Turn Riding Fear Around

Elise Hittinger
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  • Mental Health
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Turn Fear Around Podcast is filled with simple methods that can be used to overcome fear and anxiety. They are short, usually 5 to 10 minutes, so that you can spend the time practicing and more importantly, DOING instead of just listening. You can always re-listen if you would like!

  1. 2d ago

    Can Better Balance Help Your Riding Confidence?

    Confidence feels different when your body trusts its balance.   Your horse moves forward. Sideways. Sometimes unexpectedly. And your body needs to feel capable of moving WITH them.   In this episode of Turn Riding Fear Around, we're talking about the connection between rider balance and riding confidence—and why improving your balance off your horse can help you feel steadier and more confident in the saddle.   When your balance changes, riding can start to feel different too. You may feel less secure when your horse moves, more cautious about unexpected movement, or less confident doing things that once felt easy. But balance is something we can work with.   Every time your body experiences movement and stays steady, you're giving your brain new information: I can handle this movement.   And that information can become part of rebuilding your riding confidence.   In this episode, you'll learn: • Notice where you feel balanced — and where you don't. • Practice balance OFF your horse. • Give your body evidence that it can move and stay steady.   Better balance isn't just about staying on your horse.   It's about feeling confident when your horse moves.   If you want to improve your balance, strength, mobility, and confidence so you can feel better in and out of the saddle, the Healthy Rider Reset can help you start working with the body you have today.   https://elisehittinger.com/page/healthy-rider-reset-waitlist   If you’d like to keep going, explore the Turn Riding Fear Around playlist on https://www.youtube.com/@elisehittingerCH and keep training courage into your riding.

  2. 6d ago

    Is riding harder after 50?

    Riding may seem harder after 50, but really…   it's different. And different? We can work with.   In this episode of Turn Riding Fear Around, we're talking about horseback riding after 50 and what happens as our bodies, energy, balance, strength, and flexibility begin to change.   Maybe mounting doesn't feel quite as easy. Your balance feels different. You get tired faster. Your body doesn't move exactly the way it did 20 years ago.   That doesn't mean you have to stop doing what you love.   We already adjust how we care for our horses as their bodies and needs change. We can get just as curious about what OUR bodies need to feel stronger, more balanced, more comfortable, and more confident in the saddle.   Instead of expecting your body to ride exactly the way it used to, start asking what would help it feel better now—and a little better tomorrow.   In this episode, you'll learn: • Work with the body you have today. • Get creative with strength, energy, balance and flexibility. • Ask, “How can I feel a little better tomorrow?”   Horseback riding after 50 doesn't have to be about fighting your changing body.   It's about learning how to work WITH it so you can keep enjoying your horse.   If you're ready to feel stronger, move better, and support the body that's carrying you through your riding life, the Healthy Rider Reset was created to help you do exactly that.   https://elisehittinger.com/page/healthy-rider-reset-waitlist   And if you'd like to keep going, explore the Turn Riding Fear Around playlist on YouTube (https://www.youtube.com/@elisehittingerCH )—and keep training courage into your riding. ????????

  3. Sep 25

    Am I Making My Riding Fear Worse by Not Riding?

    What if NOT riding today means you're even MORE afraid tomorrow?   That thought can create a whole lot of pressure.   I HAVE to ride. I'm going to make my fear worse if I don't.   But is that actually true?   In this episode of Turn Riding Fear Around, we're talking about riding avoidance, riding anxiety, and the fear that skipping a ride will somehow undo your progress or make you even more scared to ride your horse the next time.   Riding isn't automatically moving you forward. And not riding isn't automatically moving you backward.   You get to choose today.   If you're rebuilding your riding confidence after a fall, scary experience, or time away from the saddle, having a plan can help take some of the pressure out of deciding whether today is a riding day.   In this episode, you'll learn: • Put together your pre-ride checklist— including your GO/NO GO decision points. • Plan the ride — mine was 4 steps. • Do it. And ONLY it. • Celebrate. • Repeat.   One day of not riding doesn't get to decide your riding future.   Keep moving forward — one plan, one step at a time.   If riding fear has you caught between “I HAVE to ride” and “I don't know if I can ride today,” a Calm-Ride Strategy Call gives us a chance to look at what's happening, create your plan, and figure out the next doable step for you.    https://elisehittinger.com/scheduler/calm-ride-strategy   If you’d like to keep going, explore the Turn Riding Fear Around playlist on https://www.youtube.com/@elisehittingerCH and keep training courage into your riding.

