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Today I am asking you to take a good look at how you see yourself? What's your take on you and where you are at, in your life, relationships, career, and horse life and work.
How do you rate your potential right now - a 5* Ten or a knock down 3.5? Well today I am going to show you how to start thinking…
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Added by Chanti Cleland on April 23, 2015 at 3:00am —
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I have a confession to make.....
I was feeding my horses, checking on the water, and generally mooching around the field, hanging out with them, when suddenly my phone rang. It was my long standing close friend and 'adopted' big brother Paul, one of the best Music Perrformance Coaches in the business. I was delighted as it seemed such a long time since we had chatted. Whilst we were chatting I found myself confessing something and it kind of came from…
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Added by Chanti Cleland on April 16, 2015 at 4:56am —
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Today is my Tip number 3 in boosting your self belief in you, with a view to aiding your horsemanship with your horse.
Are you aware of the relationship between your thoughts and how you behave, and what your body language and energy are really saying about you?
Now this is something that I see in a lot of horse owners that I meet, and I have a confession, from time to time, I am guilty of the same thing too.
We unintentionally make life much…
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Added by Chanti Cleland on April 15, 2015 at 10:18am —
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Good morning, now then I promised that I would share some more tips about self belief, so here is tip number two for you.
Self belief is feeling good enough; its the feeling that you can handle whatever life, or your horse throws at you? Its about having a healthy appreciation and acknowledgement (we often forget this bit), of your abilities and talents. Its not about anything superficial.
Its about being OK with you, and OK with where you are at with your…
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Added by Chanti Cleland on April 9, 2015 at 3:56am —
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When things go wrong in our horse work, our horsemanship, our riding.....we begin to blame ourselves; but we also take it further. Sometimes we can blame ourselves so much when things go wrong that we stop trying, we stop searching for an answer, we stop attempting to move forward and begin to move backwards.
This does not just affect our relationship with our horses, it starts to creep into other areas of our lives, how we see ourselves, our social interactions, our careers…
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Added by Chanti Cleland on April 8, 2015 at 10:52am —
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Jumping, it has the ability to thrill and to strike fear into riders, sometimes all at once! However, if approached in a systematic and patient manner, most of the fear will dissipate allowing both you and your horse to enjoy jumping; whether it be a pop every now and then, or a trip round a course of fences weekly at a local show.
You can listen to the audio lesson over on the original blog post …
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Added by Lorna Leeson on April 8, 2015 at 8:00am —
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*Needs a confident rider*. If you see those words while paging though horse ads, what do you think? Used car salesmen don’t have a thing on horse traders. Would you climb in the saddle? Is it the punchline for a joke?
Maybe the real question is what horse doesn’t need a confident rider? It’s kind of a no-brainer when you look at it…
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Added by Anna Blake on August 29, 2014 at 9:00am —
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What do you think when you see this photo?
Do you notice that sweet S-curve in his tail? It’s the sure sign of a relaxed back on a forward, soft horse. This walk speaks volumes about his rider, too. What a lovely sight.…
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Added by Anna Blake on October 18, 2013 at 8:35am —
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Re-adjusted my focus!! Cathy River's new blog post The Language of Confidence. Amazing what I've been saying to myself...#shift #mindset....
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Added by Sarah Redfield on September 11, 2012 at 5:23pm —
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Love! that Cathy Rivers is now offering that following:
Horses know exactly who you are. That’s a fact. So wouldn’t it be nice to know exactly who they are? Especially if you’re equestrian genre is competitive dressage? How about resolving – once and for all – the frustrating challenges in your horse’s training, as well as in your own, that’s keeping you both from the winner’s marks.
Cathy Rivers, holistic horse therapist, accomplished dressage…
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Added by Sarah Redfield on June 15, 2012 at 4:08pm —
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It starts pretty much the same way for most of us:
One day we see a horse. He’s beautiful and free, with an improbable balance of pride and humility. He seems comfortable with his perfection. Most people can just go on about their business…
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Added by Anna Blake on June 15, 2012 at 8:45am —
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Had the opportunity to experience the process of Inner Nature Design...amazing...Cathy (Rivers) did my design....she's now offering the process to the equine community! It was definitely the missing piece for me...so I want to share and re-post this from her blog! Also, she's doing a free 30-minute Discover Session if anyone's interested...it's so worth it!
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Added by Sarah Redfield on May 22, 2012 at 12:10pm —
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Cathy River's latest blog re-post from http://www.bighorsedeams.com. Love this!
This past week I have been introducing my 2 year old filly to the bit. First two times, no problem. She was willing to put it in her mouth and she chewed and fussed on the rubber snaffle. Then came bit attempt #3 and out came the “You Can’t Make Me!” For little Peg, she decided there was nothing in it…
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Added by Sarah Redfield on May 18, 2012 at 10:46am —
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Olympia, Washington, May 4, 2012 -- Everyone knows that confidence and success come hand-in-hand. So whether you need a little boost or a lot of building, nationally known equestrian confidence coach Cathy Rivers, as part of her Big Horse Dreams, The Confident Equestrian Program, has designed a new e-Workbook that provides a proven learning progression for mastering confidence skills in order to improve your training, riding, competing, communication and overall enjoyment…
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Added by Sarah Redfield on May 4, 2012 at 2:00pm —
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By Patti Bartsch, M.A., Ph.D. ~ www.NaturallyUnbridled.com
Have you ever had one of those days when you’re completely conscious of your underwear? You know, the elastic might be on its way out or the cut is just wrong and…
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Added by Patti Bartsch, Ph.D. on August 26, 2011 at 4:30pm —
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Added by Me & My Big Girl on June 21, 2011 at 9:37am —
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If you aren’t getting the full experience with your horse that you would like to have because of confidence, please read on!
We work hard to help our horses become “bomb proof” and confident, well now it’s time to De-Spook You™.
My clients, who are Olympic hopefuls, backyard riders and everything in between, have shared with me the thousands of dollars they’ve spent on training gear, clinics, lessons, books, DVD’s, CD’s etc all to help their HORSES…
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Added by Anke Johnson on February 23, 2011 at 6:13pm —
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Added by Kimberly Cox Carneal on August 1, 2010 at 10:30pm —
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10 yr gelding has…
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Added by Randy Byers Horsemanship on May 26, 2010 at 12:30pm —
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"I have been raising a family for the last 20 years and I need help with my confidence. I was a fearless rider when I was younger, but now I am nervous. Last year I got hurt and I am not sure if I want to just hop on, now. My horse is very… Continue
Added by Randy Byers Horsemanship on May 21, 2010 at 12:00am —
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