PERFORMANCE from POTENTIAL

Well, we are coming to the end of the first half of our season here in NZ. I thought I would share some of my thoughts with you trainers and riders out there on how to pull "performance" out of potential:

For the trainers:

1. Great talent is not necessarily the right talent (true of both horse and/or rider)
   
2. What you see is not necessarily what you get
   
3. Never overate ribbons and certificates / never underrate character
   

For the riders:

1. Learned skills (good OR bad) live in your brain. It is science. (Myelin)
   
2. In order to grow, you need to achieve deep practise… which is > do whatever it is you want to change (grow) more: believe in yourself more / engage more / stretch yourself more / do it A LOT / make mistakes
   

Enjoy yourselves and your wonderful horses and ponies. See you ringside!