What are you supposed to do when you’re experiencing normal human emotions, beyond the mindful calm I’ve described in other posts as a key to connection? How can we realistically get along with ourselves and our horses despite the normal stresses and events in life? This post describes emotional regulation skills with and without the horses for healthier coping and personal development.

Many students feel overwhelmed by too many things to focus on and control when it comes to their aids. Seat, hands, legs, and then I’m telling them to also bring their breath and back and jaw and tongue and knees and thighs and ankles and toes into their awareness… this list could go on. How can we integrate all of these pieces without our brains exploding and still manage to enjoy the ride? This blog post begins to answer that question and offer a framework to develop feel so it’s not just your brain knowing… it’s your body.