Janet Wilson

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 you're doing it....

Every picture tells a story; we have all heard this saying. This picture really tells many stories and dispels the myth that the horse world nowadays is full of mean, judgmental people. It’s not. I have been running horse camps for riders for 17 years, long before they became as popular as they are now. This picture was taken at my 50th camp. A camp full of lovely, supportive horse people. On this day, three riders said to me, “Would you like to ride my horse?” The answers were, of course,...

Does it really matter, yes more than you think. I hear you. I know exactly how it feels to wake up with that immediate weight on your chest. Before your feet even hit the floor, your mind is already racing through the "to-do" list, the "what-ifs," and the pressure of everything you have to do. It’s tempting to reach for your phone, isn't it? You think you're just checking the time or the weather, but five minutes later, you’re scrolling through someone else's highlight reel or reacting to an...