“Ten Tips For Working With Fear, Around Horses”
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This interview was previously published in 2018 Fran Griffen 2 (251)
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“Ten Tips For Working With Fear, Around Horses”
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“Ten Tips For Working With Fear, Around Horses”
1 – Acknowledge your strengths and accomplishments
2 – Acknowledge the fear – I Feel Fear
3 – Determine the source of the fear, is it past, or present, or perhaps the future
4 – Is it appropriate, right now?
5 – Make a Decision – can I work with it now?
6 – If the answer is a NO, what now? – Celebrate that a decision has been made, ground work (change, not stop)
7 – For a YES decision – Gather Tools – rider, change place in arena, change place position, pace,
8 – Move closer, stay longer and retreat – advance and retreat – ‘Jeffery Method’
9 – Stay present, talk, sing, breathe – be in the moment
10 – Be kind to yourself, small steps, celebrate – pressure down and off ourselves
Time Stamps
00:38 – Background
01:20 – 1 – Acknowledge your strengths and accomplishments
02:27 – Positive mind set and visualization
03:07 – 2 – Acknowledge the fear – I Feel Fear – where do you feel the fear
04:11 – Safety around horses
05:03 – 3 – Determine the source of the fear, is it past, or present, or perhaps the future
06:10 – Worry about what is going to happen
06:45 – 4 – Is it appropriate, right now? Or is it something in the past?
08:00 – 5 – Make a Decision – can I work with it now? Yes or No
10:01 – 6 – If the answer is a NO, what now? – Celebrate that a decision has been made, ground work (change, not stop)
13:00 – 7 – For a YES decision – gather tools – rider, change place in arena, change place position, pace
14:25 – 8 – Move closer, stay longer and retreat – advance and retreat
17:05 – ‘Jeffery Method’
18:40 – 9 – Stay present, talk, sing, breathe – be in the moment – talk about the last great ride, positive experiences
20:45 – 10 – Be kind to yourself, small steps, celebrate – pressure down and off ourselves
22:30 – Summary of 10 points
29:35 – Fear busting clinics – using the above formula
29:20 – Contact: see details below
Fran’s Contact Details
Phone: 02 4988 6031 or +61 2 4988 6031
Email: frances.griffen@bigpond.com or hnhcentre@gmail.com
Website: Hunter Natural Horsemanship
Facebook: Fran Griffen
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