( he’s gelded)so I had to go get him from his field and I led him to his stall because we had a little one group lesson that I was helping with and the little ones were freaking out and so he started rearing while I was leading him but once I put him in the stall and calmed him down he was fine but then the week after we had a small Halloween get together after my group lesson for the “older kids” there was about 5-6 of us and I was brushing him getting some bonding time and he started trying to buck and stuff so I gave him cool off time and calmed him down and then took everything easy and was going to lunge him but he started freaking out again. Any recommendations to help with my confidence with handling him cause ever since I’ve been really nervous around him
Im 5’2 and own a 16hh & 15.3 hand horse- i understand your struggle! Maybe try and get out to the barn as OFTEN as you can, lunge him, work him and really establish yourself. Lunging is a great way to bond with your horse, AND a great way to say “hey, im the boss”. Anytime he gets excited just work him, when lunging ASK him to buck; ASK him to be crazy because he can get it out! just watch yourself and let him play around, but then take control and direct him on what you want to do. Try desensitization with him aswell, as it seems hes quite sensitive. Trailer him places just to walk him around and lunge him on the lead, bring him out by mares, bring him out by geldings, bring him to the arena when horses are being ridden there. Anytime he acts up when you’re leading or on the ground asking him to stand; BACK him up like you MEAN it- return the energy he gave you. Pull him down (stay to the side, do not get hurt) when he rears and walk him forward, then back him up. Repeat the process. if he tries to paw while standing still; kiss at him. thats another impatient and bad habit. Just remember to assert yourself! Try lunging and asking him to relax and such there. If you have a roundpen try free lunging him!
Love this video😍😍 can you do a riding dears-video? That would be so fun🦄🦄
Thanks! That's a great idea.
i don't care how you sound i just like how you guys are funny
Aw, thanks!
Thank you so much for this video. It has helped me so much.
thanks this has helped so much with my 1st comp
You're welcome!
I love this! very helpful and you are so lucky to have snow days loll
Thanks!
At the moment i'm learning to canter again so this helps alot! My instructor tried to make me canter and Anxiety kicked in and I just halted.
SAME I AM SO SCARED TO CANTER
@@samlovestaylorswift well i can tell you as that was 4 years ago, it was the most fun i'd ever had! you won't regret it :)
@@lia-du1mz I have cantered before and I used to be pretty good at it but all the sudden my confidence cantering is gone after falling off cantering :/
YAS yall make le BASTTT videos, ily this was so helpful!
Aw, thank you so much!
Yesterday I was riding blackey and we were cantering then the saddle flipped over and I was holdin on to her mane for dear life!
Omg!
great video as always!! extremely helpful!!
Thank you!
Omg thank you so much! I was really nervous about hacking with my mom's green 5 year old and her friends spooky horse but this will make me more confident about doing it😊❤️
Awesome video and really helpful advice💕
Thank you!
This video was really helpful I’ve been riding for 7 years but recently switched to a knew barn witch allowed me to jump properly and I have been recently getting quite good and am starting som proper shows in small classes but yesterday I didn’t fell like I couldn’t ,d jump and I was only jumping some cross poles as warm up and I did flat for the rest of the lesson and today I freaked out agin but managed to jump very low compared to normal. On Saturday I got bucked and bolted with but didn’t fall of so now I’m paranoid my luck was to much and I will fall of and I can’t jump as-well anymore even though it was real random
Thank you alot for this, i've been scrolling for ages on the search and im glad i found this video. My pony is like a spit fire, lets just say he's rather opinionated, he occasionally bucks and sometimes throws in some rears, we've had medical things checked and nothing is wrong with him, I haven't ridden in a while (If im brutally honest) because i've been feeling a bit anxious because of that, but since he also spooks too, I think this video will really help aswell so I appreciate you being the solution (Hopefully) to bringing back my confidence!
PS I appologise about how outdated i've written this 😅
Hi Emma,
I hope you and your pony are doing well! If you're still finding yourself having confidence challenges with him, check out www.HypnoRide.com. Positive visualization can work wonders when it comes to finding your confidence. So much of confidence issues are rooted in our unconscious mind, and the guided meditation recordings that we offer help tap into and reprogram your unconscious mind so that you can become the rider you want to be!
Good luck, and happy riding! :)
Kathryn
@@KMCKathryn Thank you so much!!!
This is really helpful I just got two horses and it's so hard thank you
We're glad we could help :)
For a video suggestion could you do a "winter riding cloths"
That's a great idea!
Thank you, my confidence is shit almost all the time so this helped a lot! 💕💖🌷
You're welcome, glad that it could help :)
This video was amazing, thankyou so much!
Thank you, glad it was helpful!
One time my pony got scared walking past this log.. It was kind of funny but I halted him, re-assured him then when we walked past it, I gave him a piece of carrot. He's been fine ever since!! 😉😊
Thank you very much, Im quite new to riding and I found this very helpful. I'm going to but all of this into practice next time I ride P.S love ur channel
Thank you, glad that this video was helpful!
Thanks this helped so much ❤
Glad it helped!
I ride every second week but now I get to start riding every week!!!!!!
