AADA Blogs

BLOG: Self-Erected Roadblocks
Timmie Pollock, Ph. D , C.C. – AASP Equestrian Athlete Sport Psychologist Your Horse Is Your Mirror Series Self -Erected Roadblocks Your unique combination of early learning, personality, and life experience coalesce into your own unique patterns of thinking. These patterns make perfect sense to you, but they may or may not appear logical to […]

BLOG: Horse-Human Partnership Part 2
Timmie Pollock, Ph. D , C.C. – AASP Equestrian Athlete Sport Psychologist Your Horse Is Your Mirror Series The Horse-Human Partnership Part 2 Some riders try to heal old emotional wounds through their relationships with their horses. In some cases, this “equine therapy” can work wonderfully. Horses and other animals can provide loving, safe […]

BLOG: The Horse-Human Partnership
Timmie Pollock, Ph. D , C.C. – AASP Equestrian Athlete Sport Psychologist Your Horse Is Your Mirror Series The Horse-Human Partnership – Part 1 Unlike most sports, riding involves developing a relationship with a living, breathing creature. As a result, a rider’s interpersonal problems may “play out” -usually to the detriment of the performance- with […]