Horse Show Therapist

Horse Show Therapist Therapy & Sport Psychology for equestrians 🧠 / Calm nerves, boost performance, & learn how to enjoy the ride again 🐴/ FREE toolkit⤵️

A competitive show jumper herself, Jenny she has competed in everything from the ‘Big Eq’ to the AO hunters to the Grand Prixs. After a traumatic accident with her own horse, she used her own expertise to improve her mental game. While she understands that what worked for her specifically, may not work for everyone, her education and clinical experience allow her to implement interventions that result in change. Jenny is dedicated to helping equestrians improve their overall performance through mental coaching and cognitive behavioral interventions. In small groups or individual therapy, Jenny can help you make small changes that infiltrate success, in and out of the show ring.

03/13/2026

Trust the process 🟰 trust yourself

✅you got this!

03/11/2026

Concentration and focus is a learned skill that comes from the ability to redirect your thoughts. There’s no magic wand! It’s a learned and practiced skill that takes time. Acknowledge. Release. Redirect.

Anxiety in the saddle doesn’t always look like panic.Sometimes it looks like overthinking every distance, riding cautiou...
03/10/2026

Anxiety in the saddle doesn’t always look like panic.

Sometimes it looks like overthinking every distance, riding cautiously instead of confidently, or feeling relief when the round is over instead of pride.

A lot of riders assume this means they “aren’t confident enough” or that something is wrong with them.

But anxiety is actually your brain trying to protect you from perceived threat.

The problem is that when anxiety starts running the ride, it can pull your focus away from the things that actually help you perform well — timing, feel, decision making, and trusting your plan.

The goal isn’t to eliminate nerves completely. The goal is learning how to ride with anxiety without letting it take control.

If any of these signs felt familiar, you’re not alone. Many riders struggle with this, especially after mistakes, pressure, or difficult experiences in the saddle.

Mental skills training can help riders rebuild confidence, manage anxiety, and get back to enjoying the sport.

Which one shows up the most for you? 👇

03/10/2026

Confidence has a lot to do with how you prepare. How you prepared yourself and how you and your horse prepared. Trust your preparation and your confidence will soar!

03/08/2026

Be patient & trust 🐴✨❤️

03/06/2026

Desensitization can be really helpful in the sport & performance context. It looks different for everyone but is a great tool that can help increase emotional regulation, confidence, and control and decrease physical reactivity!



03/05/2026

If you’re waiting to feel ready, it’s not going to happen. Confidence comes from going out there and doing it before you feel ready. Build from that!

Just a few things to help me get ready for my 70 sec jumper round 🤣
03/04/2026

Just a few things to help me get ready for my 70 sec jumper round 🤣

You don’t have to be falling apart to start therapy.Most of the people I work with are high-achieving, responsible, self...
03/04/2026

You don’t have to be falling apart to start therapy.

Most of the people I work with are high-achieving, responsible, self-aware, and “doing fine” on paper.

They’re successful in their careers.
They show up for everyone else.
They hit their goals.

And they’re exhausted.

Sometimes anxiety doesn’t look like panic attacks.
It looks like overthinking every conversation.
Like replaying mistakes.
Like never feeling “done.”
Like being the strong one who never asks for help.

You don’t have to wait until it’s unbearable.
You don’t have to prove it’s “bad enough.”
You don’t have to justify wanting support.

Therapy can be a space to:
– untangle perfectionism
– process emotions instead of intellectualizing them
– feel less alone in your own mind
– learn how to show up without white-knuckling everything

If something in this post hit a little too close to home… that’s usually worth paying attention to.

You’re allowed to get support before you burn out.

🔗 in bio to sign up for a session with me!

03/02/2026

I love how Mikaela talked about her work with a sports psych to desensitize ‘Olympics’! It’s great to hear how mental skills we teach everyday are used in real time by Olympic athletes!



Had to hop on the inner child photo trend! What therapist doesn’t love some inner child work?🧠remind yourself that when ...
03/02/2026

Had to hop on the inner child photo trend! What therapist doesn’t love some inner child work?

🧠remind yourself that when your self-talk is unkind, the little version of you can hear you. speak kinder to yourself!

🥇even if you still have a long way to go, remember how far you’ve come. I promise little you would be shocked to hear what you’re doing now!

❤️it’s never too late to start believing in yourself

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