This episode is a little different. Annika leads listeners through a guided visualization exercise designed specifically for riders to enhance focus and positive mindset ahead of your ride. For this episode it is recommended to listen in a quiet place where you can sit or lay down and focus completely on the visualization exercise. Enjoy! Annika works with riders and other athletes one to one and hosts group training, workshops, and clinics. Find out more at www.annikamcgivern.com and @annikamcgivern.performance on Instagram.

Sometimes as things get more serious and the pressure rises, we loose touch with the enjoyment an activity used to create for us. In this episode Annika guides listeners to prepare to challenge the obstacles that can reduce fun when riding and reconnect with joy again in the saddle. She will help you create a more helpful mindset around challenge and discomfort so that you are ready to ride and have fun, whatever happens! Annika works with riders and other athletes one to one, and hosts group training, workshops and clinics. For more information check out www.annikamcgivern.com or her Instagram @annikamcgivern.performance.

In this episode, Annika guides listeners to prepare for a good ride by challenging unhelpful beliefs about mistakes. The episode talks riders through a process of challenging and re-imagining their mindset on mistakes and creates an opportunity to practice managing mistakes skillfully so that by the end, listeners are ready to ride and learn through their mistakes. Annika works with riders and other athletes one to one and delivering group training, workshops and clinics. Find out more at www.annikamcgivern.com or check out her Instagram @annikamcgivern.performance

Fear is a very common and normal experience when riding horse - we are after all facing some very real risks when we get on a horse! However, unmanaged fear can become an obstacle to progress and safety. In this episode, Annika guides listeners to better understand, accept, and manage their fear so that they arrive at the barn feeling confident and ready to ride. Annika works with riders and other athletes one to one, and runs group workshops and clinics. Find out more at www.annikamcgivern.com or on Instagram @annikamcgivern.performance

In this episode, Annika guides listeners through a quick break down of a common negative experience in equestrian sport: frustration. Sharing practical tools to manage and banish frustration from our ride, Annika will prepare you to approach today's ride with the mindset and focus you need to keep learning and improving instead of getting stuck. Annika works with riders one to one and provides group workshops, training, and clinics. Discover more about working with Annika at www.annikamcgivern.com or on Instagram @annikamcgivern.performance

In this episode, Annika guides listeners through an easy to replicate four step process to prepare mentally for a great ride. Listeners will learn how to create a solid plan, set their mindset for success, direct and improve their focus, and regulate their nervous system. Annika works one to one with equestrians, and hosts group workshops and training. Get in touch and find more resources from Annika on Instagram at @annikamcgivern.performance or at www.annikamcgivern.com

Meet your host, Annika McGivern and discover what The Ready to Ride Podcast has been designed for! Hint: it's a practical tool you can use to support you in your equestrian journey. Discover more about the host at www.annikamcgivern.com or on Instagram @annikamcgivern.performance