Last night I received the latest edition of ‘Cavallo’, a German riding magazine. There was a short article that really hit home.
The following is a loose translation/summary:
Mishaps while riding are good, according to mental trainer Andreas Mamerow
Q: How should one deal with making mistakes while riding?
A: Riding mistakes are something positive, but unfortunately they have a negative connotation. Every situation where a mistake occurs is also a situation where learning occurs. If everything is going to plan, riding is boring. Learning success is motivation. Improvement can only happen when one realizes what is wrong. The base requirement for good riding is to know one’s own abilities.
Q: Why then is it that so many riders convince themselves that they constantly make mistakes?
A: This is typical German. German riders want perfection*. After a test or a lesson they analyze all the things that went wrong. Sometimes this already starts in the warm up. But one can only achieve good results as a rider by having positive thoughts.
*Well, now I know it’s genetic --
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