Loping Out Loud
Horse and Rider|July 2017

If you get breathless and jittery at the lope, try this to substitute enjoyment for anxiety.

- Daniel Dauphin, With J. Forsberg Meyer
Loping Out Loud

“Omi-gosh! Omi-gosh! Omi-gosh!”

If this is your internal conversation when you’re loping your horse, you’re not alone. For many of us, the lope is the point at which our courage can begin to flag. All sphincters, pupils, and even pores contract as we lean forward, tense our muscles, and hold our breath. We do all these things because we’re trying to control what feels like a saddled trampoline building velocity like Willy Wonka’s speedboat.

Let’s change that conversation, shall we? Over the years, I’ve worked with many adult students suffering from loping anxiety, and there’s one simple strategy I’ve learned can make an enormous difference. It’s reciting out loud, at high volume, from memory.

It sounds crazy, I know. But I guarantee it’ll enable you to relax and let go of those nerves, which in turn will allow you to sit properly and ride with more confidence.

Why It Works

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この蚘事は Horse and Rider の July 2017 版に掲茉されおいたす。

7 日間の Magzter GOLD 無料トラむアルを開始しお、䜕千もの厳遞されたプレミアム ストヌリヌ、9,000 以䞊の雑誌や新聞にアクセスしおください。

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