Perfectionism in Riding: When Being Hard on Yourself Makes You Hard on the Horse Sep 13, 2026 Ocean View Stables You miss the transition. Nobody saw it but you, and nobody is grading you, but the sentence starts anyway: you always do this. Your jaw sets. Your shoulders climb an inch. The next ask leaves your han... Leadership Through Horsemanship The Inner Rider Read more
Riding Anxiety and Body Tension: What Fear Does to Your Hands and Seat Aug 24, 2026 Ocean View Stables You do not decide to shorten the reins. You just notice, a few minutes into the ride, that they have gotten shorter, and nobody’s hands were on them but yours. Riding anxiety works like that. It is bo... Leadership Through Horsemanship The Inner Rider Read more
Riding Again After a Fall: A Working Plan for Coming Back Aug 4, 2026 Ocean View Stables The fall takes about a second. The story about the fall can run for months. Those are two different injuries, and they heal on two different schedules. Riding again after a fall is not a test of coura... Leadership Through Horsemanship The Inner Rider Read more
Nervous Rider Tips: A Working Plan for Riding Scared Jul 15, 2026 Ocean View Stables If you are nervous around a thousand-pound animal with opinions of its own, your arithmetic is working fine. Fear around horses is not a malfunction; it is risk assessment doing its job, sometimes wit... Leadership Through Horsemanship The Inner Rider Read more
