Osborn Dressage

Congratulations to everyone celebrating their ‘A’ level results today, you aced it 👏🏻💥👏🏻

A quiet word to those who may be struggling with their results. It’s important to remember you have options and these results don’t define who you are or what you will become. There are many paths to travel and adventures to experience in your own way at your own speed. Your options are extensive so take your time and explore all the alternatives, going to Uni is not the only path to your future success!

What we know matters, but who we are matters more” -Brene Brown

Draw your focus to your own performance and not what is going on around you.

Remember you can’t control what goes on around you but you can control where your attention wanders. Commit to you, your horse and your test and the external factors going on around you will soon quieten.

With practice this skill will enhances your confidence, calm your nerves and improve your competition experience., you WILL perform better and more consistently better.

If you’re struggling with your nerves and its affecting your performance when you’re competing I can help you.

www.osborndressage.com
📧[email protected]

Flow, that wonderful place where you are both absorbed in a state of effortless focus. Time has slowed and there is a quiet subtle nuance of communication between you and your horse.

describes the state of High Performance and success so well in his interview podcast
https://podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/the-high-performance-podcast/id1500444735?i=1000664313604

Enjoy 🤗

Pole Work Clinic Sunday 18th August

➡️Venue Goulds Farm, North Curry, near Taunton Somerset

➡️Individual sessions £40 (45 mins)

➡️Shared sessions £30 per pair 1hr (you organise the pairing, why not bring a friend?!)

➡️Each session is tailor made for you and your horse with exercises to develop and improve those all important basics.

➡️interesting floor plans to keep you thinking 💭

➡️If you’re interested to come for the first time and would like to have an initial conversation to discover what to expect, where your coming to and how I coach then I’d be delighted to have a chat to answer any questions you may have. Send me a message and we can book in a call

📲07980006751
📧[email protected]
💻www.osbornedressage.com

Thank you for your heartwarming feedback 🥰

‘’Sam is nothing short of a wonder, and we are so grateful to our pony club for introducing us to her in the form of group flatwork sessions. Since then, my daughter and her pony have had a large handful of excellent one to one tuition with Sam at her fantastic Somerset facility, and the progress made towards establishing that all important connection between pony and rider has been very moving to watch. Sam’s gentle and positive approach is especially effective with the younger riders and my daughter really looks forward to each and every session. Thank you Sam for bringing joy to dressage at grassroot level.’’

If anyone has 2 tickets for the Freestyle on Saturday
Please will you DM
me 🙏🏻

IN SILENCE, IT’S EASIER TO TAKE IN WHAT IS AND ISN’T BEING COMMUNICATED.  

From a place of quiet comes so much more feedback. When you ride with a clear mind, allowing the inner chatter and thinking to quieten you awaken the senses so you hear more, feel more and communicate better. With enhanced focus and timing comes greater clarity, consistency and confidence and your horse will tune in with you better and feel so much more responsive. You’ll expend less energy, control your breathing better and it’ll all feel so much easier.
Loose yourself in the moment, stay present and mindful
🤫 Silence is golden….

Just two friends ❤️

I was supposed to be packing up my house ready to move when I came across Nuno Oliveira book “Classical Principles Of The Art of Training Horses”, needless to say the packing was stalled as I started to re read it.
It’s well thumbed from years of reading and re reading and it transports you to an era when riders had time, patience and a quest to improve the horse through lightness and understanding so they are physically strong and mentally confident.
It’s a great read and I highly recommend reading it, there are so many golden nuggets!

Right back to the packing boxes 📦

I have a lesson slot become available tomorrow at 10.30am
If you’d like it send me a DM 😀

Take it step by step!
There are no short cuts so take the first step, then the next and each subsequent step will take you closer and closer to your goals and aspirations.

As a busy week coaching comes to a close and there’s time for reflection and recalibration, ready to start again tomorrow, I’d like to take a moment to say it’s a privilege to work with you all and your wonderful horses/ponies! Watching partnerships grow and develop is so exciting and rewarding so thank you for choosing me to be part of your support team.

Until next time keep up all the great work 💪🏼 and continue to keep the fun, enjoyment and love in what you do 🙏🏻

An opportunity to run through a test of your choice with the emphasis on how to enhance your performance and maximise your score so you feel confident and prepared to be at your best!

Each session is 45 mins and £40

Please email [email protected] or DM to book your slot

Ever noticed how talking negatively makes you feel, behave and ride? It’s so easy to flip to the negative bias and before you know it we start to think small and shrink instead of aiming high and reaching full potential!
I assure you your horse is picking up on all the mumbo jumbo going on and has either zoned out or is trying to distract you with another behaviour, invariably unwanted!
You can choose the conversations you have with yourself and the conversations you engage in, for your thoughts control your feelings, your feelings control your actions, your actions dictate your behaviour so you see your words shape your reality

What follows I am, follows you….

