Equestrian Success

NLP offers innovative and entertaining methods to help you make rapid and positive changes in your attitudes and behaviour so you can bring out the best in yourself and your horse.

It's self-empowering, about learning how to be more effective in whatever you're doing, within an attitude of warm heartedness and humour that encourages enquiry, experiment and learning. We can help you develop confidence in yourself and in your ability to learn how to do things better. NLP coaching can help riders to become aware of their own blocks and resolve them, whether emotional eg anxiety, or self-fulfilling prophesies ('I'll never be good enough to succeed at dressage / jumping / riding out by myself'), or unwanted physical habits when riding.

Much traditional horse-training has been based on correction. NLP brings in a radically different perspective: drawing out the best in someone, whether human or horse, within a kind, warm approach that encourages experiment and learning, and promotes confidence and enjoyment. The emphasis is on effective communication, which means enabling horses and humans to understand each other.

Competition Performance

The increased stress of competitions can cause us to react both physically and mentally in a manner which can negatively affect our performance abilities. We may feel tense, experience our heart rate racing, break into a cold sweat and worry about the outcome of the competition reduces our ability to concentrate. This phenomenon has been called competitive anxiety, and it doesn't just affect top athletes.

Negative experiences when we fail, or our performance lets us down, can be committed to memory and recycled by the brain each time we try to perform in the future. NLP can intervene with that negative recycling pattern and eliminate competitive anxiety. Using NLP techniques around goal setting, stress and anxiety reduction and guided imagery you will soon be ahead of the game. Not only will the competitive anxiety have been eliminated, your performance will have been enhanced.

Loss of Confidence

Perhaps you're aware of something missing � you'd like to bring back the enjoyment in your riding. Or maybe you've had a fright, or just found yourself feeling a bit anxious. Riding isn't meant to be an ordeal; you shouldn't need Dutch courage to get on your horse! Have you had an accident with a horse recently, or in the past, that prevents you from truly relaxing & enjoying yourself around horses? Do you have a problem with fear, confidence, frustration, or something else involving your horse? Imagine what it will be like to feel confident ..........and be rid of those unpleasant feelings and problems.

Are you ready to start enjoying yourself? Whatever the cause of your concerns, I will help you overcome it and you can begin to reach your goals at last. I can help you find the confidence you need so your horse can be confident in you.

How will it help improve Your Riding life?

Riders like Pippa Funnel and Jane Savoie enhanced their personal effectiveness with themselves and others in ways that they never thought possible.

Skills they acquired.

How to create instant motivation and confidence.

How to remove unwanted fears and phobias.

How to discover your true potential and become the person you truly want to be.

dressage horse

I have over 20 years experience as a BHS(SM), have trained in Horse Whispering with Kelly Marks and competed successfully in most disciplines. My passion lies mainly with dressage and I have trained and competed successfully to Grand Prix.

I was based with Emile Faurie for five years and have been lucky enough to train with some fantastic international trainers as well.

I use a warm-hearted, friendly approach and positive methods and enjoy working with all levels from nervous/novice through to Young Riders and International Team Members.

The combination of NLP techniques together with excellent knowledge of horses is the most powerful tool I have ever discovered.

"You have nothing to lose � except your problems!"