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Days 1 – 15 of the Horse Riders Challenge

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Written by Andrea Parker

What is the Horse Riders Challenge?

The Horse riders challenge is a 31 day photo based challenge for yup you guessed it – horse riders. It was started by Becca Hart (aka @the_farriers_wife) in response to other photo challenges she had seen and enjoyed following.

When my friend Lindsey of Alta Mira Horsemanship nominated me, I was excited but unsrue if it would be a good idea for me to participate. I’ve tried to do challenges before and lost momentum after a couple of days. However I am please to say that I have almost finished (insert happy dance), although I did skip one prompt later on in the challenge and didn’t quite manage to post every day, we got there in the end.

Day 1

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Day 2

https://instagram.com/p/BjRyYuSHqPQ/

Day 3

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Day 4

https://instagram.com/p/BjWyedIHThT/

Day 5

https://instagram.com/p/BjZg7-wnQZe/

Day 6

https://instagram.com/p/BjcPXQunZsZ/

Day 7

The prompt for day 7 of the horse riders challenge was to share a quote that you love. ‘Success doesn’t come from what you do occasionally. It comes from what you do consistently.’ I first heard this  quote from my wonderful coach Dani Keogh, and I instantly loved it. When it comes to horses consistency is everything.

Day 9

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Day 10

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Day 11

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Day 12

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Day 13

Riding is a tough sport, it’s physically demanding as well as mentally challenging. Particularly if you are facing a difficult period in your riding. I like to think of these difficult times as period of growth, no quote captures it better than this one from the lovely @al_capony_dressage “Sometimes what seems like a major speed bump is actually a much needed springboard to improvement”. So my top tip for day 13 of #thehorseriderschallenge is to pay attention to your mindset and focus and be sure that your not missing out on an opportunity to progress.

Day 14

https://www.instagram.com/p/Bj1pVCSHryW/

Day 15

https://www.instagram.com/p/Bj7AjVxHHec/

In the next few days I will have finished my The Horse Riders Challenge, stay tuned to see days 16-31.

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About the author

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Andrea Parker

Andrea is an Adult Amateur dressage rider who competes at medium level on her 13-year-old mare Mon Ami. Andrea shares her journey through the equestrian world on her blog The Sand Arena Ballerina and is working on an equestrian podcast called Equestrian Pulse.