All equestrians want to harness mindset know-how and learn the ease of successful riding. On this podcast, I’m demystifying the mind, delving into the best of mindset and debunking myths for equestrians and horse owners.
Mindset is the key to solving a host of problems that manifest when we ride, including riding anxiety, self-doubt, limiting belief, imposter syndrome, overwhelm or perfectionism.
As an accredited Trainer and Master Coach of NLP and Hypnotherapy, I’ll lead you through the solutions that work for me and my clients.
Does Changing or Not Changing the Clocks Affect Rider Mindset?
Does Changing or Not Changing the Clocks Affect Rider Mindset?
Does changing the clocks actually alter our mindset, focus, and frame of mind in the saddle? Or does keeping the clocks the same in autumn and spring alter our thinking?
In this episode, I look into the neuroscience of seasonal time shifts and how a 60-minute adjustment impacts rider reaction times, energy and mental clarity. Because horses live strictly by solar rhythms and herd routines, they instantly expose the artificial nature of human clock changes.
I explore how our internal biological systems handle the shift, examine real-world global clock experiments, and share practical yard strategies to keep you and your horse in sync.
Key Highlights:
• [0:00] - The Yard at 6:00 a.m. vs. Your Phone Clock
• [2:00] - The Science: Circadian Clocks & Sleep Pressure in Riders
• [4:30] - Lessons from Russia, Iceland, and India on Permanent Time Shifts
• [8:30] - 3 Practical Yard Hacks for Rider Focus & Horse Feed Transitions
• [11:00] - Embracing Natural Rhythms in Your Training
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🧠 Next Master NLP Practitioner Training starts on Monday 1st March. With payment plans available (as for all my trainings, pay over 12 months, interest-free!).
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20 Oct 2026
Chatting with Equestrian Lucie Crehalet
Lucie is an equestrian, former groom, instructor and podcaster. She developed her podcast, The Modern Rider with a mind to finding out more about horses, riding and equestrianism.
Lucie's Bio
After starting her career in corporate environments, Lucie gradually found her way back to a childhood ambition of working more closely with horses. She gained hands-on experience in breeding yards and later spent over a year working full-time as a groom at an Olympic rider's yard, while building her own business as a digital marketing specialist for service-based businesses, training organisations and equestrian companies.
Those experiences challenged many of her assumptions about horses and eventually led her to create The Modern Rider podcast in 2021. What started as a way to find answers to her own questions became more than 100 conversations with equestrian professionals in Spain and internationally, exploring horse welfare, training and the evolution of the industry.
Five years later, she has found some answers, but probably even more questions. Today, she is increasingly interested in the human side of the equation: if we already know so much about horses and their basic needs, what is stopping us from turning that knowledge into everyday practice?
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LinkedIn : https://www.linkedin.com/in/lcrehalet/
The Modern Rider Podcast : https://open.spotify.com/show/7sTxqkJpWAiiOXrcYAsolF?si=34daae29cc924baf
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6 Oct 2026
When busyness get to be too much
Do busy yards leave you completely exhausted?
Not because you don't like people. Not because you're stand-offish. And not because you don't love being around horses.
Sometimes, there is simply too much information coming in at once.
Conversations, voices, body language, horses, children, cars, movement, noise, smells, unexpected things happening — and your brain is processing all of it.
In this episode, we explore what it's like for people who are particularly sensitive to sensory and social information, and why a busy yard can sometimes feel more like a circus than a sanctuary.
We talk about:
🐴 Why some riders need more quiet and processing time than others🐴 Why being overwhelmed doesn't mean you're antisocial🐴 The exhaustion that can come from constantly taking in sensory and social information🐴 Why some people notice incredibly subtle changes in their horses🐴 How sensitivity can become a genuine strength in horse-human communication🐴 Why horses may respond particularly well to calm, observant communicators🐴 Practical ways to make a busy yard more manageable
And perhaps most importantly, we explore the idea that the thing you sometimes see as a weakness may actually be one of your greatest strengths with horses.
Because horses don't always communicate loudly.
Sometimes they whisper.
And perhaps the people who are good at hearing whispers have something incredibly valuable to offer them.
🧠 Mindset Bootcamp for Riders
If you'd like to work on the mental side of your riding, my 5-Day Group Mindset Bootcamp for Riders starts 12th October.
Five short, practical sessions, live on Zoom at 7pm UK time, with recordings available — so you can join from anywhere in the world.
There is also WhatsApp support and accountability throughout the week.
Find out more and book your place here:
https://traceycolenlp.com/group-mindset-bootcamp-for-riders/
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🎓NLP Trainers Training: 1:1 Start any time. Pre-requisite: Master NLP Practitioner https://traceycolenlp.com/nlp-trainers-training-curious-to-know-more/
📚Confident Rider Mindset Book/ Audiobook:
https://tinyurl.com/ypjunref
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