Tag: Anxiety

By Kara L. Stewart: Overcoming fear with a brain-based approach. Part 2: conclusion. Reprinted from USDF Connection.

By Kara L. Stewart: Overcoming fear with a brain-based approach. First of two parts. Reprinted from USDF Connection.

Dr. Leslie Sherlin explores common causes for rider anxiety and how to mitigate each one (from the Arizona Dressage Association newsletter, The Centerline).

By Natasha Rombeck: In January 2007, I became paralyzed on the right side of my body from the neck down. The cause, we found out later, was Multiple Sclerosis.

This little big horse has so much try, and really strives to do well at whatever we ask of him. Anxiety and tension will forever be a battle for him, but he is learning to trust his rider, and allowing us to work together as a team. It can be challenging to overcome all this emotional baggage, especially in an older horse.

By P.B. O’Dwyer If anxiety is keeping you out of the show arena, remember: You are not alone.  Experiencing anxiety before a competition is a normal...

This article won the 2021 GMO Newsletter Award for a general interest article for GMOs with 175-499 members. It originally appeared in the Illinois...

By Sophie Wayner Welcome to Part 3 in our new series, “Clear Eyes, Sound Mind, Halt, Salute.” Focusing on equestrian mental health, these articles come from...

https://www.youtube.com/watch?time_continue=96&v=ZoW9FAGdR1o&feature=emb_logo Dr. Jenny Susser, PhD, discusses the difference between fear and anxiety in an excerpt of the 2011 Adequan®/USDF Annual Convention. For related articles on dealing...