11/19/2025
Hereβs to a winters worth of fun and resetting. Practice makes progress!! π
βοΈ HOW TO HANDLE WINTER AFTER YOUR LAST SHOW OF THE SEASON
Whether you finished the year on a high or limped out of that last class wondering what happened, winter is here and it is your chance to get your head straight. βοΈπ΄
If you ended the season on top: π
Good. Celebrate it. Feel proud. Then cut the ego before it cuts your progress.
Winning can make people lazy, distracted, and overly confident if they are not careful.
The season is over. The slate is clean.
You are not entitled to repeat success just because you had a good day once.
So here is the move:
β’ Review what actually worked. Do not exaggerate it.
β’ Keep your routines. Champions get soft when they stop doing the basics.
β’ Stay curious. Ask for feedback. Study your rides.
β’ Set new goals immediately. Momentum only stays if you keep pushing it.
β’ Remember that the work you do this winter is the work everyone else will feel next season.
If you ended the season with a disaster: π₯
One awful show does not define you unless you freeze in place and stew in it.
Here is how you bounce back instead of spiraling:
β’ Take a breath and tell the truth about what went wrong.
β’ Separate emotion from facts.
β’ Identify what was in your control and what was not.
β’ Give yourself a short break if you need it, but make it intentional.
β’ Come back with a simple plan. Rebuild strength, rebuild confidence, rebuild timing.
A bad ride is a data point, not your identity.
For both winners and wrecks: βοΈπͺ
Winter is your reset. Do not waste it.
Your future results are being built right now.
What you practice, how you take care of your body, how you prepare your horse, and how you talk to yourself during the off season will show up next spring when nothing can save you but your preparation.
Bottom line:
Do not disappear. Do not coast. Do not sulk.
Use these months to sharpen yourself, steady yourself, and step into next season with intention.
Save this. Share it. And decide who you are going to be when the gate opens again.