perfectionism ruining your riding - how do you deal

[ahlam1399]

does anyone else find that when life is a little stressful (making job applications and whatnot), horse riding becomes yet another thing that you must 'succeed' at? I'm a truly neurotic person, and my riding at the moment is atrocious because I am so stiff and unfocused - then you get into that 'oh I'm riding really badly' spiral and it just gets worse- so frustrated with myself last lesson i wanted to give up! I think I'm going to take a break and just do some hacking to remind myself that I ride because I enjoy it and I love being with horses, its not yet another exam that needs passing :confused:is anyone else a delicate flower like me? How do you manage to get over it?

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