At 13:05:07 on 12.07.10, bazz94 wrote:
yeh I do lots of repetition and visualisation. How do you relax Flicka? I'd like to know your ways ahaha I try breathing calmly but sometimes it doesn't work as effectively as I hope for.

At 13:08:44 on 12.07.10, kibby wrote:
when doing the course dont think to much.. i dont think about the course one bit, i just do it.. i don't know its hard to explain, once ive learnt it it becomes imprinted, i could be coming up to a jump going, oh shit, what jump is this, what one comes after. but if i just trust myself that i know what i am doing it happens. as for the relaxing... FLICKA HOW DO THE HELL DO YOU DO THAT? share your magic?

At 06:24:50 on 15.07.10, kibby wrote:
THE WEEKEND IS ALMOST UPON US!! HOORAH! haha.. over the top.. but it still is very exciting.. got a big comp this weekend.. both ponies will be having a hit out! expect footage and videos.. my friends mum is going and she always trys to get a bit of me too.. and she is much more reliable then my mum.. haha "mum did you get that round" "what do you mean did i get... Oh you asked me to video it didnt you" and i cant get her to video any big classes of phils because she is usually hiding in the toilets.. haha

At 08:31:39 on 15.07.10, SShowjumper wrote:
good luck kibby! make sure you do get some videos tho haha!

At 13:09:33 on 15.07.10, bazz94 wrote:
bahahaha kibby your mum and my mum must have gone to the same training school for being a show mum! Esp. the toilet thing!! XD Good luck and have fun!!

At 13:35:20 on 17.07.10, kibby wrote:
day 1: bleh.. had a fall on the youngy, stopped out on the unstoppable mare but did get a really nice round in th 1.15m on phil we finished on that because i had had a hell f a day and just needed a pick me up round.. more of an update when i am not totally and utterly exhausted..

At 14:49:55 on 20.08.10, Flicka wrote:
Ha ha, Bazz94 maybe I should shut up and not talk about relaxing!! I had a jumping lesson recently and because I was pushed out of my comfort zone I was red in the face and puffing like a train-it gave my husband a good laugh!! I think the trick is to change my focus away from the OMG OMG and onto what I'm doing. Soon as my adrenalin shoots up-my mind definitely goes blank. It's finding that happy balance-sometimes I get it and then I lose it again!!