Competing with horses takes more than just horsemanship. It takes a mindset that can handle pressure and an attitude of perseverance. Each Thursday, join Michelle Davey in the Rider’s Mind Podcast as she takes a unique approach to help you create the results you want in the arena. You’ll learn why you’re at where you are, and how you can become a more confident and focused leader for your horse. It all starts with making changes from the inside out.
Letting go of outcome while attaining your barrel racing goals
I had a great question submitted on one of my Facebook posts and I felt like the answer could help many people. I recorded a video and shared my thoughts and tips on the topic. The question was from a self-proclaimed "type A control freak with an...
Feeling Like A Fraud In The Horse World
Have you ever felt like you aren't good enough or you don't belong? Are you trying to achieve a goal but wonder "who am I"? to be doing this? Who am I to be entering rodeos when I have never won a jackpot? Who am I to be taking training horses when...
Feel The Fear And Do It Anyway
I went live on Facebook to talk about fear and how we should get used to the discomfort it brings and just power through it. I'm not specifically talking about the fear of when we're in actual danger. I'm talking about those times where we really don't...
3 Things I Need You To Know
I showed up on Facebook live several times with "3 things" when I was doing the promotions for Mental Toughness Boot Camp. I don't love doing videos as I feel I should brush my hair and wear some makeup for them. I even had to wear different clothes each...
When perfect doesn’t pay
I'll either be Tough Love or Captain Obvious here, but I'm here to say - You are not perfect. I'm not perfect. Your horse is not perfect. So why do we try to be perfect? Why do we try and make our horses perfect? Why do we enter the arena with the...
Why riders “shit the bed” in competition
You’ve probably had amazing rides or runs at home. We’re all masters of our own backyards and if there were ribbons for those amazing runs we’d have enough for a full blanket. But when you get to a competition you – “shit the bed”.
How To Deal With Mean Girls
We've all dealt with them and if we're being really honest, we've probably been a "mean girl" at some point too. Ouch. Yeah, you. Mean girls are the girls that talk behind our backs, say negative things about us (and maybe even our horse). They criticize and they make...
My Dirty Little Secret
It’s been going on for 5 or 6 months now and there are only a few people I’ve confessed to. At first, I was so ashamed I wasn’t sure I’d ever share this little secret. But here I am - over it (mostly) and ready to confess. I felt like I didn’t have my shit together...
My bad experience with a great book
They say you get more of what you focus on. This summer I was reading the book Daring Greatly by Brene Brown. It's a really good book but I had to stow it away 3/4's read. The book and I, we're on a breather and I'm not sure when I'll be "brave enough" to pick it up...
When things get peopley – A powerful tip to protect your energy
As if it isn't "peopley" enough for my fellow empaths, the "peoples" tend to ramp up this time of year. Tis the season for frustrated shoppers in multiples brushing their icky vibes off on any feeler they can find down aisle 9. If you're an empath you probably...
Love Yourself Practice Dashboard
Who do you think you are?
Damn funny. If you don't know me well, you wouldn't know how funny I am. I don't just go and sprinkle my funny just anywhere. I probably think I'm funnier than most do but that's ok. This is my favorite picture of the entire photo shoot (and I'm sorry...
Get “The Law” On Your Side
Aside from putting the work in, there is something else you can add to your toolbox to help accomplish your goals and achieve your dreams. The Law of Attraction is one of the Universal laws that states we attract into our lives what we focus on. If you focus on all...
10 Day Love Yourself Challenge
If you don't love yourself, who will? Sorry, not sorry for the tough love! But we teach others how to treat us, based on how we treat ourselves. No, I don't mean go and buy yourself a bunch of expensive stuff and all your people will start buying you...
Being the light and building Squiggles part 2
I feel like I could write a book on "building Squiggles". I've had this horse since she was born but it feels like we have packed half the chapters in just the last month since I wrote about her last. A lot of what happened between part 1 and 2 was really more about...
Building Squiggles
Part 1 This summer I've been riding and training a horse named Squiggles. She's 5 years old and one that I have raised and other than the first 40 days, have done all the work on. I was going to sell Squiggles when she was young because I didn't think I needed a horse...
My Feels Were Mixed Up
A couple weeks ago I entered a jackpot on my 5-year-old mare. We are in the building up speed and confidence stage so it was a bit of a blow when she caught a leg fell right down at the third barrel. We were making a really nice run too. She went down, got up and we...
