About the Author:Sharon Shinwell,DIP Counselor DIP HP (NC) NRHP, has competed, bred and owned horses for over 25 years. Sharon is a qualified and talented Hypno-Psychotherapist and Counselor. She has combined her knowledge of the human psyche, especially that of the rider, with her knowledge and experience of Hypnotherapy, to produce a range of Self-Hypnosis CD's known as "The Confident Rider Series" to help individuals to achieve whatever riding goals they are seeking.
Who Can Benefit From The "Confident Rider Series" Whether you are a rider that simply enjoys quiet trail or arena riding to those that are involved in serious competition -- the "Confident Rider Series" can help you no matter what your level or goals are because it focuses on YOU and what YOU want to accomplish by helping you unlock the strenghth of your sub-conscious mind.
This form of therapy has been used in Sports Psychology for many years by Olympic competitors, professional football players and for many other sports. But, because of the authors own experience as in the equestrian field, she has focused her therapeutic skills toward helping riders.
How Can the "Confident Rider Series" Help Me?The "Confident Rider Series of Audio CD's are aimed at those riders that find they are struggling, for one reason or another. The consious mind wants to do one thing, but from somewhere and for some reason, they are held back.
The aim of these self-hypnosis CD's is to teach the rider to take control of their own fears, doubts and anxieties to change the way they perceive a situation in the sub-consious part of their mind and how they feel about it.
What is Available in the "Confident Rider Series"?
You may have had a bad experience with a previous horse.
You may have come to riding at a late stage in your life, and it seems far scarier than you envisioned.
You may have been riding all your life, but something has changed, you have lost your confidence and nerve, and it seems impossible to regain that feeling of being in control.
You may have just bought your first horse, having only ridden at riding schools before, and you're discovering that your dream of owning a horse, is turning into a nightmare.
Whatever your situation, it feels as though you are the only one that knows just how you feel.
Well let me assure you, there are hundreds out there in horse-land that know just what you are going through!
When stress levels rise, the subconscious mind tries to stop whatever it is that is causing the discomfort. Then a fear/ anxiety/panic cycle is set up, and it becomes more and more difficult to do the very thing you want to do.
The problem for riders, as oppose to other sports and activities, is that we are not only dealing with our own phobias, hang-ups and fears that we may have, but the horse is able to pick up on them through our body language, and interprets them as warning signals. So a horse that may be obedient, relaxed, confident, calm and responsive, when others ride it, seems to turn in to just the opposite when we ride them! Or they are paragons of virtue at home for us, but take on a whole new persona at a show!
So the aim of "The Confident Rider Series" CD's is two fold, to neutralize old negativethoughts and feelings, and then replace them with new positive ones.