  4. Sep 21

    Do I Have to Ride My Horse to Build Confidence?

    You can build riding confidence before you ever get on your horse.   But eventually... you've gotta get on if you want to ride.   In this episode of Turn Riding Fear Around, we're talking about how to start rebuilding your riding confidence BEFORE you get in the saddle—and why eventually riding becomes an important part of creating new confident experiences with your horse.   If you're scared to ride your horse or dealing with horseback riding anxiety, confidence can start on the ground. You can make a plan, practice in your mind, spend time getting comfortable with your horse, and prepare your brain and body for what comes next.   Then it's time to play the game.   Think about a video game. You play. You lose. You start over. But this time, you know a little more. You get a little farther.   Riding confidence can work exactly the same way.   In this episode, you'll learn: • Build confidence BEFORE you ride. • Get on and play the game — mine started with 4 steps. • Repeat those first steps until they're BORING...then add a little more.   You don't have to start by riding the whole ride. But eventually, you have to ride.   If you're ready to figure out what YOUR first steps could look like, a Calm-Ride Strategy Session gives us a chance to create a plan that meets you where you are today and helps you move toward enjoying riding again.    https://elisehittinger.com/scheduler/calm-ride-strategy   And if you'd like to keep going, explore the Turn Riding Fear Around playlist on YouTube (https://www.youtube.com/@elisehittingerCH )—and keep training courage into your riding. ????????

  5. Sep 18

    Why Do I Feel Guilty When I Don’t Ride My Horse?

    Your horse has NO IDEA you were supposed to ride today.   But YOU do.   If you feel guilty when you don't ride your horse, you're probably carrying around a whole list of expectations.   I should ride more. My horse needs to be worked. I'm wasting another beautiful day.   In this episode of Turn Riding Fear Around, we're talking about the guilt and pressure riders can put on themselves when they don't ride—especially when riding anxiety, fear, or a loss of confidence is already making the decision to get in the saddle feel harder.   Getting on because you feel guilty isn't the same as choosing to ride.   What if instead of asking, “Should I ride today?” you started asking, “What do my horse and I get to do today?”   In this episode, you'll learn: • Name your guilt. Once it has a name, have it just sit down and watch. • Decide what you and your horse actually get to do TODAY. • Let riding be a choice, not something you owe your horse.   Your relationship with your horse is bigger than whether or not you rode today.   Your horse wants you to show up for the relationship you actually have.   If guilt, fear, or riding anxiety has been making the decision to ride feel heavier than it needs to, a Calm-Ride Strategy Session gives us a chance to look at what's happening and create a plan that works for you and your horse.    https://elisehittinger.com/scheduler/calm-ride-strategy   If you’d like to keep going, explore the Turn Riding Fear Around playlist on https://www.youtube.com/@elisehittingerCH and keep training courage into your riding.

  6. Sep 14

    Should You Push Through Riding Fear?

