Stress is stress.   If you are looking to improve your riding performance but you are not looking after your day to day you might not be experiencing the increases ...

I decided to record this podcast after a full week off work. The last year (2020) with a global pandemic, homeschooling kids, working at a University and owning my own ...

In this podcast I explore the physiological and physical demands placed on endurance riders and suggest strength and conditioning methods you could employ to increase capacity and robustness in the ...

Today we welcome a friend, colleague and soon to be Dr Celeste Wilkins who is finishing her PhD in Rider Performance (Biomechanics Focus) at Hartpury University. Listen to us discuss ...

In this podcast episode share *our* thoughts and opinions from your questions related to shoulder injury. As I mention in the podcast, always speak to a medical professional should you ...

So I hope you are well? The latest podcast teaches you: Macronutrients - what are they? Hand portions - how much to eat and when! I also introduce you to ...

In this episode I chat with the lovely Nicola Stuart of www.equestrianfitness.co.uk, a former lawyer turned equestrian fitness pro. We chat all things rider performance, covid-19 and she shares her ...

This episode was inspired by the UK's lockdown 2.0 (2020) but also a paper (https://journals.humankinetics.com/view/journals/jcsp/13/3/article-p405.xml) entitled Mental Health in Equestrian Sport. Have you heard of the ride strong academy? HOW ...

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This episode we discuss mindset with Olivia Towers and we have a really open and honest chat about mindset in the equestrian industry and top Tims to overcome anxiety, self ...

In this podcast I speak with Coach Tony Sandoval, a previous collegiate strength and conditioning coach who now exclusively works with equestrian athletes. We have a really nice conversation discussing ...

In this episode you will learn about my first PhD trial where we establish physical fitness traits and document competition and training practices in Event riders. If you are interested ...

Are you the person that sets goals, make some ways towards them and then find yourself straight back at square one? Maybe you have focussed too much on the goals ...

As a rider we are quite often in a ‘chair’ position, in the car, at work, on the horse, having a cuppa, watching Netflix, etc. We feel tight in our ...

honestly think riders should warm up before they get on their horse, I also believe it can be quick, efficient and doesn’t have to take up a whole lot of ...

In the episode this week I take you through a powerful visualisation exercise 'Your Dream Day' I try to emphasise how important it is to go into your mind and ...

On this episode of the podcast I have a really lovely conversation with Caroline Mosley of Orange Fox Eventing http://www.orangefoxeventing.co.uk Caroline is an Event rider, and also a clinical skills ...

In this podcast I am going to go through some of my PhD research which explains HOW isometric muscle work causes high heart rates during horse riding activities. We will ...

In this podcast I discuss all or nothing thinking and all or nothing actions. We get you thinking about how you can take a look where your all or nothing ...

In this podcast we explore some concepts regarding fuelling for performance. Many equestrians are also avid runners, cyclists, and are active in the gym as well as riding and looking ...

In this episode we explore the dangers of turning our thoughts into reality, labelling them as true. With increased awareness about ourselves that has happened as a result of the ...

In episode 13 I discuss why we feel justified in our anger if we feel something is unjust or when we feel things are worthy of our expression. When we ...

In podcast episode 12 I have a conversation with my sponsored rider Clare of CLH Equestrian. This is a conversational podcast where we almost forgot we were recording and just ...

On this episode of the podcast I discuss a common emotion of mine, fear! It is responsible for most of what we don’t do in our lives. Fear as an ...

Horse riding and your period, often known as your menstrual cycle. As a woman, for the most part it’s something that we have for large durations of out life and ...

In episode 9 I open up a bit about my life, my battles with feeling lost, the provocation for those feelings and how I found 'me' again. I am posting ...

In today's episode I discuss the THREE approaches I would encourage you to employ when you try and improve your equestrian core training programme.     WHAT YOU WILL DISCOVER: ...

Firstly let's start with, what are normal eating behaviours? What is normal for YOU? Why are you worried about being normal, or doing these that are perceived as normal. Eating ...

Today I discuss the key differences between conventional therapy and mindset coaching and the type of issues that would be suited for each approach. If you are not exactly sure …

As you will know I believe in goal setting and so far on the podcast we have talked about Goal Shame and also about how goal setting (or not setting ...

Setting goals is something I believe in, and I believe that you are unlikely to see success without a goal. I also believe that goals should be big, dreamy and ...

This episode of the Equestrian Performance and Fitness Podcast reviews a behavioural pattern that we all face that essentially leads us to get in the way of ourselves. {{ vc_btn: ...