If you’re a woman of a certain age who loves horse riding. But more than that, you love the horse. And it’s that special bond with your horse that you’re seeking. Then The Horse Riding Confidence Club is for you!
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The Horse Riding Confidence Club is a safe, supportive community for horse women of a certain age. To ask questions. Get answers. And be supported in pursuing (and achieving) your horse riding dreams!
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Group Hypnosis Recordings
This group session was recorded on 6th August 2022.
Listen to this recorded hypnosis session only when you can be undisturbed and able to relax for about an hour. Please avoid listening when your full attention is required for any activity such as driving.
HRCC Hypnosis Recordings (from coaching sessions)
This hypnosis whenever you want to make adjustments to emotions, thoughts, and even boost your immune system. You can easily use it as a self-hypnosis once you've imagined your control room
Enjoy this relaxing experience to create your own anchor that instantly creates a sense of calm, strength, and resilience. (approx. 15 minutes)
Note: Please only listen to this hypnosis when you can safely relax without being disturbed, and your full attention is not required elsewhere (as when driving or handling your horse.)
Listen to this short (approx. 9 minutes) hypnosis when you want to increase your energy level, combat fatigue, or boost your immune system. This session is most effective when you're sitting upright with your feet squarely on the floor and your back and spine are in alignment.
In this short (about 12 minutes) hypnosis, you'll let go of unpleasant emotions while enhancing positive, pleasant emotions. Enjoy!
In this hypnosis session, I guide you on an imaginary ride - your best ride ever! Take a few minutes for yourself to relax and enjoy this experience just for you.
Note: Only listen when you are in a safe space where you can be undisturbed for 20-30 minutes. Avoid listening when doing anything that requires your full attention (such as driving).
Install a deep sense of self-love as you step into your innate worthiness and enough-ness which IS inside all of us. (approx. 25 minutes). Avoid listening when doing anything that requires your full attention (such as driving).
Get comfortable and take a few minutes to experience the healing and peace of this white light guided meditation.
This lovely, relaxing breathing exercise is about 7 minutes long. Please only listen when your full attention is not required elsewhere (such as when driving or operating equipment). You can do a shorter version of this exercise with your eyes open or closed (whenever it's safe to do so) to release tension/stress and increase relaxation/calmness. Practicing this daily or even 3 times a week can help to retrain your brain and body to let go of unnecessary feelings of stress, tension, and discomfort. Enjoy!
In this short (about 11 minutes) hypnosis, you'll let go of the limiting belief behind a problem behaviour or habit. Enjoy!
Feel the support of this beautiful community as you're guided through an amazing rainbow. At the end of this rainbow is something much more valuable than anything you could ever carry in your hands.
Experience this lovely hypnosis to increase your self love and the love you spread to world around you. Please only listen to this hypnosis when you can relax safely and your full attention is not required on any task (e.g. driving or operating equipment)
Only listen when it is safe for you to relax completely and your full attention is not required an anything else. (e.g. such as when driving, peeling vegetables, or handling your horse).
This White Light meditation supports the alignment of your physical, emotional, and mental energies to bring you into overall balance. Listen to it anytime you want to feel grounded, calm, and have a sense of physical and inner peace.
Give yourself at least 20 minutes to enjoy this relaxing hypnosis for letting go of the fear of not being enough, Chronic Guilt, Worthiness, feeling stuck because we feel we have to punish ourselves, letting go of the belief that life has to be hard, letting go of the belief “If it feels good, don’t do it”, and 3 ways for instant pain relief .
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This hypnosis focuses on eliminating a negative belief, thought pattern, or emotion AND increasing confidence and worthiness.
In this short meditation/hypnosis (less than 15 minutes), you'll install an empowering emotional anchor. Simply recall a time when you felt the positive emotion that you want to be able to recall. You can repeat the exercise and install multiple empowering emotions on the same anchor. Imagine feeling happy, confident, and brave all at once!
Note: Only listen to this hypnosis when you are in a safe place and can be undisturbed for 20-30 minutes. Avoid listening when doing anything that requires your full concentration such as when driving.
