The Ready to Ride Podcast

Annika McGivern, Mental Performance Coach
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The Ready to Ride Podcast is a mental skills training podcast created specifically for equestrians. Each episode is designed to be listened to on the way to the barn, or as you get prepare to ride, and will prepare your mindset, focus, and nervous system to have a great ride. Each episode explores a specific topic, and guides listeners to plan, breathe, and visualize so that by the end, they are ready to ride!

Episodes

  1. Episode 6: A Brain Training Meditation for Riders

    12/05/2023

    Episode 6: A Brain Training Meditation for Riders

    This episode is a little different. Annika leads listeners through a guided visualization exercise designed specifically for riders to enhance focus and positive mindset ahead of your ride. For this episode it is recommended to listen in a quiet place where you can sit or lay down and focus completely on the visualization exercise. Enjoy! Annika works with riders and other athletes one to one and hosts group training, workshops, and clinics. Find out more at www.annikamcgivern.com and @annikamcgivern.performance on Instagram.

    11 min
  2. Episode Five: Rediscovering the Joy and Making Riding Fun Again

    12/05/2023

    Episode Five: Rediscovering the Joy and Making Riding Fun Again

    Sometimes as things get more serious and the pressure rises, we loose touch with the enjoyment an activity used to create for us. In this episode Annika guides listeners to prepare to challenge the obstacles that can reduce fun when riding and reconnect with joy again in the saddle. She will help you create a more helpful mindset around challenge and discomfort so that you are ready to ride and have fun, whatever happens! Annika works with riders and other athletes one to one, and hosts group training, workshops and clinics. For more information check out www.annikamcgivern.com or her Instagram @annikamcgivern.performance.

    23 min
  3. Episode Four: Creating a New Perspective on Mistakes

    12/05/2023

    Episode Four: Creating a New Perspective on Mistakes

    In this episode, Annika guides listeners to prepare for a good ride by challenging unhelpful beliefs about mistakes. The episode talks riders through a process of challenging and re-imagining their mindset on mistakes and creates an opportunity to practice managing mistakes skillfully so that by the end, listeners are ready to ride and learn through their mistakes. Annika works with riders and other athletes one to one and delivering group training, workshops and clinics. Find out more at www.annikamcgivern.com or check out her Instagram @annikamcgivern.performance

    19 min
  4. Episode Three: Setting Ourselves Up to Successfully Manage Fear

    12/05/2023

    Episode Three: Setting Ourselves Up to Successfully Manage Fear

    Fear is a very common and normal experience when riding horse - we are after all facing some very real risks when we get on a horse! However, unmanaged fear can become an obstacle to progress and safety. In this episode, Annika guides listeners to better understand, accept, and manage their fear so that they arrive at the barn feeling confident and ready to ride. Annika works with riders and other athletes one to one, and runs group workshops and clinics. Find out more at www.annikamcgivern.com or on Instagram @annikamcgivern.performance

    21 min
  5. Episode Two: Prepare for a Frustration-Free Ride

    12/05/2023

    Episode Two: Prepare for a Frustration-Free Ride

    In this episode, Annika guides listeners through a quick break down of a common negative experience in equestrian sport: frustration. Sharing practical tools to manage and banish frustration from our ride, Annika will prepare you to approach today's ride with the mindset and focus you need to keep learning and improving instead of getting stuck. Annika works with riders one to one and provides group workshops, training, and clinics. Discover more about working with Annika at www.annikamcgivern.com or on Instagram @annikamcgivern.performance

    16 min
  6. Episode 1: Four Mental Steps to Make Every Ride a Good Ride

    12/05/2023

    Episode 1: Four Mental Steps to Make Every Ride a Good Ride

    In this episode, Annika guides listeners through an easy to replicate four step process to prepare mentally for a great ride. Listeners will learn how to create a solid plan, set their mindset for success, direct and improve their focus, and regulate their nervous system. Annika works one to one with equestrians, and hosts group workshops and training. Get in touch and find more resources from Annika on Instagram at @annikamcgivern.performance or at www.annikamcgivern.com

    20 min
  7. The Ready to Ride Podcast: Your New Mental Skills Training Tool

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    The Ready to Ride Podcast: Your New Mental Skills Training Tool

    Meet your host, Annika McGivern and discover what The Ready to Ride Podcast has been designed for! Hint: it's a practical tool you can use to support you in your equestrian journey. Discover more about the host at www.annikamcgivern.com or on Instagram @annikamcgivern.performance

    1 min

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The Ready to Ride Podcast is a mental skills training podcast created specifically for equestrians. Each episode is designed to be listened to on the way to the barn, or as you get prepare to ride, and will prepare your mindset, focus, and nervous system to have a great ride. Each episode explores a specific topic, and guides listeners to plan, breathe, and visualize so that by the end, they are ready to ride!

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