Questions and Answers 2.1
Here are the video and audio downloads for the questions that I have answered each week. Feel free to submit questions anytime. Remember you also have access to the videos from the March 2018 group questions. There is a lot of great info jam-packed into those...
Chasing The Elusive Last Second
One of the groovy things about me is that when I'm going through something, someone else is often going through it at the same time. This was confirmed to me when a friend and client reached out to me expressing how she's been a bit frustrated with her horses since...
What The Helmet!
I've been sporting a new look lately and honestly, I'm not overly thrilled with it. I'm closer to being okay with it than I was, but I still don't feel super confident with it. The look I'm talking about is the helmet look. The day after my 40th birthday I started...
Horses Don’t Give A Damn
Don't get me wrong, there are many things that horses care about. But to be frank, they don't care about most of the things you and I tend to focus on. Above all, horses do care about whether or not they are fed and watered and if they are comfortable in the elements....
When Unmet Expectations Ruin Your Day
It's taken me a while to learn this, and honestly, it's still a work in progress and practice. There is a balance to be found in all of this, but expecting something to go a certain way is a sure fire way to find yourself disappointed. Here is what I have to keep tabs...
I’m All The Things I Said I’d Never Be
Maybe it's something about turning 40 today or getting some cancer cut out of me last year. It could be because I lost a family member recently or the life review I did when almost t-boning a utility truck. I'm not sure, but I've been doing a lot of reflecting lately...
Course Completion Survey
Thank you for taking a few minutes to complete this course evaluation. I appreciate you! Remember to download your course bonus available in the dashboard. It's a 16-minute pre-event pick me up and ground me...
Mental Toughness 2.0 Week 6
In the final module we discuss fear. We talk about where fear shows up, and what to do with it. Whether it's a fear of success, a fear of being out of control and looking stupid or the fear of getting hurt. Fear isn't going to go away, but we can learn how to...
Resource List
Books (in no particular order) The Champion's Mind - How great athletes think, train and thrive. By John Afremow Atomic Habits – James Clear – Where our habits come from and how to get new ones. Totally mind opening for me. Turning Pro and the War Of Art, both by...
Mental Toughness Boot Camp – Week 5
In module 5, I discuss choke and self-sabotage. Becoming aware of what causes these nemeses will help them become a thing of the past. I'll help you gain skills to allow your performance to unfold with ease so we step away from trying to make things happen. I talk...
Mental Toughness 2.0 Week 4
In Module 4, we look at who you've been telling yourself you are, and which part of you has been responsible for those conclusions. We talk about self-judgment and how to get away from that pattern. Learn how to reframe the conversations you have in your head....
Mental Toughness 2.0 Week 3
This week we will be talking about the energies around us. Whether they are from other competitors, the environment, our loved ones or "the mean girls". We're starting off a bit different in the layout this week where I give you two exercises up front, then the...
Questions And Answers
New: I ran this course again in July/Aug 2018 and gained more questions and answers to share with you. Here's the link to questions that came up from that group. They were also given access to the Q & A here. Here is our final batch of questions from Mental...
Mental Toughness 2.0 Week 2
Welcome to Week 2. In this module, I discuss your personal vibrational state, the winner's frequency and finish up with talking about your ideal performance state (or frequency) and how you need to learn to adjust it (super important). I incorporate my...
Mental Toughness Week 1
Welcome to Week 1 - Module 1 - Laying the Foundation In this first series of videos, I lay the foundation as I talk about the conscious and subconscious mind, core beliefs and limiting beliefs. I speak from my heart (ie. not scripted) and to my surprise, we get right...
Mental Toughness 2.0 Dashboard
Welcome From this course home page, you'll be able to access your course content each week. The word week will be "clickable" as new info is added to that week. Week 1 Week 2 Week 3 Week 4 Week 5 Week 6 If...
When Horses Do Body Work
I was on my way back to the house from doing morning chores last week and I noticed my horse Orro standing in front of the walk through gate. My mare Abracadabra was off in the distance standing in the shed on her own looking to be resting. I stopped to visit...
Be Your Own Cheerleader
When nobody celebrates with you, learn to celebrate yourself. When nobody compliments, then compliment yourself. It's not up to other people to keep you encouraged. It's up to you. Encouragement should come from the inside. - Joel Osteen I had my own little...
Who Do I Need To Be In The New Year?
Turning the page on a new year can feel like a real relief to many of us. It's a chance to start fresh, to start with a clean slate. It's time for renewal, setting new goals and making big plans. I've been pondering what all this means and why it makes me feel...