Tag: dealing with stress

Your Mindset and How it affects your riding

It seems like everyone is talking about Mindset these days.  I hate to even bring it up, but your mindset really does effects how you ride.  To put it simply your mindset is the way you think or perceive the world.  We all have a mindset: good, bad, ugly, and in between. It is how we look at […]

Rest and the Equine Professional

Do you understand why rest is so important to you as a business owner and facility manager?

The Giver Syndrome and the Equine Professional

There is a fine line between emotional fitness and emotional shut down. There difference can make or break your business.

The barn environment and our struggle to preserve it.

Today I had a very new experience for me.  And I just have to share.   I tried to fire a boarder today. And she would not leave. Today is the first day of the month and as required by my boarding I emailed her last night to give her a 30-day notice to move her horse.  I […]

One moment in time

Sometimes, judges tell us things we don’t want to hear. Sometimes they tell us things we need to hear. It can be like having a courageous conversation..

Stress and Horse shows

Stress. It makes your heart pound, your breathing quickens and you start sweating and swearing   Normally, we interpret these physical changes as anxiety or signs that we aren’t coping very well with the pressure.   And for years we have been thought that stress is not good for our overall health.  In fact, for years, stress has been known as […]