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The Neil Foster Rider Mindset Podcast — 72 episodes

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Stop Riding the Outcome: How Pressure Changes Your Riding

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The Harder You Try, the Worse You Ride: How Overthinking and Tension Affect Your Performance

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Stop Waiting to Feel Confident | The Neil Foster Rider Mindset Podcast

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Building a Repeatable Confidence System | Building Trust, Not Just Confidence (Part 3)

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Why One Bad Ride Shouldn't Decide Your Confidence

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Why Confidence Isn't Your Problem (And What Actually Is) | Building Unshakeable Rider Confidence – Part 1

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The Emotional Cost of Caring Too Much About Every Ride

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Why Your Confidence Keeps Disappearing Under Pressure (And What Riders Get Wrong)

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The Hidden Reason Riders Stay Stuck (Even When They’re Trying Hard)

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How To Reset After A Mistake Mid-Round | The Neil Foster Rider Mindset Podcast

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Your Pre-Competition Routine Is Costing You Clear Rounds (Fix This to Ride Consistently Under Pressure)

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The 3 Pillars of Consistent Riding Under Pressure

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Why Confidence Isn’t the Problem (And What Actually Is)

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Overthinking Every Stride? The Hidden Confidence Killer (And How to Ride on Instinct Again)

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The Confidence Crash After a Bad Round

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Competition Journaling: A Proven Tool for Riding Success

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Managing External Pressure in Horse Riding | Boost Confidence & Performance in the Saddle

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Warm Up Arena Confidence - Switching Nerves into Focus

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Pre-Show Rituals That Set You Up For Success | Rider Mindset for Competition

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How to Stay Calm at Horse Shows | Guided Pre-Competition Mindset Exercise for Riders

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Food, Focus and The Rider's Brain - The Link Between Nutrition and Mindset

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Creating Rituals to Calm Your Nerves Before You Tack Up

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Micro-Mindfulness at the Yard - 60 Second Confidence Boosters

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Journaling for Clarity – The Rider’s Mental Training Log | The Neil Foster Rider Mindset Podcast

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Morning Routines That Build Calm & Focus For Your Riding Day

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The Rider's Confidence Ladder - Step by Step Growth

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The Fear of Falling: Breaking Through the Hidden Barrier | The Neil Foster Rider Mindset Podcast

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Show Jitters - How to Manage Pre Competition Nerves

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A New Year Without New Pressure

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Anchor Your Confidence: Music, Touch and Smells That Rewire Your Brain

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How to Use Visualisation Before Every Ride (Not Just at Shows)

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The Power of Small Successes - Lessons from Tracy Neville for Every Rider

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Discover the mindset shift reshaping the future of modern dressage.

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Breathing Patterns to Stay Calm Under Pressure

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Is Dressage Facing a Crisis or a Mindset Reset

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Hypnosis for Riders - Busting the Myths & Finding the Truth

37

Resilience in Riding: Staying Strong Through the Ups and Downs

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What Horses Teach Us About Patience and Perspective

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More than Your Riding - Identity Beyond The Saddle

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Why Riders Quit and How to Build Long-Lasting Motivation

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Mental Stamina For Equestrians - Training Your Mind for Achieving Your Goals

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The Power of Curiosity in Rider Progress

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The Distraction Dump - Emptying Your Mind Before Riding

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The Rider’s Gratitude Reset: Horse Riding Confidence, Equestrian Mindset & Hypnosis

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Create Your Competition Mindset Routine for Equestrians

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The Power of Language: How to Speak to Yourself Like a Champion | Inside the Rider’s Mind Series

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Building Resilience: When Things Don’t Go to Plan

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Visualisation: Seeing the Round Before You Ride It | Neil Foster Rider Mindset Podcast

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Episode 5 – Focus Like a Pro: Train Your Mind Like You Train Your Horse

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The Inner Critic: How to Stop Beating Yourself Up

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🎧 Episode 3 – You Are Not Your Last Round: Breaking the Performance Identity Trap The Neil Foster Rider Mindset Podcast – Inside the Rider’s Mind

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Inside The Riders Mind Series Episode 2: Managing Nerves – How to Ride Confident When It Counts

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🎙 Episode 1: Why Mindset Is the Missing Link in Your Riding Success

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Welcome to “Inside the Rider’s Mind” – A New Series for Competitive Equestrians

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The Mental Muscle Behind the Mountains - What Harry Meade Teaches Us About Mindset

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Are We in Too Much of a Rush to Get Results?

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🎙️ Bonus Episode: Mindset Masterclass – Piggy March at Luhmühlen

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Three Mindset Shifts to Ride The First Fence With Focus

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What Every Rider Gets Wrong About Confidence

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Pre-Ride Mental Warm-Up – The Missing Piece in Your Riding Routine

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Silencing Your Inner Critic – How to Replace Self-Doubt with Self-Belief.

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Riding Through Doubt - Tackling Imposter Syndrome in the Saddle

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Badminton 2025 Cross-Country Calm - Elite Mental Strategies You Can Steal

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Ride the Moment - Short Guided Visualisation Practice to Help You to Step into the Arena with Calm, Clarity and Confidence

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Bouncing Back from Basel: Kevin Staut, Stoicism and the Science of Self-Belief

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The Mental Side of Horse Welfare - and What the New FEI Rules Mean for Rider Mindset

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From Trauma to Triumph

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Start Where You Are - The Mindful, Scientific & Philosophical Approach to Rider Progressstart Where You Are

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Small Wins, Big Strides – The High-Five Habit for Equestrians

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Mindset and Mastery - The Power of Mental Resilience in Dressage

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Trusting the Ups and Downs of Equestrian Growth

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The Mental Edge: Train Your Brain Like an Elite Equestrian