What will change for you if you found a more positive pattern of thinking when you’re riding?

Out with the old negative thoughts and in with the new positive ones!

www.osborndressage.com
[email protected]

Physio day with the wonderful . A few new stretches for us to incorporate during afternoon grooming. We really notice the difference, as does Di, when we do the homework in between her visits! Thank you as ever for coming all this way to treat our horses 💗👐🏼💗

When you receive feedback like this as a coach it is so appreciatively received. As you all know I absolutely love coaching! Watching all my lovely clients reach their goals, aspirations and develop strong trusting partnerships with their horses is a great privilidge.
🙏🏼 I’d like to thank you all for taking the time to nominate me in coaching awards 2024. Reading your nominations (they’re all anonymous) was humbling and very touching.
Huge congratulations to all the very worthy winners especially my friend .orritt.mindset.for.riders for winning her award 🎖️🏅🎖️ 👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻

🐴Are you a Pony Club Area 15 rider preparing for Area Dressage and/or Eventing?
🐴 Would you like to prepare to perform at your very best?
🐴 I’m offering a special Performance Package for all Pony Club Area 15 members to include
3️⃣ IN the saddle lessons-where we will focus on improving and consolidating the basics. Practicing the test so you can maximise your marks with an accurate fluent test & formulate a great warm up strategy
2️⃣ OUT of the saddle Performance Enhancing Mindset sessions where we will work on understanding and easing competition nerves, enhancing mental focus, visualisation and other techniques to prepare you to compete at your vey best.

£120 (Saving £80)-Payments can be staggered over the sessions if preferred.

I am fully insured and hold upto date DBS, Safeguarding and First Aid certification. I am a BD Coach, PC accredited, Advanced Centre10 Coach, NLP Coach with over 30 years coaching and competing experience.
If you’re interested to know more I’d be delighted to set up an initial conversation with you & your parents to discuss any questions you all might have.

Feeling fully prepared to perform will give you the confidence to ride positively and enjoy competing at your best when it matters most to you 🐴
If you’d like to come as a Team, train together and work on your team building strategies then this too is an option!

📧[email protected]
🛜www.osbornequine.com
📲07980 006751

Are you tentatively thinking about competing or stepping up a level..?
Using Dressage Addict online competitions, you can ease yourself in gently to your competing goals whatever they may be?
Take a look at what’s on offer, it’s a supportive community of riders enjoying their horses and ponies and developing their competitive skills in the comfort of their home environment. Give it a go and see where it takes you 🍀

Pole Work Clinic Sunday 30th June

➡️Venue Goulds Farm, North Curry, near Taunton Somerset

➡️Individual sessions £40 (45 mins)

➡️Shared sessions £30 per pair 1hr (you organise the pairing, why not bring a friend?!)

➡️Each session is tailor made for you and your horse with exercises to develop and improve those all important basics.

➡️interesting floor plans to keep you thinking 💭

➡️If you’re interested to come for the first time and would like to have an initial conversation to discover what to expect, where your coming to and how I coach then I’d be delighted to have a chat to answer any questions you may have. Send me a message and we can book in a call

📲07980006751
📧[email protected]
💻www.osbornedressage.com

I remember as a child being with my ponies was my most favourite and cherished place to be. If I could have slept with them I would! Amidst the chaos of home life and navigating school, neither of which were very easy for me, my ponies and horses have always been my sanctuary; my escapism; my very happy place!
MY WHY is simple and very strong! I just love being around horses, I feel calm and happy; I’m me at my natural best.
Whenever I’m challenged by life’s curve balls my horses are the first to hear me out about it. I love that they all offer different perspectives. Henessy is a real softie, always the first to hug it out with his gentle soul, Kati offers a more candid approach “snap out of it… whats done is done move on” and Golly, well he’s the comedian and will always make me laugh with his latest off-piste antic!
I’m privileged to work with all sorts of horses everyday, that’s not to say I don’t experience the same challenges you do with the weather, the mud, escaping ponies, and the other challenges horses bring!

If you find yourself struggling with something in the saddle, perhaps your confidence is at a low ebb; you’ve misplaced your self belief; or your self sabotaging yourself in another way and your progression feels stagnant….take a moment or two to reflect and reconnect with YOUR WHY?

❔What drew you to riding, can you take yourself back to that time?
❔What do you enjoy most about riding?
❔What do you love most about your horse and spending time with them?
❔What do you really enjoy doing with your horse?

🎗️Remembering what the motivation, inspiration and purpose was for your initial equestrian experiences will be the first step to signpost you, back on the track you want to follow! No two paths are the same so ride your own path!

