It’s one of my favouritist (yes, that is a word) humans ever joining me for the podcast this week. Kathy Price is in the house and we are talking about the… well, basically all. of. the. things. It’s impossible when chattering to a person like Kathy to keep things at surface level, so we cover a lot of territory. Before we get into that however, let me introduce Kathy to you! Kathy comes from a scientific background gaining a BSc (Hons) degree in Zoology. Her mindset then was always based...

Hands in the air if you feel like you never have enough time? This “time conundrum” is something that I’ve wrestled with for a long time and has created a lot of stress and struggle along the way. I recognize now that my own relationship with time has been caught up in a somewhat toxic relationship with people pleasing patterns, the need to get things right, and that somehow my self-worth was inextricably linked to how much I could get done in a day. What’s more, the idea of being endlessly...

How would things change if we looked at our horses and the first thing we thought was, you are brilliant? A Confident Rider Sound Bite on the place we begin from. www.confidentrider.online 

Do you know the difference between the action of fear and the emotion of fear? Because there is one. And being able to discern between them is vital when it comes to understanding not only how your nervous system works, but how your perception of different situations and experiences create sympathetic or fight flight responses. When the fight flight nervous system is working as it’s designed to, it produces the action of fear in response to something it perceives in the environment to be...

Fabulous humans! I’m baaaaaack! The Confident Rider Podcast is back on the airwaves for Season 2, and I have to say, I’m pretty excited about it! It seemed only fitting to give you a rundown of where I’m at work and life wise, but beyond that, to discuss some of the changes that have happened in my work over the past 18 months and how that has informed my own practices and understandings. So, let’s take it from the top! In this episode, we go down the rabbit hole of the nervous system and...

A couple of weeks back, I got tagged in a post on Facebook where the person in question had been bucked off and now found herself in the midst of two different riding experiences; when she is with her instructor, she is fine to ride. When she is alone, it’s a completely different story. In this episode, we discuss the difference between these two scenarios & I discuss how to move beyond the reflexive responses created in the aftermath of an accident and injury.

In this episode, I talk about navigating the transition point when it comes to restarting work together after an extended break. We discuss some of the common "stuck points", including overwhelm, anxiety, and confusion, and more importantly, how you can navigate to the other side of them.

I had the great pleasure of sitting down together with Josh Nichol and having a conversation about his work, and our shared passions and interests. Our time together covers a lot of ground; we discuss Josh’s Relational Horsemanship approach, his definition and thoughts on leadership, and the body-mind connection.

In this episode, I provide three possible contexts for the experience of “free-floating anxiety” (you know, that anxiety that just “appears” in situations that seem to have no justifiable reason!) beginning with intuition, and ending with understanding the nature of traumatic stress and the formation of memory at both a conscious and unconscious level. I hope you enjoy it!

Many of us find ourselves in groundhog day experiences with our horses based on certain feelings or sensations that arise in the body. Whilst those sensations can feel concrete and absolute, they are inherently subjective. Think of them as a mash-up of everything you have thought, experienced, or been told in relation to a similar experience in the past. In this episode, we talk about the nature of these responses and how we can pull ourselves out of cyclic loops of habituated behavior...

Alexa Linton is a wealth of knowledge when it comes to all things body-based; from the energetic to the nuts and bolts mechanics, she has spent over 14 years working as an Equine Sports Therapist, is in the final stages of studying Osteopathy for humans, has a degree in kinesiology and extensive experience in the energetic and healing arts. We discuss horse and human connection, exploring the body from the skeletal to the emotional, and share personal experiences of both.

In this episode I reflect back on my experiences and discuss: - The importance of strengthening our voice and developing a healthy relationship with the fight channel of our nervous system - Letting go of the rigid, masculinized view of bravery and offering a different viewpoint that allows us to ride and move with integrity - Horsemanship as a practice of everyday activism, that allows us to enter the bigger conversation on structural and systemic inequities I hope you enjoy it!

Kathy and Tania are two of my closest and most trusted friends and I couldn’t think of a better way to muse over the last 12 months and ponder the next 12 than to gather around the microphone together. This episode is a fly in the wall listen-in on our ponderings covering everything from “Tania’s Top Tip” for dealing with difficult people to getting down to the nitty-gritty of what it means to show up for our horses (and ourselves) in an aligned and authentic way.

In this episode, I dive into our associations and misconceptions around confidence, share some personal stories with you… and get you to consider that it might be capacity that you are looking to increase rather than confidence.

In this episode, we talk about how to manage the choppy waters of confrontation and discomfort in a way that allows us to maintain perspective, integrity, and self-compassion.

In this episode we discuss: - Why kindness and self-compassion is essential for ongoing motivation and momentum - How meeting yourself with kindness gifts you with a clear perspective and the necessary understandings to decide the next best step for you and your horse - Why kindness is the necessary antidote to low self-worth or feelings of not-good-enough-ness

As an equine veterinary surgeon, a veterinarian, and clinical professor at UC Davis, Dr. Sarah Le Jeune is well versed in the pressures of veterinary practice. The veterinary field as a whole has some worrying statistics around mental health that speak to just how significant that stress can be. Dr. Sarah and I team up to share our thoughts on how as horse owners and clients we can be more mindful and considered at our end within the relationship., and extend support to those who might be...

In this episode we discuss: - Explicit and implicit memory; the basic differences between the two and how understanding their functions and role helps us integrate traumatic stress and change any unwanted patterns and behaviors - The somatic, interoceptive and proprioceptive nervous systems; their role and function in memory and why it’s necessary to begin at the level of the body for us to make sense of past experiences making themselves known in the present Happy listening!

In this episode, I talk about two similar experiences of attending clinics 12 months apart. I discuss my journey, what I’ve learned in between, and what changed as I came into a week-long learning experience with my horses.   

In this episode, we talk about Surge Capacity and how an awareness of it can help us make better decisions and take proactive steps to ensure we are looking after ourselves in times when we need to be in it for the long haul. I discuss three things that I consider vital to pay attention to maximise our resilience and ensure we are showing up for the things that are important to us.  

In this episode, we discuss: - How your nervous system is impacting your planning style (and your ability to dream and vision ahead in the first place) - The origins of the traditional goal-setting process (and why it might clash with how you approach your riding life) - Elements that are important to consider when creating a training framework for you and your horse I hope you enjoy it! 

In this episode, we talk about the nature of injury and how traumatic stress is held in the body. I expand on the hows and whys of what I teach, and the process I follow that allow us to integrate the uncomfortable, expand on the good, and resource us to meet ourselves and our horses in the moment. Happy listening! ❤️ Jane

In this episode we discuss: - The role of social and systemic frameworks and their influence on us “doing the work” - Why comfort isn’t the goal (I go into this one in quite a lot of detail!) - The joy of movement and the role of movement-based practices in my work

In this episode, we talk about intentionally creating experiences that are novel or unfamiliar to not only develop responsiveness and adaptability with our nervous system, but as a training ground for observing and befriending the inner critic, and teaching ourselves how to hold our ground and centre in the midst of pressure and stress.

In this episode, we talk about: - The necessary process to increase our ability to hold activation and energy in the body so we can work in higher power states with our horses - The coupling together of that same energy with the feeling of being under threat or in danger (and how to parse those apart) - Relaxation Induced Anxiety: Where the experience of opening and release in the body creates a reflexive response back into tension (and what you can do about it). Happy Listening!