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Are You
Passionate about horses and riding but worried you’re not “good” enough or that you’re too old to start?
Do You
Wish you had the balance and courage you had as a young rider?
Would You
Love to spend more time with your horse and less time worrying about getting hurt?
I get it! I’ve been there too!
I’ve struggled with thoughts about ruining my horse
I’ve worried about what other people might think about my horse and my riding
I’ve compared myself to other riders and beat myself up for making mistakes
Hi! I’m Pam Ford
My mission is to help riders like you gain the confidence you need to stay safe and get back in the saddle. I’ve been riding and showing horses for over 50 years. I am a Certified Facilitator in Equine Assisted Learning and bring with me over 30 years of Human Resource Management, Team Building and Personal Development training. I am a horse owner, amateur competitor and life long learner. One thing I know for sure is that we can accomplish amazing things with our horses once we equip ourselves with the knowledge and tools to work with these magnificent creatures.
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“Everything you want is on the other side of fear “
-Jack Canfield
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How to Be More Powerful When You Feel Fear Around Your Horse
Do you feel afraid when you are riding or working around your horse? Have you ever wondered what it would be like to just jump on our horse and go on a trail ride? Do you often worry about falling and getting hurt? Do you get nervous even thinking about riding your...
Using Triggers to Improve Your Riding
Have you ever been "triggered" while riding your horse? A friend of mine relayed to me some details about a recent clinic she attended with world renowned equine performance coach Barbra Schulte. Barbra is also a cutting horse trainer and the focus of the clinic was...
Do You Get Angry With Your Horse?
I got really angry at my horse today. Has that ever happened to you? Do you ever lose your temper with your horse? I’ve been working with my horse Lulu to become a better riding horse. Lulu is a trained cutting horse and spent most of her life mirroring cattle...
3 Steps to Setting Goals for the New Year
I love the idea of the New Year. Getting a clean slate, setting new goals, starting over. But for some of us, the New Year represents disappointment. Disappointment with goals unfulfilled, dreams never started, everything we hoped to accomplish during the year and...
Mastering the “Deep Seat” in Your Riding
I've written a lot about about being aware of our thoughts and also about being aware of our horse's body language. Let's talk about being aware of our body and specifically being aware of our “seat” in order to achieve the elusive “deep seat”. Being balanced...
How to Be Present with Your Horse and Improve Connection
When it comes to improving the connection with your horse there is one skill that will take your horsemanship to the next level, and that is learning how to be present in the moment with your horse. We all have good intentions when we work with our horses, but...
Is My Horse Right For Me?
Is my horse right for me? If you are asking yourself this question, chances are something about your relationship with your horse doesn’t feel right, or isn’t working. As riders we feel deeply attached to our horses. It’s the reason we own them. And, we can spend...
Get Motivated to Improve Your Riding
Are you finding it difficult to get motivated to improve your riding? Motivation, simply defined, is the ability to initiate and persist at a task. The reason motivation is so important in our riding is that it is really the only thing which we can control. That’s...
How to Have Trust in Your Horse
When I decided to learn the sport of cutting a few years ago, I knew that I needed to find a horse that knew more about the sport than I did. I wasn’t a beginning rider. I’d been riding for some 40 years at that point and even competed in a few cattle classes, but...
How to Set Priorities to Improve Your Riding
Have you ever gotten to the end of your week, and said something like “What did I do this week?” or “I had 6 things on my list that I wanted to do and didn’t get to one of them.” When it comes to managing our time, being intentional about how we spend it is key. It...
Riding Outside Your Comfort Zone
Do you ever think about your things you want to accomplish with your horse or your riding and then suddenly realize that you’re not sure how to make them happen? Does thinking about accomplishing those things make you feel nervous or scared? Do you put them off or...
Weight Loss Tips for Mature Women Riders
I don’t know about you but I’ve been seeing a lot of fat shaming lately in the equestrian community. And I have to admit, I’m really bothered by it. I’ve read comments from people actually saying to others that they shouldn’t be riding their horse, that they are too...