Overcome your fears.
Enjoy your horse!
About the Rider Confidence Course
Do you feel nervous or anxious about riding? Do you worry about falling off, or find yourself playing out worst case scenarios in your mind?
Perhaps you have had a bad experience which has shaken your confidence and is spoiling your enjoyment of your horse. Or maybe you are fine in familiar territory, but then feel unsure and tense at fun rides or competitions? Being able to perform at your potential at competitions can feel impossible when you are tense, nervous or anxious.
Would you like to fall in love with riding again, and be free to fully enjoy your horsemanship?
If so, then I can help!
Our horses mirror us both physically and mentally. So much focus is given to what we are doing physically when we are riding, but what we are doing with our minds has a tremendous impact upon our state, our body and our horse.
It’s been scientifically proven that even just our expectation of an event can have a direct impact upon our horse, which highlights the need to develop our ability to be calm and confident whenever we are in the presence of our horse.
When we are anxious, nervous or stressed, not only are we signalling to our horse that there is danger, but also our bodies are unable to be as calm and flexible as they need to be in order for our horses to move comfortably beneath us.
We need to be calm, confident and assertive in order to give our horses the leadership they want and need to thrive.
So how can you change your experience?
The Confident Rider Course
I created the Confident Rider Course by drawing on my experience of working one-to-one with many riders, to develop their self-belief and confidence and successfully transform their relationship with their horse.

Master your mindset in four engaging online sessions
During four online sessions of between 60 and 90 minutes, I guide small groups of riders through various evidence-based processes, which teach a range of psychological tools that will enable you to calm your mind and body, learn to be present in the moment with your horse, and most of all enjoy riding again!

Interact with others who are sharing the same experience
I’ve been where you are! And so have my other clients who will be on the course with you. In fact, the reason I decided to train to become a Mind Coach, was because of my own personal experience of being afraid to ride my horse. I overcame my lack of confidence by learning how to be more aware and in control of my thoughts. The changes I made allowed me to share wonderful experiences with the horse I had formerly been afraid to ride. Now I will teach you how to achieve that, too.

Acquire powerful new skills that you'll use forever
You’ll learn practical skills that will enable you to influence your mind-state ‘in the moment’. I’ll teach you how to overcome anxiety and stress which is the result of past negative experiences. I’ll teach you how to influence your state of mind, and I’ll teach you the mental skills to be present in the moment and enjoy the time you spend with your horse.

You'll have lifetime access to the course content
Alongside your sessions, you’ll also have access to the Confident Rider Course online portal, where you’ll be able to access and download key resources, guided visualisation recordings and mental rehearsal exercises.
CONFIDENT RIDER COURSE PRICE
£195
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Sessions start online at 19:00 BST (GMT+1) on:
6 June | 13 June | 20 June | 27 June
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Your Mind Coach
Samantha Shanks-Husbands. Dip.Hyp, HPD, MUKHC
I train people to harness the power of their mind to achieve their goals. Horsemanship is my personal passion, so I specialise in working with riders to develop their confidence and self-belief. In fact, the reason I originally trained as a Mind Coach was because of my own personal experience of overcoming my anxieties to completely transform my relationship with my horse.
Imagine…
Imagine being a calm and confident rider, able to look forward to all the things you are going to do with your horse and then being able to enjoy them fully.
Imagine arriving at the yard looking forward to spending time with your horse. Putting your foot in the stirrup, feeling calm and confident and ready to enjoy your ride.
Imagine being able to respond to challenges in a calm and confident manner, being able to fully enjoy fun rides and win at shows or competitions.
Sign up today, to make this a reality!