Category Archives: Sports Psychology

Time Management, Or Not

I hate the screamy voices in my head. When I am idle, they take me to task for sloth [A Look Inside]. When I’m busy, they yell at me for being busy with the wrong things. Now that I have the delightful task of juggling three barns and three disciplines, I have been doing veryContinue reading “Time Management, Or Not”

Nerves Update, April 2016

I can stop questioning my nerves. They won’t get better until I ride or come to terms with Rodney &/or Milton. As long as those two remain gorgeous and useless, I will feel like a failure, which will erode my confidence, which will increase my anxiety. Simple as that. Nerves – at least my nervesContinue reading “Nerves Update, April 2016”

Weekend Reports: The Psychology of Nerves

Much less nervous, particularly at the show on Saturday [Report]. Oh, I still have butterflies. However, I have gone back to a sustainable population of the native species: gray bodies with long silver antennae and wings of Inner Princess pink. On one wing is written “Nerves”; on the other, “Excitement.” I let the invasive speciesContinue reading “Weekend Reports: The Psychology of Nerves”

Weekend Reports: Horsemanship Challenge

ASHAA Horsemanship Challenge Heathermoor Farm Leeds, AL February 28, 2016 SHORT VERSION Did what I set out to do [Motivation]. Rode two horses. Established a baseline for next year. LONG VERSION First Round: Annie I managed to throughly annoy a very nice beginner horse. Annie has a thing about whips. One does not carry aContinue reading “Weekend Reports: Horsemanship Challenge”

Letter Art: Motivation

Think bold thoughts for me today. I have signed up for the Horsemanship Challenge. Gulp. I will be asked to ride two unknown Saddlebreds, three if I make the finals. I did this for Walk-Trot in 2013 [Regular Programming]. I have vehemently avoided the WTC version over the past two years. Why now? Well, IContinue reading “Letter Art: Motivation”