World Cup Showjumper Specialising in Micro Post Traumatic Stress for Riders
About Ben Netterfield
– Ben is a Level 3 Showjumping Specialist coach. He started off mustering and camp drafting on a family property when he attended a pony club camp and was introduced to showjumping. Ben went on to compete at a World Cup level and now specialised on working with riders undergoing micro post traumatic stress as an AIPC Leadership Coach.
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Ben’s Favourite Inspirational Quote
– Live 10% of your life outside your comfort zone
Who Has Inspired Ben
– Inspiration comes in lots of areas and from many different athletes, coaches and people making it through life. George Sanna and Rod Brown are two showjumping coaches who have inspired Ben.
About This Episode
Ben is very open in this interview discussing micro post traumatic stress for riders, how the same factor will affect two different riders in very different ways.
He discusses older riders returning to horses and expands generally on some confidence tips for all riders.
Parents who do not have a background with horses receive some advice from Ben about the additional education that will benefit them as they support their child horse rider.
Time Stamps
00:50 – Quote: Living 10% of your life outside the comfort zone
02:17 – Ben discussed his first experience riding, growing up on a family farm where he did a lot of camp drafting.
04:19 – How Ben started with micro post traumatic stress with riders
06:03 – Ben talks about the different reactions of people exposed to the same stress or situation
08:11 – This is an example of a situation where fear affects a rider
12:28 – Long term riders who have not ridden for years might need these tips on re-gaining their confidence.
15:40 – Ben expands on ways to increase confidence for all horse riders.
17:07 – A training tip about confidence for listeners
20-21 – Three trainers who inspired Ben in his showjumping career. He talks about the experience gained when different people look at the same horse to have different opinions.
22:18 – Recommended Book
23:21 – What the future holds for Ben
24:20 – Why you should keep it simple when planning your riding goals
25:46 – contact information: at the EI website and his webpage
Recommended Book
The Secrets and Methods of a Great Champion – Michel Robert
Contact Details
Phone: 0413 459 258 or +61 413 459 258
Email: BNetterfield@me.com
Also Listen to
First Chat(005) Ben Netterfield
Listeners’ Choice Chat(142) Ben Netterfield LC
Second Chat (231) Ben Netterfield 2 – “Ten Essential Tips to Deal With Fear/Anxiety as a Rider”
Listeners’ Choice Chat (521) Ben Netterfield 2 (LC)
Third Chat (546) Ben Netterfield 3 – “Ten Points on Learning How to Take on the Challenge of Coaching Jumping Training”
When Ben is a return guest on Horse Chats, what question would you like to ask them?
(Please leave comment below)
Can you asking him about his son’s amazing riding. The son’s name is Max Netterfield. The horse is called Bucky.