From Tonya Johnston’s Practical Horseman Column Mental skills coach Tonya Johnston explains that great show days take preparation, inspiration and focus and shares top hunter pro Liza Boyd’s personal strategy. Click to...
The Waiting Game: Handling Down Time at Fall Shows Appeared in The Plaid Horse, October 2015 By Tonya Johnston, MA ~ Mental Skills Coach The fall season’s important classes, medal finals, indoor venues, and special shows often have unique schedules that may cause you...
Using Video to Improve Your Ride by Kristen Spinning Featured on EquineChronicle.com, June 2015 The human eye is slow and, on top of that, it often conveys only the data the brain thinks it wants to see. It can’t resolve the details of fast motion, like the motion of...
Sport Psychology for Riders: Benefits of the Small, Unrated Horse Show Featured on ProEquest.com, July 2015 By Tonya Johnston, MA Competing at a friendly, well run, practice horse show can be wonderful for so many reasons. I was recently reminded of these positives...
Preparing for a New Horse Show The Plaid Horse, April 2015 By Tonya Johnston, MA It doesn’t matter how long you have been riding and competing, arriving at a new horse show venue is always exciting! Recently I had the good fortune of traveling for the first time to...
by Tonya Johnston, MA Featured article on ProEquest.com, October, 2014 How do you keep yourself calm, cool and collected while you are trying Mr. or Ms. Maybe-Right? Let’s face it, trying new horses can be a lot like going on a bunch of highly recommended blind dates....
