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🐎 BHM: 'Stop! Stop!' being a nervous wreck
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Hi Reader, So....the 'Stop! Stop!' in the subject line are the exact words (plus an expletive AND a 'you two ARE idiots!') I yelled, while recording their ride, when Chloe and one of her besties decided to 'race' the baby OTTBs they'd been working with this summer. We were at our barn's end of summer party this weekend, the trainer was shopping at the mobile tack store that had come, and she'd told them they could just ride and do whatever they wanted. Queue these two deciding to race. I told them to be careful. They assured us they were, in fact, NOT IDIOTS. And yet, when her bestie got her horse galloping like she was on the track again, I lost my ever-loving mind. Did I take what I'd learned from this week's interview with Courtenay Baber to heart? Yep. Is it easy to put into practice IN THE MOMENT. Nope. Luckily, we, myself included, are all a work in progress. I think most of us would agree that watching our kid ride is sometimes harder than being the one in the saddle (as if we actually know what that feels like??). The jumps get bigger, the shows get more competitive, and we're just standing at the rail trying not to have a visible meltdown. This week I sat down with Courtenay Baber, a licensed professional counselor and the founder of Gray Horse Counseling, and she said something that stopped me cold: our own anxiety might make our kids more nervous, not less. 😳 Not because we're doing anything wrong, obvi, we're trying to protect them. But when we say 'You good?' or make a big deal out of a competition, our kids might hear something we never meant. Mom doesn't think I can handle this. If you've ever caught yourself carrying more nervous energy than your kid, this one's for you. Is Your Anxiety Making Your Kid More Nervous? with Courtenay Baber 🎧 Listen on Apple 🤷🏻♀️ Are We Supposed to Know This? Back by popular demand, each week, I'll share a question that we should all PROBABLY know, but likely don't. Meh. We'll figure it out together. I’ll share the answer in next week’s newsletter. What is a Coggins test? *Think you know it? Hit reply and tell me before 5pm THIS Friday. I’ll give a shoutout and drop a Broke Horse Moms sticker in the mail to one of the (surely many) correct answers. No googling allowed! 😌 What's Saving Our Barn Life This Week
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Through the Broke Horse Moms podcast, newsletter and social content, we make equestrian life more accessible, understandable, and connected for all the 'non-horsey horse moms' who didn't grow up in this space. Whether you’re buying your kiddo's first pair of paddock boots, figuring out horse shows, managing the costs of riding, or simply wondering if everyone else knows something you don’t, you’re in the right place.
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