Calm and confident under pressure…
Just the 3rd time out, the benefits of 'mouthing' show
One of the key issues in sports psychology work is helping clients to keep calm under the pressure of competitons. It is therefore very interesting to be working with Greg Drummond who is bringing together the best aspects of natural horsemanship and the traditional slow and considerate methods he has developed in a lifetime of training racehorses and other potential competiton horses. The same issues pop up, such as having a clear goal, building on positive experiences, overcoming little setbacks… Read more
Educating Archie
Archie started lessons early!
Archie was bred from my IDxTB mare, Autumn, and is by Windsor Heights. Autumn competed at BE Novice level and qualified for various Riding Club championships. I bought her at 6 months and backed her myself but that was 20 years ago… so whilst I was keen to back her son, I know I don’t bounce as well as I used to! Read more
Experiential Coaching with Horses
There is a growing awareness of how being with horses can have a beneficial effect. This has been taken further by organisations such as Eagala and Epona in the USA who have developed coaching programmes using horses.
Liz Morrison has been developing these approaches to take account of a more European approach to learning. She has blended in her MSc project work on action learning and experiential metaphor with her coach training and NLP Sports Psychology background. She is now working with Ian Lewis of the Campaign for Adventure and they have developed a programme that is being successfully used with young offenders as well with managment teams.
They are now working with the Institute for Outdoor Learning to develop a professional training course for those who want to include work with horses. This will be of interest to both equestrian professionals and outdoor education and adventure facilitators. A webinar explaining the approach is being developed – contact us to be notified as soon as it is available.
Greg Drummond – starting young horses
Greg Drummond is a professional starter of young racehorses, employed by top racing stables to prepare 2 and 3yo racehorses for their future lives. In an average of 4 weeks, these talented and highly sensitive horses will be able to walk around calmly whilst others leave to gallop, and be able to canter around a race track alongside another horse. Read more
