EQUINE
"Riding a horse is not a gentle hobby, to be picked up and laid down like a game of solitaire. It is a grand passion. It seizes a person whole and once it has done so, he/she will have to accept that his life will be radically changed"
Ralph Waldo Emmerson
Riding should be enjoyed, not endured
Why BWRT is uniquely effective for riding anxiety
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Speed of results
BWRT works quickly. The average number of sessions my riding clients require to resolve fear or anxiety is four. As a rider, your time is better spent enjoying your horse, progressing in your riding, and doing what you love — not committing to months or years of therapy or confidence coaching. BWRT’s speed is one of its greatest strengths.
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Nothing to practise while riding
All of the work is done within the session itself. You don’t need to ride differently, think certain thoughts, monitor your feelings, or apply techniques while you’re in the saddle. There are no coping mechanisms to remember or deploy. Riding should feel natural and instinctive — not like a mental exercise.
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No revisiting trauma
There is no need to discuss deeply personal experiences or relive past incidents, falls, or frightening moments. BWRT focuses only on how you feel now and how you want to feel instead.
BWRT is widely recognised as one of the most effective therapeutic approaches for resolving anxiety in all its forms. When it comes to riding-related fear, confidence loss, or performance anxiety, it is exceptionally powerful.
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As the only top level BWRT Advanced Practitioner with a background as an elite equestrian competitor, specialising exclusively in all equine related anxieties, I bring a unique level of understanding and expertise. I don’t just treat riding anxiety; I understand it from the inside out.
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Whatever your anxiety is, and however or whenever it began, BWRT removes the unwanted neurological pattern at its source. There is no need for coping strategies, no reliving of past trauma, and no loss of your natural survival instinct. The anxiety simply stops being triggered.
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You may already recognise that your anxiety follows a pattern and is triggered by specific situations. That pattern may once have served a purpose, but the part of the brain that generates anxiety does not analyse context or time, it simply reacts.
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Crucially, this reaction happens before conscious thought, which is why logic, willpower, reassurance, or positive thinking rarely work. By the time you’re aware of the reaction, it has already occurred.
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BWRT works directly with this pre-conscious process, replacing the old response pattern with a new, appropriate one so the anxiety doesn’t arise at all.
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There is no tapping, reframing, visualisation, hypnosis, NLP, CBT, EMDR, eye-movement work, or any other technique. BWRT is distinct, precise, and highly effective.
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Unlike therapies that aim to manage, reduce, or tolerate anxiety, BWRT® works so that the anxious response simply never occurs in the first place.
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As a former elite competitor, I work with riders from all over the world at all levels from happy hackers to professionals, with exceptional results. And with the release of my eBook "Rewriting the Ride: Transforming Your Relationship with Your Horse to Build True Confidence", you can gain an insight into your relationship with their horse that goes beyond the usual.
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To book an initial, no-charge consultation, please click here.