Even nature-loving positive horse rider can find one or two things in life to get worried about or pressured over. The thing is, it isn’t only detrimental to their health it is also negative to their relationship with their horses. The problem seems to lie in the way adults take negative things and dwell on them even unconsciously, and so stressful issues are always at the back of our minds and though not actively having an effect on our activities, are still seeping stress into our system. Think about it: as youngsters when we were just dreaming up cowboy and cowgirl fantasies without even knowing a thing about horse riding or equestrian sport, we were carefree and unburdened. No nerve-wrangling tensions limiting our physical and mental capacities and as a result, we not only enjoyed life for what it was but were more subject to learning and broadening horizons.

But the effects of stress on an equestrian aren’t restricted to just her capability to learn new dressage coaching regimens or a whole different line of equestrian sport. Where as a child first seeing the wonders of Olympic sport as stunning as dressage she dreamed of taking part in it, today she dreads the thought of the rigorous coaching it entails.

The point is well established and generally known, but a resolution to that difficulty isn’t easily available to many. To an equestrian the way stressful factors affect her personality and thus her disposition when horse riding or coaching can influence how well—or in this example how badly—she performs. Not only that, but since as a horse and rider tandam the equestrian should be able to flow with her steed and vice versa, the pony she rides would be influenced negatively by all the stored up stress in the rider’s body. Not a lot of people know the way to get shot of their stress, but there are powerful methods to.

The importance of ridding yourself of negative stress can be exemplified by how smooth and nice a horse riding or training program goes with your equine partner. Horses teamed up with their own riders are reliant herd members with the riders as their leaders. They look to the leader for support and direction. If the leader’s grouchy as can be attested to by his temperament or his bodily motions or tensions, then the horse following her would probably develop a similar temperament or disposition, or at a minimum respond in a similarly unfavourable way.

The better you influence your body to release unnecessary stress, the better you will be able to find your centre, achieve your balance, relax, and unreservedly influence and control your mount. Similarly, less stress means less resistance, and the less resistance there is in a partnering between horses and riders, the better and longer the sound relationship lasts. Resistance in a partnership is like having a single body fight itself. It’s downright hard on the physical faculties and counter productive particularly coaching. Remember how sensitive a horse is, and by doing so realize just how important it is to get rid of your stress for both you and your pony.

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