Why would I need EquiSecrets equestrian personal coaching?

Personal coaching programmes are widely available to help people deal with the challenges and problems encountered in their personal and professional lives.

As a horse owner/rider, a personal coach can be a very effective way to rid yourself of the unwanted behaviours or limiting beliefs that are holding you and your horse back.

Do you identify with any of these statements?

• Have you reached the point when you just can't face another day feeling anxious about riding or handling your horse?
• Do you make excuses not to ride?
  (not enough time, it's too cold, got to pick the children up from school soon, it might rain, there isn't anyone to hack out with…)

• Are days, weeks, months going by and you are feeling less and less like getting back in the saddle again?
• Does your horse behaves badly when you ride him/her, but is behaves perfectly when others ride him/her?
• Would you love to enter competitions, but don't have the confidence?
• Do you feel that you are not achieving all that you and your horse are capable of, or you have lost your motivation to keep trying?
• Are you going round in circles, trying "this method" or "that technique" - or listening to conflicting advice from well-meaning friends?

Well if you do, then you are not alone - the feelings of fear, anxiety and tension and a lack of motivation are something that most riders have experienced at some time in their lives. Feelings like this can lead to low self-esteem, anger and frustration (directed at yourself or your horse).

In fact, many horse owners spend their life looking for the 'dream horse' - the perfect horse that does everything right! Sometimes we even think we have found 'the one' - but low and behold, as we walk away from the stable or field congratulating ourselves, the 'dream horse' disappears overnight and we are back to square one, with a whole new set of fears and anxieties to overcome.

Until at some point we realise that the 'problem' might be with us, and not our horses...

This is the time that some personal coaching sessions could break you out of the cycle of unwanted behaviour for good...

What can I expect from an equestrian personal coach?

Using specialist techniques, such as Neuro Linguistic Programming (NLP) and SMART Goal Setting, your EquiSecrets equestrian personal coaching sessions will seek to identify the root cause of the challenges or problems you are experiencing, and work with you to agree specific goals and outcomes.

As one of the basic principles of personal coaching is self-improvement, you will be asked to commit to achieving certain objectives that will be working towards your ultimate goal.

We will be there to support you at each step - with progress updates, on-going telephone support and follow-on sessions where necessary.

As you progress through your personal coaching programme, you will learn a lot about yourself;

• Discover why you react in certain ways to different situations
• Understand which habits or patterns of behaviour you often repeat
• Learn how your communication style is being interpreted by others (...and your horse!)

...and, as our horses don't understand the meaning of the words we use, you will start to obtain far better results as you manage your thoughts and emotions, and project your intentions through positive body language and behaviour.

If you would like Equisecrets to help you with any problems that you need to resolve, please complete our Contact Form so we can discuss your specific requirements