Take a few minutes of time for yourself to step out of turmoil and flow into a feeling of relaxation, calm, peace, and contentment. (approximately 13 minutes)
If procrastination is a problem, this hypnosis is for you!
In this hypnosis, you can experience a state of bliss and relaxation while releasing unhelpful, negative emotions, thoughts, and beliefs.
Note: Only listen to this hypnosis when you are in a safe place and can be undisturbed for 20-30 minutes. Avoid listening when doing anything that requires your full concentration such as when driving.
Pain Relief (Physical or Emotional)
This gentle 16 minute hypnosis allows you to tap into healing light and Infinite Wisdom so you can receive comfort, healing, perspective, and insight about anything that’s been weighing you down as you Bask in the Light.
A relaxing experience of self-care and healing - physically or emotionally. (15 minutes)
Only listen to this hypnosis recording when your full attention is not required elsewhere - such as when driving or handling your horse.
Spend 12 minutes listening to this meditation to relax and decrease or release pain or other uncomfortable physical sensations.
Release Anxiety or Stress
The purpose of this hypnosis is to install an off switch for stress and anxiety and transport you to a state of bliss and peace.
Some people think they are keeping themselves safe by feeling anxious. This hypnosis will help you understand that it’s safe and beneficial to TURN OFF stress and anxiety and experience peace and calm instead.
Listen to this 15 minute session to practice letting go of unhelpful, worrisome thoughts.
This session is about resetting your mind and body when stress builds up. Approximately 15 minutes. Please only listen when you can safely relax without being disturbed, and you're full attention is not required elsewhere (eg. when driving, handling horses, or chopping vegetables)
Take a few minutes to relax and enjoy this guided walk through a sun lit forest.
Enjoy this short (6 minute) guided meditation to bring energy and alertness to your mind. Please only listen to this recording when your full attention is not required on a task (e.g. driving or operating equipment)
Listen to this 8 minute meditation whenever you need to feel grounded and strong. I created it specifically to help with fear of going outside due to a fear of falling and being injured. However, it will also help you feel generally relaxed, peaceful, and grounded.
Other Mind-Body Techniques to Reduce Fear and Stress
Release stored stress and anxiety from your mind and body and restore a sense of safety in this 15-20 minute exercise. All you need is a quiet place to sit or lie down and use of both of your hands.
A combination of havening, tapping, and eye movements to quickly get rid of uncomfortable feelings and quickly feel calm and relaxed.
Positive Reinforcement (Clicker Training)
Clicker training is positive reinforcement. It's a fun for both you and your horse. Your horse learns how to learn while staying relaxed and feeling safe. This way of working with your horse is definitely more carrot and no stick!
This video shows you to use a whip in a very different way to encourage your stuck horse to move forward - willingly and relaxed.
This video is a real time training session I did with a thoroughbred gelding, Taz, in a windy, noisy indoor arena. Watch to see how you can use positive reinforcement to improve your horse's confidence in unsettling situations.
I'm using positive reinforcement to get Taz to stand on a piece of paper so I can trace his front feet. Measuring for hoof boots.
Taz balked at entering the barn. Instead of "getting after him", I used positive reinforcement to de-escalate and help him feel safe.
In this video, Anne demonstrates how to re-train a horse that is afraid of the bit (or has issues with contact) to be comfortable going forward into contact on the bit. The same exercise can also be used to introduce a young horse to contact or with a bitless bridle.
In this short (03:54 min) video, I demonstrate how to use the reins to block unwanted head movements. For example, when leading a horse who nips, brings his head into your space (e.g. curls in front of you), or looks off to the side.
How to lunge a horse help bring her into a healthier frame of body and calmer state of mind. This video focuses on:
1) how your alignment to the horse affects how well she lunges,
2) how to best use a whip* as an extension of your body
3) the effect pushing on different areas of the body have on the horse.
*This video was made before I started using positive reinforcement with horses. I know longer use whips. However, even back then I wasn't using the whip to hit or scare the horse. I encourage you to watch this video with the intention of learning the alignment and body language that helps the horse understand what he or she is being asked to do.
