This list of Facebook pages contribute to my personal and professional growth.  While I am not a plus sized english or western rider, how can I effectively mentor or teach someone if I don’t know their fears and concerns? So I follow the posts and become more empathetic.

As a rider, coach, person and competitor, I need the right mindset to be successful, in however I have defined success.  As rider, I need to be grateful for each effort the horse gives me while I am training him. A horse is not a robot.  I need to see and understand when a horse has just tried to understand what I am asking (after all, we speak a different language) and makes that small move in the direction I want.

As a person, my life is more tranquil when I grateful for what life brings me.  As a coach, I am more successful when I can celebrate the baby step wins of my riders.  Some of these facebook pages help me learn, help me smile, help me understand.