You Can Enjoy the Horse Industry Where You Get to Live Your Life Rather Than Work
You Can Enjoy the Horse Industry Where You Get to Live Your Life Rather Than Work
About Tania
– Tania is a eventing specialist competitor, trainer and coach and has won up to and including Three Star Eventing. She spends her days riding, training and coaching.
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Tania’s Favourite Inspirational Quote
– Be a horse maker not a horse breaker
– Live every day as if it were your last
Who Has Inspired Tania
– Zelie Bullen (formerly Zelie Thompson)
– Guy McLean
– Monty Roberts
– Warwick Schiller
– Always watching other competitors
– Many snippets of wisdom
Recommended Books
– ‘Posture and Performance: Principles of Training Horses from the Anatomical’ by Gillian Higgins & Stephanie Martin
– ‘Beyond Horse Massage: A Breakthrough Interactive Method for Alleviating Soreness, Strain, and Tension’ by Jim Masterson
About This Episode
– Tania discusses why it is important to enjoy working with horses and why it should be a pleasure and should make you happy.
Time Stamps
01:03 – Be a horse maker not a horse breaker
02:27 – Live every day as if it were your last
03:06 – How Tania’s Mum introduced her to riding at a young age
05:29 – Being involved in Athletics, and then wanted to try hunting and working at a hunting yard
08:28 – Initiative, learn from day to day, flexible, empathy
10:41 – The variety of people who are involved, finding friends within the industry. Working with horses give you pleasure and make you happy
11:46 – How watching other competitors and the snippets of wisdom learnt from other people
16:29 – Working with her horse rewarding for doing something correctly
21:27 – How ‘Yorkshire’, ‘Snake’ and other horses who have inspired Tania
25:24 – Entering Four Star competition in Adelaide and other experiences
26:51 – Self-belief, balancing riding and coaching
29:13 – Advice for better self belief, finding people who believe in you and to support you, it does not have to be family give your self a pat on the back occasionally
30:22 – Time management is important structure for some people
31:36 – People not reading cues that the horse gives, visually
32:14 – Looking for cues – for example eyes, ears, swish of tail. Is the horse ready to have a rest?
35:25 – Gillian Higgins and Jim Masterson books
38:40 – Preparing horses for competition and visiting the World Equestrian Games
40:10 – There should always be learning, one thing a day
41:37 – Contact: see details below
Tania’s Contact Details
Phone: 0499 999 291 or 02 6029 2241
+61 499 999 291 or 61 2 6029 2241
Email: kth@activ8.net.au
Website: Jirrima.com
Facebook: Tania Harding
Also Listen to
352 – Listeners’ Choice (174)
389 – Tania Harding 2 – “10 Signs Your Horse Really Isn’t Coping With Their Environment”
Music
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