Mental Preparation
Competition Dressage: Is Your Mindset Holding You Back?
Understand how mindset, preparation and goal setting can transform your competition experience.
Find Your Focus in the Dressage Show Ring
USDF gold medalist Kim Herslow explains how mental preparation can help you ride a better dressage test.
Addressing Rider Fear: Part 1
What are you afraid of? Sport psychologist Jenny Susser, PhD, discusses the individual and personal nature of fear.
Create a Predictable Place for Better Dressage Training
Olympian Sue Blinks explains how to create a safe harbor for your horse by developing feel and focus and defining your standard of performance.
How to Reduce Your Stress Level in the Warm-Up Arena
Managing your stress involves how you prepare and how you recover.
Energize Yourself to Perform in the Show Ring
Harness positive thinking to become a stronger competitor.
Coping with Judgment While Riding
A sport psychologist's advice on how to ride your best, even with an audience.
Jan Ebeling: How to Prepare for Show-Ring Success
Pan Am Games gold medalist Jan Ebeling shares tips on preparing the horse for competition.
Emotional Fitness for the Dressage Rider
Jenny Susser, PhD, explores the capacity to tolerate and manage emotional stress in the context of dressage.
Overcoming Adversity in the Dressage Show Ring
Adversity in the show ring taught this top rider how to be a better athlete, trainer and competitor.