As a parent of a competitive rider, you face joys and challenges unlike those of parents of other athletes. Riding is the one sport where interaction with an equine friend develops skills your child wouldn’t achieve in any other sport. It is also a high-risk sport requiring focus and discipline.

The demands of being a parent of a competitive rider have a way of easily tapping emotional, physical, financial and mental resources. You are called upon to balance the needs of other children or family members while meeting these demands. When your child gets frustrated, moody, loses confidence, has a fall, engages in negative self-talk, evaluates his or her self-esteem by their performance, or berates himself/herself for imperfection you may want to throw in the towel.

By working with a mental performance coach your child will learn to maintain focus, relax during training and competitions, develop skills more quickly, gain self-confidence, shift focus from horses and other life areas more smoothly, communicate more effectively with you and increase his/her enjoyment of the process in achieving goals.

Our mental performance coach will work in conjunction with you and your trainer to address the unique developmental needs of your child. With a mental performance coach working with your child, you can rest assured that your challenges as a show-parent will be eased.