The Confident Rider Podcast

Latest Episodes:

Ben Longwell: On Horsemanship, riding with purpose & the Vaquero tradition Jan 21, 2020

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In this episode, I talk with horseman and trainer Ben Longwell on:

How to create a transferable conversation from the ground to the saddle using your position, life, and space
Horsemanship with purpose
The Vaquero tradition and the Californian Bridle Horse; the history and training progression

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How to safeguard your dreams (and build the confidence to follow through on them) Jan 14, 2020

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In this episode, we chat about exactly that including:

The importance of being discerning about who you share your dreams with (and why it's important!)
Infusing the spirit of play and no-big-deal-ness into your actions moving forward
How and when to create your plan so you aren't ruled by the mood of the moment

Let me know what you think! What are some common stuck points for you in bringing your dreams to life? Let's chatter about it and I will see if I can help!

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Returning To Courage with Tania Kindersley Jan 07, 2020

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In this episode, Tania and I chatter about something dear to both of our hearts- writing, creativity and how that spills over into and informs our horsing lives also. As a professional writer and teacher, Tania has a liberating view of creativity and how we can inject more of it into our lives and riding for the benefit of ourselves and our horses.

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Relaxing Into What Is & Celebrating Your Enough-ness Dec 23, 2019

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It's very easy for the last moments of a year, and the first of a new one to drive you into a slight panic-nee-existential-crisis about what it is you have been doing with your time, what it is you ARE going to do with your time, and what it is you have or haven't done. In other words, instead of celebrating what has been and relaxing into what is, we see the end of year deadline as a point of looming judgment as to whether or not what we've done- and even more than that, who we are- is enough.

With that in mind, what I'm encouraging you to do is celebrate your enough-ness. To understand that where you are now is the perfect place to continue from and to rest in for the moment- even if that point is far from what you had in mind for yourself.

I hope you enjoy it! Happy Holidays!

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On Taming The Wild with Kelly Wilson Nov 26, 2019

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In this episode, I'm talking with Kelly Wilson, one third of the dynamic team that is the Wilson sisters and an accomplished author, photographer and wild horse trainer.

Kelly has just released her 13th book, Taming The Wild, that details all of the knowledge she's gained through her extensive work with wild horses, and that she shares over the course of her month long wild horse workshops. On her home turf of New Zealand, Kelly and her family have done an incredible job bringing the plight of the Kaimanawas, New Zealand's wild horses to the attention of the public and she continues to be an advocate and voice for wild horse's across the world.

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What To Do When You've Lost Your Purpose and Drive (But Still Have the Desire) Nov 18, 2019

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We are freestyling again this week! I had the inspired thought before recording this to ask the in my JoyRide Member's Group what was front of mind for the peeps in there and said I would roll with the first comment that came up. Running with that, this episode is all about where to take things when you've lost your purpose and drive (but still have the desire).

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Connection, Emotional Flow & Training with Kindness Nov 12, 2019

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In this episode, I talk about navigating that line in training of when to push through and when to hold back, as well as:

How to recognise the difference between pre-patterned emotion and emotion that's true for the moment (so you don't go to war with yourself)
Training with kindness (training yourself that is!)
Moving out of your head and into your heart

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Horsemanship and Classical Equitation with Patrick King Nov 05, 2019

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Combining horsemanship and classical dressage, Patrick King is a wealth of knowledge and experience when it comes to a holistic approach to training. Some of you will have caught my conversation with Patrick live a couple of weeks back on Facebook, but I am super excited to bring it to you again in this week's episode.

Among the many things we cover, Patrick discusses:

The difference between groundwork and in-hand work
Better understanding contact, and the relationship of the jaw and tongue connection to relaxation
The primary and secondary function of the aids
How in hand work translates to under saddle

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On Letting Go of the Story & Seeking Relief Before a Solution Oct 29, 2019

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I had different plans for this week's episode but then a couple of conversations I've had this past week or so made me change course and want to talk about how easy it is, firstly to get stuck in a story of our own creation, and secondly, why sometimes the best course of action is to seek relief rather than a solution.

For the most part, all of the thought loops that we cycle through are stories that we are telling ourselves. When we lose our objectivity and are unable to understand our thoughts as experiences rather than absolute truths, it's easy to lose yourself in a story that serves little constructive purpose.

The other thing is that when you have got yourself into a stuck place, your headspace is such that it can be really hard to be open to solutions. This is why seeking relief- anything that moves you towards better feeling thoughts- it's often the best start point to soften the edges of your resistance and open you up towards positive possibility.

I hope you enjoy it!

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Dressage For The Horse & With The Horse with Karen Rohlf Oct 22, 2019

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In this episode, I am talking with Karen Rohlf, internationally recognized horsewoman and clinician and founder of Dressage Naturally. We discuss what it means to create a happy and empowered partnership with your horse by bringing together the best of the worlds of dressage and partnership-based training.

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