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Case 11
Fear of horse riding after riding for years.
I have seen quite a few riders, who are passionate about their sport and love their horses and who suddenly acquire a fear that their horse is going to spook at the slightest thing. They lose their confidence in their ability to control their horse. This is despite referring to their horse as "bombproof" and "totally chilled".
Many of these riders are paying a fortune keeping their horse in full livery instead of riding them.
There may have been a time in the past when they had fallen, but this need not be the case.
What usually has happened is that the rider has some kind of event that changes their perspective on the whole experience of riding, which has transformed from being one of pleasure an relative safety, to one of terror. This of course transmits to the horse which responds as though he is either doing something wrong or there is something to be scared of and then he gets upset and loses confidence, making him more likely to spook.
The resolution involves extensive analysis, changing the rider's perspective on the experience and a process to retrain the horse to trust himself and the rider. It usually takes one, or at most 2 consultations. Consulation time would usually be between 1 and 3 hours.
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