Jan's Blog

If you’ve lost confidence riding, you might think the answer is to become fearless. I don’t think it is. In October 2026, British Eventing, with British Equestrian, the FEI and the British Eventing Support Trust, set up an independent commission to look at horse and rider safety. It's chaired by Dame Caroline Spelman, most of its members are independent, and it's expected to report within six months. It will look at things like rider and horse preparation, training, course de

If you've ever felt your chest tighten at the mounting block, or noticed your hands gripping the reins a little too hard before you've even walked off, you already know anxiety doesn't wait for a convenient moment. It shows up while you're driving to the yard, at the gate or tacking up. The 2-3-4 breathing technique is one of the tools I teach in my Stop Anxiety, Enjoy Riding workshop, and it's one you can use anywhere, with no equipment, and no one around you needing to know