Mum of two, full time police officer, rider & grass roots eventer, personal trainer and Strength and Conditioning Coach for the performance and development squads for Horse Scotland. Lauren Semple from Equestrian Fitness Scotland is one busy lady and yet she still finds time to support and encourage other equestrians to get fitter and stronger.

In this episode Liz Daniels chats to Lauren about what inspired her to help other riders improve their fitness and the quick results her clients get when they commit to just 10 -15 minutes a day of doing the right exercises.

Did you know that if you are an unbalanced and unfit rider your horse has to work up to 80% harder? Lauren is very clear that this isn’t about how much you weigh but about how fit, balanced and strong you are in the saddle, so it's time to ditch those scales. Instead Lauren recommends taking EquiTeam’s fitness test to work out if you are fit enough for your horse.

If you are time poor but want quick results there is so much you can do to help your horse and you don’t even need to join a gym. 10 -15 minutes of our EquiTeam rider fitness workouts per day is all you need to start seeing results  

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Riding, fitness, work or lifestyle goals? Do you set yourself lots of goals or are you struggling to get going with some goals for the year ahead?

In this episode Liz and Lou talk about setting goals, why they are important, and how to go about making sure the goals you set are SMART (Specific, Measurable, Achievable, Realistic and Timely). Lou shares how valuable it can be to tell a close friend about your goal to give you some much needed support and Liz explains how small visual reminders can be great motivators to keep us all on track.

In this episode Liz Daniels from EquiTeam chats to Helen Wilson aka The Overthinking Rider. Helen talks brilliantly about her own experiences as an overthinking rider with an equally overthinking horse, Foxy.

Liz and Helen discuss some of the more common traits that we see with riders when they overthink things and Helen shares some tools to use to help quieten down the negative chatter that can go on in our heads.

Helen has a brilliant way of sharing her own journey as an overthinking rider with a good dose of humour, that is backed by a scientific understanding and skills learnt through her work as a personal coach and business trainer.

If you would like to hear more from Helen you can read her EquiTeam blogs here

This week the team from EquiTeam are discussing why your horse needs to be fit enough to do a job and share a basic six week fitness programme you can follow.

Liz, Lou & Liz S talk about the benefits of hacking, how to minimise the risk of injury as well as how to plan ahead to make sure you can get to that all important camp, lesson or competiton.

You can listen on all of the usual podcast platforms and download our fitness programme here https://bit.ly/3uM76MV 

In the episode Equiteam's Liz Daniels is chatting to Jane Brindley about Confident Riding. Jane is a confidence and mindset coach who has been working with horse riders, at all levels, since 2004 when she set up her business Horse Riding with Confidence Scotland. She uses hypnotherapy, psychotherapy, NLP and performance coaching to help riders overcome anxiety, grow in self belief and resilience and develop a strong mindset for performance.

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Love hacking for hours or see it as a means to an end? In this episode Liz is joined by Lou & Liz to discuss everything and anything hacking related.

The recent changes to the Highway Code feature, as well as how to incorporate schooling exercises into your hacking, the importance of hacking with purpose and how   Hi-Viz, once seriously uncool is now a necessity

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Because not everyone can attend our sell-out equestrian camps, we are bringing all of the learning, fun and unmatched EquiTeam support to your fingertips. 

EquiTeam is the home of equestrian development and safe learning in an inclusive and supportive community. We are delighted to bring you some of the magic whilst supporting you to develop your skills, share your experiences and meet lots of like-minded equine enthusiasts.

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