🗣We all have that inner dialogue in our heads especially after a bad ride, run, lift & game etc!🗣
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💡Did you know?💡
Focusing on negative thoughts may lead to decreased motivation as well as greater feelings of helplessness. This type of critical inner dialogue has even been linked to depression, so it’s definitely something to fix. Negative self-talk can lead to a lowered ability to see opportunities, as well as a decreased tendency to capitalize on these opportunities. This means that the heightened sense of stress comes from both the perception and the changes in behavior that come from it. Negative self-talk can lead to a lowered ability to see opportunities, as well as a decreased tendency to capitalize on these opportunities. This means that the heightened sense of stress comes from both the perception and the changes in behavior that come from it.
💡For example, one study on athletes compared four different types of self-talk (instructional, motivational, positive, and negative) and found that positive self-talk was the greatest predictor of success. 4� People didn’t need to remind themselves how to do something as much as they needed to tell themselves that they are doing something great and that others notice it as well. 💡
✅ Replace the Bad With Some Good:
This is one of the best routes to combating negative self-talk: Replace it with something better. Take a negative thought and change it to something encouraging that’s also accurate. Repeat until you find yourself needing to do it less and less often. This works well with most bad habits: replacing unhealthy food with healthy food, for example. It’s a great way to develop a more positive way of thinking about yourself and about life.✅
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❓Why do we stretch and strengthen ourselves as riders?❓
💡Because wonky horses lead to wonky riders! Which goes hand in hand with the brilliant Dr Russell Mackehnie-Guire of Centaur Biomechanics; ‘An increase in rider asymmetry can increase horse asymmetry’.⭐️
❓How many times have you heard your coach say:
- Drop your shoulder.
- Bring your elbow back to your side.
- Sit into your left seat bone.
- Elongate your spine.
- Tipping forward in transitions.
- Ineffective aids.
- Check your rein length.
- Shift your weight into one side of the saddle more than the other to evenly distribute your weight.
We have all been there and all vow to be better, do better and work harder. 😂
‼️FACT is we lie to ourselves and don’t and sink all our effort into our four legged counter parts!‼️
💡The truth is, riding alone isn’t enough to build strength past a certain point, or to take our riding and or training to the next level. That’s why strength and conditioning training is a must-have in our routine.💡
💪🏻As riders, we need to give isolated and accurate aids with our seat/weight and leg/rein, without gripping, twisting, or pulling with another section of our body. This requires independent isolation of single muscle groups against a stable but flexible trunk. This is where isolated and unilateral exercises play a crucial role. Exercises such as single leg deadlifts, leg press, rows, or calf raises can target and train the muscle groups needed for riding. This will improve the rider’s position and control of the horse, as well as improve their communication effectiveness and clarity. Along with providing a straighter rider and this in turn a straighter horse!💪🏻
🤓 Remember, as riders, we need to think of ourselves as athletes too, and prioritize recovery, such as sleep, nutrition, and hydration, to achieve optimal performance in training and during the show season. 🫡
🗣️Ask your physio to assist you in identify
❓Why do we bend and stretch horses❓
💡To achieve a straight horse the amount of spinal movement to the left and rein must be equal, the strength of the muscles needs to be the same on the left side as the right. The legs need to flex the joints the same amount on each side as well as push of the ground with the same amount of force. The legs also need to swing through the air for the same amount of time so that each side steps forward the same amount.💡
‼️Butttttt….to do all of this the horse needs to be able to evenly distribute weight across all four limbs, while balanced and coordinating the movement. That’s where stretching comes in‼️
✅Stretches are either dynamic (having motion) or static (having no motion). Dynamic stretching involves moving parts of the body and gradually increasing reach, speed of movement, or both. It is controlled movement or swings that gently take the limb to the limits of range of motion. Static stretching consists of stretching a muscle (or group of muscles) to its farthest point and then maintaining or holding that position. Passive or relaxed and isometric stretching are both types of static stretches. Passive or relaxed is where a position is maintained by holding it with some other part of your body, or with the assistance of a partner or some other apparatus. This type of stretching is the most common type used with stretching exercises in horses as we control the motion and positioning desired. Slow, relaxed stretching is useful in relieving spasms in muscles that are healing after an injury. Along with maintaining joint mobility and muscle length, inhibiting maximal performance. ✅
🫵🏻 Are you using a regular stretching routine to help your horse? 🫵🏻
🗣️Ask your physio what the most effective and useful stretches are for your horse!🗣️
Wow wow wow!
Look at this dream team!
It is a pleasure and an honour to work and sponsor Dianne Barnes & Sorena on their campaign for a place at the 2024 Paralympics!
Here’s a snippet of them strutting their stuff last weekend at Willinga Park coming home with the overall Grade 1VE* Championship!
Video Credit to the incredible @unicorn.video.productions for capturing all of these beautiful moments for Dianne!!
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👏🏻Thanks 2023 it was a pleasure!👏🏻
Huge thank you to all of our wonderful clients for allowing to ride the roller coaster of 2023 with you!
There have been many highs and lows but we can’t wait to do it all again with you!
2024 let’s go!
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17 weeks ✅
5,362km traveled ✅
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Equisio’s 2023
Breeding Season
Complete!
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Elycia Metaxas-Belt BSc (Hons) Phty, 
