The Confident Rider Podcast

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Setting Your Intention: A Guided Meditation Mar 27, 2020

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A gift for you!

I thought we could take a little moment together and do a shared, guided meditation. Be aware that within the aloneness, you are very much not alone, and within the non-idealness that might be happening right now, we are very much together in this.

And that it's possible for us to find new ways of going about things, new ways of connecting, of understanding our minds and our hearts so that we are not only better equipped to navigate the situation that we find in front of us, but we're better equipped to be able to reenter the fold with our horses, with our loved ones, with our work, with whatever presents as we shift out of this phase also, and into whatever lies ahead.

So here it is- your invitation to spend ten minutes of calm, balance and connection with me as we go about our day.

And if you want to spread the love, please share this! I would love to get this out to as many ears who need it as possible.

xx Jane

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Coming Back To Ourselves: Cultivating A Sense of Safety In The Midst of Stress & Concern Mar 24, 2020

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In this episode, we talk about:

- How to create nervous system calm: I run you through a practical process for re-embodiment and getting out of your head and back into your body

- The importance of self-care: Why self-care is not only vital for you as an individual right now, but is part of your community and global responsibility

- How to reestablish control in an environment that feels the opposite

I hope you get a lot out of it, please share with anyone you think would benefit!

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Equine Assisted Learning: The Hows, Whats & Whys with Kari Fulmek & Carolyn Charles Mar 09, 2020

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Equine Assisted Learning is something that has become more and more common to hear about both in and out of horsing circles, but despite that, exactly what it entails and how it all works remains a mystery to those of us not already initiated into EAL life! Having received my certification as a Facilitator myself a couple of years back, I knew there were no two better people to bring on to share the awesomeness that is EAL than the dynamic duo behind Equine Connection, Kari Fulmek, and Carolyn Charles.

In this episode, we talk about:

- The horse as the teacher: what Equine Assisted Learning Is and the principles behind it

- The differences between Equine Assisted Learning and Equine Assisted Therapy

- Stories of transformation and change from the EAL process

- The beauty, benefits, and clarity that arises from experiential learning with horses

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The Emotional Discharge Of Anxiety To Anger Mar 09, 2020

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Last week, I wrote an article on one of the common tripwires that see many a rider combusting from within- the emotional discharge of anxiety to anger. It resonated with so many of you that I've decided to dedicate today's episode to exploring it further, both from the position of someone in the midst of it as an emotional experience and someone on the receiving end (and let's face it, both places are tough ones to be in).

We adventure through:

How emotions travel in groups. The complex interaction of feeling and intuition
The energetic component of emotions and how this can contribute to explosive, seemingly irrational or disproportionate behavior.
The close relationship between anxiety and anger; why and how they serve you
Some tips to deal with the emotional discharge as someone going through the experience and someone on the receiving end.

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Core Conditioning For Horses with Visconte Simon Cocozza Mar 03, 2020

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What's the difference between a horse that dances when you are on him and one that doesn't? This is the question that this week's guest, Visconte Simon Cocozza answers in his fabulous book, Core Conditioning for Horses, and the launching point for our conversation around how to mobilise and optimise the core when working together with our horses.

Simon himself is a performance coach, an examiner for FFE (La Fédération Française d'Equitation) and one of Europe's leading biodynamics researchers. His methodology is based on yoga principles for humans applied to a ridden system for the horse that conditions their core and allows for optimal mental and physical harmony.

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Day Two Syndrome: Breaking Through Patterns Of Resistance Feb 25, 2020

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Patterns! We all have them, we all repeat them and most of us don't use them to our advantage. I'm always saying that if you have a pattern of behavior or experience that's coming up time and time again, then what you essentially have is a crystal ball… you can predict the future in advance! And THAT means that you can get to thinking about how it is you would LIKE things to go and dedicate yourself to actioning a solution.

This episode is a storytime one where I take you through my most recent clinic experience and identify a pattern in myself that I have since called Day Two Syndrome. We go through the steps I've taken that allow me to not only recognize the process sooner but navigate it more easefully and skillfully when it does.

It's all about being aware of your own internal resistance and how you can soften the edges to move through to the other side.

Happy Listening!

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Training For Mind, Body & Spirit with Ellie O'Brien Feb 18, 2020

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It's another person of radness in this week's podcast! A professional trainer and clinician, Ellie O'Brien has been a longtime friend and support to me in my horsing life, and we both share the passion of how to work with our horses in a way that preserves their natural spirit and curiosity.

When I first decided to bring Dee under saddle myself, I went through Ellie's Start Your Own Horse Course (highly recommended to anyone in a similar position) and we spent many hours chatting about different approaches, techniques, and ways of going about things. In this episode, we discuss what inspired Ellie to put together this course in the first place and the different considerations that go into working with a horse from the beginning.

Another thing that I find particularly fascinating is how it is we can encourage our horses to release tension in subtle and non-invasive ways. Ellie tells an amazing story of a troubled horse she worked with and how he inspired her to a slightly different approach that she's developing as her mind and body technique.

All that and more in this week's episode!

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Navigating The Edges Of Your Comfort Zone Feb 11, 2020

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Comfort zones! We are all aware that in order to expand or progress, we need to gently elasticize the edges of our comfort zone. The thing is, most of us are unaware of both the subtle and not-so-subtle forces at play that we need to overcome in order to do so, and as a consequence, we can find ourselves engaging in self-sabotaging behaviors or simply not doing what we need or want to do.

In this episode, I talk about:

The importance of letting go of old ideas of progress as a linear progression, and instead understand the expansive and contractive nature of forward movement.
Why it's impossible for you to "go backwards": How to reframe your understanding of experiences that feel like they are repeating
Understanding anticipation anxiety as a call for preparation
How to stand in the power of what it is you are feeling

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Investing In Harmony & Flow with Elsa Sinclair Feb 04, 2020

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If horses were given a choice, would they let us ride them?

Two documentary movies and a whole new way of approaching things later, that question was somewhat of a sliding doors moment for Elsa Sinclair and one that I and many others have infinitely benefitted from.

In this episode we explore:

- The principles and practices behind Freedom Based Training

- The leadership scale: Passive, assertive & dominant leadership

- Width and depth in training; relationship and skill-based training

- Flow and harmony in horsemanship

- Pura Vida: The adventure of crossing Costa Rica with two rescue horses

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Showing Up As You Are Now: On Failure, Self-Acceptance & Being Unattached To The Outcome (with Special Guest Katy Negranti) Jan 28, 2020

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In this episode, I team up with one of my besties, Katy Negranti, to share with you something we've both been discussing lately that I feel is relevant to everyone…

...the expectations we put on ourselves to show up a certain way.

...the fear of failure or of somehow making a fool of ourselves.

...the pressures we face when it comes to literally and metaphorically stepping into the arena.

This episode is a fly-on-the-wall experience; Katy and I bring some of our own murky fears to the surface and share what our own hang-ups have been in the past, and how we are breaking free of them moving forward.

If you've ever felt like you are getting in your own way, have been hamstrung by what other people think, or can see that your own expectations are hindering rather than helping you, then this one is for you!

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