    The pressure to push through riding fear might be exactly what's keeping you stuck.   Just get on. Push through it. Don't let fear win.   Riders hear this advice all the time. But what happens when you never actually deal with WHY you're afraid to ride?   In this episode of Turn Riding Fear Around, we're looking at the difference between pushing through riding fear and actually working through it. Sometimes pushing through works. Sometimes it adds more pressure without addressing what your fear is trying to tell you.   If you're scared to ride your horse, struggling with horseback riding anxiety that has just crept in, or trying to rebuild your riding confidence after a fall or scary experience, you don't have to prove anything by forcing yourself into the saddle.   Your fear has information. Understanding it can help you decide what your next doable step actually is. In this episode, you'll learn:   • Acknowledge the fear - feel gratitude for it. • What's the root fear telling you? • Knowing that, what's your next doable step? • THEN decide — ride or don't ride each day.   The goal isn't to get REALLY good at pushing through fear.   It's to listen to what it's telling you and take one step forward.   If you're ready to understand what's behind your riding fear and figure out your next doable step, a Calm-Ride Strategy Call gives us a chance to do exactly that.    https://elisehittinger.com/scheduler/calm-ride-strategy   And if you'd like to keep going, explore the Turn Riding Fear Around playlist on YouTube (https://www.youtube.com/@elisehittingerCH )—and keep training courage into your riding. ????????

  7. Sep 11

    How Can Riding Be Fun Again?

    What if riding could be FUN again?   Not something you SHOULD do. Something you WANT to do.   In this episode of Turn Riding Fear Around, we're talking about what can happen when riding fear, riding anxiety, or a loss of confidence takes the fun out of horseback riding—and how to start finding your way back to enjoying time in the saddle.   Remember when riding was FUN? You weren't analyzing every ride or wondering whether you felt confident enough. You just wanted to get on your horse and GO.   Maybe getting your riding confidence back isn't really the goal. Maybe you want to enjoy riding again. To look forward to getting on your horse. To have FUN.   In this episode, you'll learn: • What would FUN riding look like for you? • What would you love to FEEL when you think about riding? • What's one thing you could change that would make riding more fun right now?   Riding doesn't have to look like it used to.   If riding fear or anxiety has taken some of the fun away, a Calm-Ride Strategy Call gives us a chance to look at what's getting in the way and find your next step toward enjoying your horse again. Let's find what FUN looks like for you now.    https://elisehittinger.com/scheduler/calm-ride-strategy   If you’d like to keep going, explore the Turn Riding Fear Around playlist on https://www.youtube.com/@elisehittingerCH and keep training courage into your riding.

  8. Sep 7

    What If I Don't Want to Ride Anymore?

    What if “I don't want to ride anymore” isn't actually the whole story?   What if what you really mean is... “I don't want to feel like THIS when I ride anymore.”   In this episode of Turn Riding Fear Around, we're talking about what happens when riding fear, riding anxiety, or a loss of confidence leaves you wondering whether you even want to ride your horse anymore.   You love your horse. You WANT to want to ride. But when riding has become filled with fear, tension, What Ifs, or anxiety, it's easy to start wondering whether maybe you're just done.   There's a BIG difference between:   “I don't want to ride anymore.” and... “I don't want to feel like THIS when I ride anymore.”   Before you decide you're finished with horseback riding, give yourself a chance to figure out which one is really true for you—and what you would love riding to feel like instead.   In this episode, you'll learn: • Ask, “If fear wasn't part of riding, would I still want to ride?” • Take some time to DREAM about what you would love riding to look like. • What's the biggest thing getting in the way of enjoying that dream? And what is one step to overcome.   Maybe you're not done riding.   If fear or anxiety is getting between you and the riding you want, a Calm-Ride Strategy Call gives us a chance to figure out what's getting in the way and find your next step toward enjoying riding again.    https://elisehittinger.com/scheduler/calm-ride-strategy   And if you'd like to keep going, explore the Turn Riding Fear Around playlist on YouTube (https://www.youtube.com/@elisehittingerCH )—and keep training courage into your riding. ????????

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Turn Fear Around Podcast is filled with simple methods that can be used to overcome fear and anxiety. They are short, usually 5 to 10 minutes, so that you can spend the time practicing and more importantly, DOING instead of just listening. You can always re-listen if you would like!

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  • Creator
    Elise Hittinger
  • Years Active
    2024 - 2026
  • Episodes
    251
  • Rating
    Clean
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    © Copyright 2026 Turn Riding Fear Around
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    Turn Riding Fear Around

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