Brain Training for Riders: Unlock Your Riding Potential with StressLess Techniques for Conquering Fear, Improving Performance, and Finding Focused Calm - Softcover

Waldo, Andrea Monsarrat

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1570767513 ISBN 13: 9781570767517

Publisher: Trafalgar Square Books, 2016

Synopsis

Did you know there is an area of your brain known as the Lizard Brain” that thinks only about the immediate moment and your means of survival? Yes, in certain circumstances, your Rational Brain” can effectively shut down” and you are at the mercy of a reptile ... dry-mouthed, sweating, queasy, unable to think clearly even though you know better. When does the Lizard Brain run the show? It can happen in any number of unfamiliar, uncomfortable, challenging, or stressful” riding situations. But here’s the thing: with the right kind of training, you can learn to manage the reptile within, which leads to greater confidence with horses, better riding performance, and ultimately, happiness at the barn, at shows, and everywhere in between. Andrea Monsarrat Waldo teaches you how to: handle uncomfortable emotions, such as fear, anger, anxiety, and embarrassment; hone your mental game and focus your riding time to get the most out of your hours in the saddle; care for your emotional injuries the same way you would care for an injured horse; and produce a state of Focused Calm” and tap into the skills you have (whether you know it or not!) to ensure an outstanding ride.

About this title

About the Author

Andrea Monsarrat Waldo holds a Master’s Degree in Counseling and was a practicing psychotherapist from 1994 until 2012. She is a riding instructor certified by the United States Eventing Association and co-owner of Triple Combination Farm in Ferrisburgh, Vermont, where she trains horses and riders of all ages and abilities in the sports of eventing and dressage. Waldo currently competes through the Advanced Level in eventing, has shown through Third Level in dressage, and has brought along several horses.

Review

Once you understand how your brain's fear response operates and why it does what it does, you can focus on how to prevent that fear from getting so big that it hijacks your ride. –OntheHorse.com, May 2017

“This well written and easy to read book is highly recommended for any rider.” Horse & Pony Magazine (UK), April 2017

“If you're a sports psychology newbie, I think this is a great first read…the book gives a good framework of common problems. I think a lot of the techniques Waldo outlines are useful in the real world too.” —Everything Eventing

“Andrea Waldo knows what it takes to overcome challenges that would flatten most people. The strategies in this book worked for her we’d do well to listen.”—Denny Emerson, USEA Hall-of-Fame Inductee

In her new book Brain Training for Riders, professional counselor, psychotherapist, and riding instructor Andrea Monsarrat Waldo helps readers get past the survival-focused ‘lizard brain’ –Cover Feature Excerpt, USDF Connection, June 2017

“Advanced Level eventer and psychotherapist Andrea Waldo tells us why we need to screw up (a lot!) if we want to be better riders.” –EventingNation.com

Insightful an engaging and empowering volume that demonstrates that it really IS all in your head. —Catskill Horse

Edition details

• Publisher: Trafalgar Square Books
• Publication date: 2016
• ISBN 10: 1570767513
• ISBN 13: 9781570767517
• Binding: Paperback
• Language: English
• Number of pages: 224