I fell off a pony (not mine) twice last year. and I still have pain on my back from that fall and it was pretty bad. now I get really nervous when I ride a strange horse. I only “trust” my own. :/ I took lessons on lesson ponies so I can trust strange horses again
You are wearing two different earrings and I'm living for it
I’m beginner to intermediate rider and I had a fall almost a year ago. This fall has pulled me down and down again. When I first started I loved learning new skills and working on the newer things like learning to jump and canter. But now and for almost a year I haven’t progressed at all. I’m stuck in this time loop of fear when cantering and jumping. Because during the fall my horse bolted from the canter and I fell off. I’ve been riding for about 2 years now and I still act as if I just learned how to canter and jump. I’m always fearful and often have to tell my trainer I don’t want to do a certain exercise. I’ve watched tons of these videos and I just can’t overcome my fears. I never want to quit riding because I love it so much. But I’m not getting any better and I feel as though I’m lost. I have no idea what to do and I was wondering if anyone has been in this situation themselves and had any tips on overcoming this. I still can’t canter right because I’m to afraid to do anything to change it. My biggest fear has always been the canter and it scares me just thinking about it. I wish I could just return to the way I was before. Now I’ve lost the barn I loved and the only horse that I felt brave on. I like my new barn but I wish I had that horse with me.
I can completely relate to this. I think it is so important to have an open conversation with your trainer about how you're feeling. They might not understand how serious your fears are, and if you talk to them, they can find ways to support you and move forward. I would also suggest just spending time doing the things you love at the barn, for me, it's grooming! And then maybe just tack up and go for a low stress walk on your horse. Everything takes time, and it's very easy to be hard on yourself. I believe in you, go at your own pase!
Everything you said in this video is sooo true! I already knew almost everyhing but i think it will be so helpful for younger riders! Love your videos and passion for riding. It is very nice to see, that in USA there are also such horselovers....i am from czech republic and if you know where it is, please give this comment like, i would appreciate it. Love you so much and keep making these amazing videos! :)
+Šárka Škrobánková thank you so much! That is amazing you're all the way from Czech Republic :) love you too
I love your thumbnail!!!😍
Thank you!
Happy new year.
Thanks, you too!
I don't have a horse 🏇 but I really want one and your videos help me understand more about horses thanks guys
Aw, thank you!
Love it!!! This helped me so much!!!!
Thanks, so glad it helped!
yes vlogs
I've fallen into a rut. I can't jump. I'm going over 60cm and I'm falling on to my horses neck every time I jump. Maybe because my trainer only has an outdoor arena and during the winter it's like 3 week gaps but I'm really unconfident rn. Thank you!
BEST VIDEO EVEEEERRR 😍😱😍
Aw, thank you :)
Thank you this is so helpful for me.
ISA YOU'RE FAMOUS!!!!!😂
Thanks you so much it’s helping
I love your advice, but my problem is that I can't ride my horse everyday because we board him an hour and 20 minutes away. My other problem is that we think he slipped on ice when we first got him last year in February and he still has a really bad limp after almost 1 year; And of course this affects me riding him because it hurts him. Last 2 times I rode him, I was riding English for the first time with him because that's what the chiropractor told me to do. So I rode him English and after 3 steps he reared up 3 times and I fell off. After that, I have lost trust in him, I am terrified to ride him next time whenever that would be and I can't work with him to gain trust because he has mood swings and it's hard to control my emotions around him because he can be so mean to me. I've ridden a different horse one time after I fell off, but other that that, I haven't had time to ride which makes me upset. So I'm asking for your advice please. And as much as we want to board him closer to us, we can't afford to pay any higher board than we are for both of our horses.
I'm so sorry! I would recommend doing a lot of ground work with him to regain his trust and gain a bond.
Thanks for the super helpful video!!
You're welcome!
I love watching your videos!!!!
Thank you :)
Great video it helped me a lot! Do u have any tips on jumping because recently I had a riding lesson a dressage test I will soon be doing (intro C) but then my instructor said to pop over a little cross pole. I did it and I almost fell on to Sunny neck and I did it again but it was better. The only thing is I done it but I'm super nervous to try again because I tried jumping on another pony called Megan and I fell of due to my position and balance. Do u have any tips on jumping and learning how to jump for beginners? I really want to learn but I'm just super nervous!! Thanks xx
I would say to have a really strong leg, which will help you stay balanced in the saddle. Also, working on your two-point when you aren't jumping might help! Overall, I'd recommend the help of a trainer.
EquestrianPrep Thank you I will definitely try the two point position🐎😊
I love your channel😘 can't wait to ride again in 2017!!
Thank you!
Just recovered after 6 months of not riding because of a bad fall and I’ve been struggling with getting back on
What camera do you use?
Canon t5i :)
Great video and tips!!
Thanks!
When are you guys planning on posting next?
We just uploaded!
my lease horse is terrible with strides and im worried that’s he’ll mess up the strides and i’ll fall but i’m hoping to get over the fear :)
I love the video thank youu❤happy new year😁💞love you guys😍it is very help full this and all videos😊💅🏼💞👩🏼✈️
Thank you!
this helped me sooooooo much thank you xx
I fell cantering not bad but after it I actually feel more comfortable since I wasn’t badly hurt