TUTORIAL MATERIALS
1. The three parts of the brain:
2. Signs of when you are in the fight or flight (stress) state:
- Feeling rushed or wanting to get this ride over with / get to the finish line as soon as possible
- Overthinking, worrying or getting a blackout
- Tunnel vision – you don’t see the distance the same way anymore
- Having a dry mouth
- Tense neck, shoulders, arms and/or hands – you start to pull more
- Heart rate has gone up and you can feel your heart racing
- Butterflies or sick feeling in your stomach
- Legs are tense or feel weak like jelly
- Your connection with your horse has changed or is gone
- Your ride has suddenly changed
- You don’t see the distances to the jump anymore
- You feel nervous, angry or agitated