Sports Psychology Archives - Dressage Today https://dressagetoday.com/category/rider-wellness/sports-psychology/ Dressage Today is the training and educational resource for dressage riders at every level. Videos and instructional articles offer tips. Fri, 12 Sep 2025 22:59:11 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.8.2 https://s3.amazonaws.com/wp-s3-dressagetoday.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/02/10030443/DT-Favicon-150x150.png Sports Psychology Archives - Dressage Today https://dressagetoday.com/category/rider-wellness/sports-psychology/ 32 32 Solutions: Encourage Your Horse to Travel Through Turns and Circles With Upright Balance https://dressagetoday.com/theory/solutions-encourage-your-horse-to-travel-through-turns-and-circles-with-upright-balance/ Fri, 12 Sep 2025 22:59:07 +0000 https://dressagetoday.com/?p=18610 Use this visualization from top dressage rider David Marcus to maintain upright balance in your horse through turns and circles.

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]]> Is It Time to Break Up With Your Trainer? https://dressagetoday.com/featured-articles/is-it-time-to-break-up-with-your-trainer/ Wed, 04 Jun 2025 22:23:31 +0000 https://dressagetoday.com/?p=18098 Making the decision to leave your trainer can be agonizing and emotional. We'll help you determine if it might be time to move on and how to have a healthy break-up.

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]]> Training Buzz: Handling Competition Nerves with Ashley Donadt https://dressagetoday.com/podcast/training-buzz-handling-competition-nerves-with-ashley-donadt/ Mon, 28 Oct 2024 03:47:34 +0000 https://dressagetoday.com/?p=17158 Welcome to the Training Buzz sponsored by Cosequin. Hear a bit from FEI dressage rider and trainer Ashley Donadt as she shares strategies for dealing with competition nerves. She discusses acknowledging the source of your nerves to help take away their power, looking at the physical effects nerves have on your body and thinking about […]

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]]> Training Buzz: Guided Meditation with Chelsea Canedy https://dressagetoday.com/podcast/training-buzz-guided-meditation-with-chelsea-canedy/ Sun, 29 Sep 2024 06:30:00 +0000 https://dressagetoday.com/?p=17065 Dressage and event rider Chelsea Canedy leads a short, guided meditation to realign yourself before interacting with your horse.

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]]> How Perfectionism Can Hinder Progress in Dressage https://dressagetoday.com/rider-wellness/how-perfectionism-hinders-progress-dressage-jane-karol/ https://dressagetoday.com/rider-wellness/how-perfectionism-hinders-progress-dressage-jane-karol/#respond Mon, 08 Apr 2019 15:10:00 +0000 http://ci0202779d80092693 Psychologist Jane Karol explains a helpful mental approach to becoming a better rider.

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]]> https://dressagetoday.com/rider-wellness/how-perfectionism-hinders-progress-dressage-jane-karol/feed/ 0 Find Your Focus in the Dressage Show Ring https://dressagetoday.com/rider-wellness/find-your-focus-dressage-show-ring-kim-herslow/ https://dressagetoday.com/rider-wellness/find-your-focus-dressage-show-ring-kim-herslow/#respond Tue, 29 Jan 2019 17:02:32 +0000 http://ci0202779ee0002586 USDF gold medalist Kim Herslow explains how mental preparation can help you ride a better dressage test.

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]]> https://dressagetoday.com/rider-wellness/find-your-focus-dressage-show-ring-kim-herslow/feed/ 0 Integrate Emotional Agility Into Your Riding https://dressagetoday.com/rider-wellness/integrate-emotional-agility-into-riding-shelley-rosenberg/ https://dressagetoday.com/rider-wellness/integrate-emotional-agility-into-riding-shelley-rosenberg/#respond Thu, 24 Jan 2019 18:47:57 +0000 http://ci0202779c30082586 Shelley Rosenberg explains how she learned to adjust her mind’s position to be more effective as a rider.

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]]> https://dressagetoday.com/rider-wellness/integrate-emotional-agility-into-riding-shelley-rosenberg/feed/ 0 Goal Setting Tips for Riders https://dressagetoday.com/rider-wellness/goal-setting-tips-riders-paul-haefner/ https://dressagetoday.com/rider-wellness/goal-setting-tips-riders-paul-haefner/#respond Fri, 14 Dec 2018 05:00:00 +0000 http://ci023a3ddd500027d8 Advice from Paul Haefner, PhD

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]]> https://dressagetoday.com/rider-wellness/goal-setting-tips-riders-paul-haefner/feed/ 0 Addressing Rider Fear: Part 1 https://dressagetoday.com/lifestyle/addressing-rider-fear-part-1/ https://dressagetoday.com/lifestyle/addressing-rider-fear-part-1/#respond Thu, 15 Nov 2018 05:00:00 +0000 http://ci0236a069200027a7 What are you afraid of? Sport psychologist Jenny Susser, PhD, discusses the individual and personal nature of fear.

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]]> https://dressagetoday.com/lifestyle/addressing-rider-fear-part-1/feed/ 0 The Conundrum of Ideal Performance Conditions https://dressagetoday.com/lifestyle/the-conundrum-of-ideal-performance-conditions/ Mon, 15 Oct 2018 15:50:00 +0000 https://staging.dressagetoday.com/?p=15294 How to understand which conditions are best for your personal performance.

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