Anne Gage demonstrates how to bring a horse into true bend while being lunged. Anne shows how it is possible to change the horse's physical shape without using any special gadgets.
In the reverse round pen, you are in the inside of the circle and your horse is on the outside. You can make a simple "round pen" by laying poles in a circle. In this vide, Shawna Karrasch demonstrates how to introduce the reverse round pen to your horse. It's a fun way to interact with your horse while giving him/her the choice to participate. I like to start by teaching the horse "touch" (to my hand or an object) before introducing the reverse round pen.
This simple exercise using poles can be down from the ground or when riding.
Does your horse bulge his shoulder out when riding a corner or circle? In this video, I'm coaching one of my students to correct this common problem.
The common mistake many riders make when their horse is bulging out the shoulder is to use more inside rein - trying to pull the horse into the turn. What's needed is more outside leg and rein AND that the rider has the correct position.
Winter riding in northern climates can be tough. Cold, wet, windy weather, shorter days, and more spooky horses can drain your motivation and make riding feel overwhelming. But riding in winter doesn’t have to be a source of stress!
In this webinar, you’ll discover:
❄️ How to develop a positive mindset to overcome winter challenges.
❄️ Simple ways to build your confidence — even without getting in the saddle.
❄️ Practical strategies to strengthen your connection with your horse, no matter the weather.
Riding should be fun, relaxing, and a way to connect with your horse — even during the colder months.
Let’s turn those winter challenges into opportunities for fun and connection!
Robyn Hood demonstrates leg circles. Leg circles are an excellent way to improve range of movement, balance, and help horses release through the withers, thorasic sling and shoulders. Adding a couple into your grooming routine makes a huge difference to your horse's freedom of movement.
In this video, you’ll learn how to recognise the freeze response — one of the most misunderstood equine behaviours.
Discover how to work with your horse through gentle horsemanship techniques and positive reinforcement, rather than force or fear.
This calm, science-based approach helps your horse feel safe, rebuilds trust, and strengthens your partnership — creating the confident connection every compassionate rider wants.
Teach Your Horse To Stand Still (or Ground Tie)
Establishing clear personal boundaries helps to keep both you and your
horse safe. A good boundary simply defines ‘your space’ and ‘my
space’.
The need for respect of personal boundaries is reciprocal – whether
person to person, horse to horse or person to horse. You need your
horse to respect your boundaries, and he needs you to respect his.
This webinar is hosted by Wendy Murdoch, founder of The Murdoch Method. Dr. Ann-Marie Hancock, DVM, EDO graduated from Colorado State University in 2003 with her DVM. She started using Acupuncture in her practice in 2008 and Osteopathy in 2010. She has been practicing in Northern Virginia since 2013 and owns True North Equine Veterinary Services in Warrenton, VA. She is committed to creating long-lasting, meaningful and positive connections between horse owners and their horses by improving horse mobility and over all wellness. She works with other veterinarians, farriers, dentists, nutritionists, saddle fitters, body workers and other horse health care workers as a team member to achieve that goal.
Erica Allen is a master saddle fitter, dressage coach and trainer, and a body worker. She has an extensive knowledge base on horse physiology. In this 1 hour Zoom call, Erica shared her personal experiences with 2 "problem" horses who had hidden physical pain.
Linda Barr of Pilates With Linda Barr shares tips to improve your balance, posture, suppleness and breathing - so you can move with your horse.
In this video, Seonaidh Jamieson, Fitness and Mindset Coach, shows you exercises that will help you become more balanced and secure in the saddle. Even if you hate going to the gym!
Daily Reflection, Daily Journal, Weekly Reflection
In this video, I'm talking about why it can feel like your nerves, fear, or anxiety feels like it's out of your control. It has to do with our nervous system. And I give you some simple (and quick) effective techniques for stimulating your Vagus Nerve and improving your Vagal Tone so that you feel more at ease.
About the teacher
Anne Gage
Helping experienced mid-life horse riders ride with calm, confidence, and focus with proven techniques tools to help you manage riding fears, build confidence, and get back to enjoying your time with your horse.
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