6 𝘛𝘪𝘱𝘴 𝘵𝘰 𝘳𝘦𝘢𝘭𝘪𝘴𝘵𝘪𝘤𝘢𝘭𝘭𝘺 𝘢𝘤𝘤𝘰𝘮𝘱𝘭𝘪𝘴𝘩 𝘎𝘰𝘢𝘭𝘴

If you want to succeed , improve your training level or just generally be a better rider you need to set goals.

Not having any goals in mind leads to a lack of focus , boredom, frustration and a feeling of stagnation.

Examples of Equestrian Goals :

‘I would like to improve my seat!’

‘I want to learn how to train at Liberty.’

‘I want to win the next competition!’

‘I want to be able to go on trail rides.’

‘I want to strengthen my horses topline.’

....

To be able to accomplish your goals you need to know how to set them. Goals setting is always a process. No matter how your goals look like - it’s always a process.

It includes considering what you want to achieve and why you want to achieve it as well as a lot of hard work.

𝟭.𝗦𝗲𝘁 𝗚𝗼𝗮𝗹𝘀 𝘁𝗵𝗮𝘁 𝗠𝗼𝘁𝗶𝘃𝗮𝘁𝗲 𝗬𝗼𝘂

If a goal doesn’t truly motivate you it means that you won’t thrive during trying to accomplish them. Eventually you will just stop following through with you action steps simply because the main goal and the why doesn’t motivate you. 

Find your WHY

To prevent your goal setting plan from turning into a ‘disappointment plan’ it’s important to write down and figure out your WHY

The Why behind your Goals should be very personable to YOU

It’s the reason for why YOU wish to accomplish a goal.

It has to be meaningful to YOU rather than ...someone else would like to see you accomplish a certain thing or see you in a certain position.

𝙔𝙤𝙪𝙧 𝙒𝙃𝙔 𝙞𝙨 𝙮𝙤𝙪𝙧 𝘿𝙧𝙞𝙫𝙞𝙣𝙜 𝙁𝙤𝙧𝙘𝙚. 

Therefore it needs to be something that will endure any challenges.

🌟 𝟮.𝗖𝗼𝗻𝘀𝗶𝗱𝗲𝗿 𝘆𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝗔𝗯𝗶𝗹𝗶𝘁𝗶𝗲𝘀

Base your Goals on your own and your horses abilities. What are your riding strengths. What’s your current performance level. What’s your horses level of training etc.

You have to learn to walk before you can run. You won’t be able to graduate your horse from college within 2 months if he just barely entered primary school a week ago.

Always consider your own abilities and your horses abilities in a realistic manner. You are a team.

𝟯.𝗩𝗮𝗹𝘂𝗲 𝗲𝘃𝗲𝗿𝘆 𝗮𝗰𝗰𝗼𝗺𝗽𝗹𝗶𝘀𝗵𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘁

Keep yourself and your Horse motivated by breaking your big goal onto smaller steps. Value every little accomplishment along the road that leads to your main goal. 

Practice gratitude in the saddle and from the ground. Never take anything fir granted.

𝟰. 𝗦𝗲𝘁 𝗦𝗠𝗔𝗥𝗧 𝗚𝗼𝗮𝗹𝘀

Have you ever heard of SMART Goals? For your goals to be powerful they should be SMART.

S  pecific

M easurable

A  ttainable

R  elevant

T  ime Bound

Again- always keep your horses and your own abilities in mind when setting SMART goals.

𝟱.𝗠𝗮𝗸𝗲 𝗮𝗻 𝗔𝗰𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗣𝗹𝗮𝗻

This step is often missed when setting goals. You get so caught up in setting and defining goals that you never actually start to think about the steps in between that you need to do in order to achieve a goal.

Write out individual steps and cross them off once accomplished.

𝟲.𝗥𝗲𝗺𝗲𝗺𝗯𝗲𝗿 𝗪𝗵𝘆 𝘆𝗼𝘂 𝗿𝗶𝗱𝗲 !

No matter how your goals look like - never forget why you ride.

Getting too focused on your goals can lead to loosing and appreciating the main reason of why you ride and own horses.

Don’t ever forget to have fun and enjoy the ride.