It's been fun to catch you all up on everything through my latest blog series. If something in one of my posts inspired you in any way, big or small, I'd love to keep in touch and hear how you're implementing new ideas into your riding. And...stay tuned for the GIVEAWAY WINNER ANNOUNCEMENT at the end of this post! While I've updated you on how my confidence has improved, how I've changed my ... Read the Post
HIIMR – Part Five: GIVEAWAY!
It's giveaway time! To enter, please follow the instructions on the Rafflecopter widget below. The giveaway ends on Friday, November 30th. Meanwhile, if you want to review any of my previous posts in this series, here you go: Part One: Challenge Accepted Part Two: Research and Notes Part Three: The Mental Game and Music Part Four: Fitness And, if you want to learn all about The ... Read the Post
HIIMR – Part Four: Fitness
While I was never really a "skinny" kid growing up, I didn't really struggle with my weight, either. Until my teenage years and heading into college, that is. At that point, I started gaining weight and kinda just...kept gaining. I was riding a couple of times each week, and cleaning stalls 2-3 times per week. I was never into any other sports - and unfortunately, doing art requires a lot of ... Read the Post
HIIMR – Part Three: The Mental Game and Music
If you read my post earlier this year about my 2018 goals, you might recall that one of the big things I wanted to work on was my mental game - especially the way I think about my riding and the things I tell myself. I am no psychologist, but I know myself well enough to see my thought patterns/internal dialog and know what I want to work on changing. Yet, it's always easier said than ... Read the Post
HIIMYR – Part Two: Research and Notes
Read "How I Improved My Riding (HIIMYR) Part One" first. From the time I learned to read and on up through my teenage years, I was an obsessive reader. I would get a stack of books from the library (often reaching the limit of how many one person is allowed to check out at a time) and read every single one in a week - usually finishing at least one on the first day. I used to read at every ... Read the Post
How I Improved My Riding – Part One: Challenge Accepted
Hey, everyone! What a year it's been so far. (By the way, I'm Emilie. Remember me? The girl who used to blog?) I've spent so much time away from the blog, focusing on my art and also my actual day-job, that I'm overdue for stopping in here to share with you what's been happening. Last time I wrote, I had already started changing my riding position for the better. Since then, I've been going ... Read the Post
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