Quick Tips Series 9 - Dealing with Fear

Dealing with fear, both in the horse and in one's self is a matter of education combined with experience.

Category:

Education

Tags:

• horse
• fear
• confidence
• courage

[bwp247]

Love your work mate... I've seen too many horse's get hot or even turn into nervous wrecks because of there rider getting a freight and jamming up on them.

[artroland]

Yeah. Being brave and working through fear is important, but, just like drinking, "Know when to say 'when.'" LOL.

[endospink]

Holy producer Batman !! Your pumpin these vids out quicker than I can Roland..

Everyone has fear,some just more than others thats all. Don't let it control you.

"I'll Be Back"

[artroland]

It's not that tough to sit on a bucket and yap. LOL. I agree everyone has fear, but not everyone has a velcro butt like you do. LOL.

Thanks for commenting Paul.

BTW -- loved the "I'll be back" in part 2 ... now get a move-on and get to part 3! :D

[Alicia2u]

Thanks for the Video, very cool to have my (nick)name mentioned like this. lol :p

I think you can even expand on this topic by giving some fear-startegies.

Good you mentioned getting of, because a lot of people think that the horse wins if they get of. I think that getting of will keep me alive ;)

[artroland]

I think alot of people tend to think they have to stay on, and push a bad situation into a worse one. The best strategy for me is to get off if I cannot outride it, square up my horse, and remount when it's safe. I always think about what caused whatever issue, and try to come up with a way in which I can help the horse and myself out from there.

[paintedhorsechic1]

Another good one! Yup fear is something I have had to deal with for awhile now. Since I developed MS I lost confidence in myself. Wouldnt even go near a horse for awhile. Im dealing with it but still "on guard" all the time. I get that sick feeling everytime I climb on his back but it fades as we go...I seem more on guard on the ground than in the saddle though for some strange reason. Not really scared just on guard.

[Alicia2u]

Then you use goals and small steps to help you deal with fear.

Another strategy would be, in a case of fear that is not necessary (when your horse scrapes his hoof for example), is to keep at that border of fear until it feels normal (desensitisation).

You can also use breathing techniques and visualisation to overcome fear. That was what I meant.

[endospink]

Do you think I should start part 3 with...

"I'm Back" or go with the "Titanic" theme...lol

holy James Cameron Batman...same director

[artroland]

Be brave, but be smart. Fear is always your gut telling your brain that you're close to entering no-man's land.

[artroland]

And there are probably scads of people out there far more qualified than I to teach people to deal with their fear, but I think the main thing is education. It's hard to fear the things you understand well enough to control. You can have a healthy respect for them, and it will keep you alive, but riders can't let these things control them.