You can have a brilliant lesson. Your horse goes beautifully, you feel completely in control and there's not a hint of anxiety. You finish feeling pleased with yourself and wondering why you ever questioned your riding. But suggest going for a hack on your own and suddenly everything changes. You start thinking about what might happen. What if your horse spooks? What if you meet a tractor? What if something goes wrong and there's nobody there to help? Before you've even put y

Every second of every day, your ancient survival mechanism is collecting information from the environment and asking a simple question: "Am I safe?"

"its about a fear of what falling, freezing, panicking or struggling might mean about them."

Here’s the reality: most riders who “lose confidence” in competition haven’t lost anything at all.

Rider confidence affects communication, safety and performance in the saddle. Discover why confidence disappears and how modern approaches like BWRT help riders regain it.