“There is something about the outside of a horse that is good for the inside of a man.”
― Winston S. Churchill

www.osborndrssage.com
[email protected]

In our, ever increasingly, busy week afford yourself a little time to press pause and enjoy the moment without the nagging pressure of what’s next on the TO DO 📋list
Imagine how your horse percieves your rushed energy, you may think your hiding it well, but they know!

Have a great week 💪🏻 whatever your up to with your horses! 🐴

Delighted to be sponsoring Pony Club Area 15 Dressage League 2024. 6 months left to get your results
Polden Hills PC have their dressage competition on 22nd June at Stretcholt Equestrian Centre and there are still spaces in all classes 😊

The dressage league has just got even better. As well as rosettes and a rug, the winner will be given a wonderful prize - thankyou Sam Osborn for offering this
Dont forget, the Area 15 dressage league runs all year and the winner will be announced in December. Submit your dressage competition results to [email protected] at any time, double points if you attend a Pony Club run dressage competition
Currently in the lead Arlo H, Taunton Vale with 77 points
followed by Betsie H, Weston Harriers with 76 points

Would you like to improve your horses overall way of going or perhaps you’re experiencing a plateau in your training and would like a fresh pair of eyes to give you that much needed oompah and a reset?
My coaching ethos is simplicity and my coaching style is encouraging and fun for both you and your horse/pony.

I love training horses and riders of all ages and abilities to bring out the best in each other.
I’m incredibly passionate about developing quality basics following the scales of training. Developing solid foundations gives you a resilient platform from which to build your training and future development. I believe horses learn best with clear, concise and consistent communication to thrive, feel confident and be willing in their work, so you can both enjoy your schooling and reach your full potential.

If you’re interested to learn more about this clinic or working together then why not book a complimentary session on Zoom/telephone to discuss how we can work together. This confidential conversation offers you the opportunity to focus on any areas you’d like help and support with, without the added pressure of arriving somewhere new, a bit nervous and apprehensive about your first session with someone you’ve never met and know nothing about.

Email [email protected] or book a slot via our website www.osborndressage.com

Splish, splash we’re taking a bath!
Our favourite products are
They’re 💯 natural and have the most heavenly smell ❤️ Layering the wash after work with a spritz of Fly Spray really keeps those pesky flys and midges at bay! We spray the fly masks too prior to putting on and it really does repel the worst of them! There’s always the fly with a Growth Mindset who’s capable of anything, no matter the challenges! I admire their mindset 😂
Silicon free mane and tail spray leave the tails knot and tangle free without that horrid synthetic finish!

We’re not a paid partnership so this is just our personal experience. Worth every penny for a more natural product not filled with nasties

Thank you top products ❤️❤️❤️

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Words are powerful and the narrative we tell ourselves will either push you towards your goals, growth and fulfilment or they’ll pull you away…

Enjoy the Bank Holiday weekend however you are spending it with your horses. 🐎

Holding yourself back in your comfort zone is a natural way to protect yourself from the uncomfortable transition of starting something new. Feeling vulnerable and unsure about whether you can are natural self protection mechanisms.

Feeling stuck, with a lack of progression isn’t motivating and it becomes a negative self fulfilling prophecy. You think you can’t so you don’t and so the cycle continues until your self esteem and confidence are at rock bottom! Your Brain only sees what it’s programmed to believe-this is your confirmation bias!

We all have our own personal unique dreams and aspirations! With the right support, learning and mindset we can access these aspirations whatever they are!

Stepping out of any comfort zone will feel daunting, overwhelming and uncomfortable. However when we do, we often realise we didn’t fail, it didn’t go wrong, we didn’t embarrass ourselves. We grew and we learnt so much! That’s when we wish we hadn’t taken so long to take the first step.

Feeling stuck and not progressing towards your hopes and dreams will stack up a stronger wall of resistance in making that all important first step. What you believe about yourself and tell yourself will have a huge impact on your decision making and personal growth.

Time to 🛑 STOP watching and listening to everyone else’s success stories- it’s time to write and star in your own success story!

START saying YES and ITS TIME, to the things that will steer you closer to what you really want! 🎯

Everyone has the potential, if you’re willing to do the work your possibilities are endless!

Time to saddle up 🐎

How can I help you….?

www.osborndressage.com
[email protected]

Pole Work Clinic Saturday 1st June

➡️Venue Goulds Farm, North Curry, near Taunton Somerset

➡️Individual sessions £40 (45 mins)

➡️Shared sessions £30 per pair 1hr (you organise the pairing, why not bring a friend?!)

➡️Each session is tailor made for you and your horse with exercises to develop and improve those all important basics.

➡️interesting floor plans to keep you thinking 💭

➡️If you’re interested to come for the first time and would like to have an initial conversation to discover what to expect, where your coming to and how I coach then I’d be delighted to have a chat to answer any questions you may have. Send me a message and we can book in a call

📲07980006751
📧[email protected]
💻www.osbornedressage.com