🐴 😱 How YOU can deal with Riding Fears? Tips from Olivia Towers | Guest Vlog

Have you ever felt a serious fear of not being able to ride on a new horse or to do a test that is new to you? Olivia Towers has got some advice for you on how to deal with this fear that is actually necessary to push yourself and grow as a rider. Find out more about how to cope with fear!
What are your experiences with fear? What have you struggled with? And what would you like to see in our next vlog? Let us know in the comments!
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[@feichannel]

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[@eliskad5495]

Omg, i sloved my anxiety by horses too 🥰. The best calming thing ever 🙏🏻

[@roguespartan1194]

I have anxiety while riding, as I had a bad fall about 2 years ago that really knocked my confidence. But im slowly starting to gain that confidence back and i know that one day I won't be afraid to jump anymore.

[@JezditelkaEvaHorlick]

Amazing! Thank you Olivia and FEI 👏❤️

[@lisafoster4468]

You're always in the process of becoming. :) Remember something: Fear and excitement are neurologically the same. It's how you choose to treat it that makes the difference. Instead of "What will they think" try "let's show them how far we've come." You can control it. Change the questions to positive statements. It helps a lot. There is a show in Disneyland called Fantasmic! during the summer. It's been endlessly inspiring to me. The main premise is that this is Mickey's wonderful dream and the villains want to turn it into a horrible nightmare. There's a line Mickey says that helped me get over my fear of cantering after an accident. "You may think you're so powerful - well, this is MY dream!!" I let the music play in my head and I can do it now.

[@emhoj97]

Olivia Towers: Nervous about moving up a level Me: Nearly throws up mounting the friendliest horse in the barn

[@OliviaTowersDressage]

haha I get nervous about lots of other things too! We all have different mountains xx

[@dressageshetland45]

Honestly don’t worry about it you will get there ❤️❤️❤️xx

[@EE-zd6xh]

Super Olivia! Nice to see you on FEI youtube. Very helpful info, longtime viewer. Excellent content

[@christinemartindale8715]

Nice to see you Olivia, you look very well and confident I don’t get any alerts like I use to for some reason so I simply thought you were taking time off here.😎

[@OliviaTowersDressage]

no still making the videos with the FEI xx

[@bodgerdog03]

Really useful having just been dumped again by my TB RoR I’m retraining. Got some fab supporters but it’s what’s in my head I need to fear, not the horse!

[@janettehutton8634]

I’m looking forward to this one.

[@Kelly_Ben]

My long time fear came from my horse rearing and falling on top of me. I got right back on, but my confidence was gone. My main problem is catastrophising... those constant horror movies I play in my mind of all the terrible things that MIGHT go wrong at any moment, and how it might injure me. What helped was learning techniques to stop that internal movie (from CRK Training) , when I realize I'm headed down that road: scan my body for tension, roll my shoulders, wiggle my toes/ fingers, breathe deeply a few times. With practice, that's getting easier and faster, so less of my time in the saddle is spent imagining terrible things and more time remembering why I love it.

[@jilldickson4352]

Thank you for your words of wisdom Olivia

[@daliahelmy410]

Thanks for the video. It is enlightening. I am strongly struggling with fear of horse and fear of falling. I love horses very much. But the moment i sat on onea and just the horse started to move, i got scared. And with minimal fitness. I stepped back. But i love them very much and can not be far away from them (by different means). I have no choice but trying although i am very fearful and got confused about what if i can not just do this. Would i proceed or no?

[@TheoThompson]

We enjoyed creating this one 😉🎬

[@paulaliisojarand323]

Afraid of my students falling off, sometimes when horse does something unexpected I get shaky with fear

[@theodoradiana7253]

I’m sometimes VERY scared to ride because I’m scared that for example when I put the horse in the barn it’s gonna kick me or I’m scared he will loose balance and fall on me

[@OliviaTowersDressage]

thing about the more mundane option and it will help calm you xx

[@suzannedeheus9012]

I have a fear in my head, when a horse gets nervous he might rear and i have never be able to sit one out. I allways fall off

[@jenniferhoran9311]

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