Remarqueable Athletic Solutions LLC

Lots to be thankful for here at RAS! Thank you to the athletes, parents, trainers, that trust us me to give them their mental age. Looking forward to a new year and new show season, the world is your oyster!

Out of office! Online calendar is blocked off from November 22-27. Select hours available by text to schedule only depending on time change and cell service. Drop any hiking tips for Sedona! Happy Thanksgiving 🦃🍁🥧🥾

Thank you Lauren Allen and for including and Remarqueable Athletic Solutions LLC in your article on facing fear! Read it here https://thecarolinasequestrian.com

Let’s talk resilience in the importance of having “bad days.“ We live in a society where everything is on display – social media is a highlight reel, shows offer videographic evidence of every triumph and tribulation, and results are just a click away. This creates more pressure for perfectionism – not only from within, but from external sources and fear of “I don’t want to embarrass myself.“ A top strategy I coached my clients is to separate their identity from their performance. “That sucked, but I don’t suck” because even the best have off days. You are allowed to hold space for disappointment, for unmet goals, for frustration even… But those emotions quickly become distractions of pursuing your best rather than fearing your worst. Resilience is learned through hardship. Brains learn more effectively when a task is challenging, the struggle creates a more durable neural connection creating a stronger neural pathway for the next time you use it. When you have a “bad day” you have two choices 1) let your perfectionism fester and tell yourself you’ve failed/let your embarrassment make you feel like a failure or 2) let your resilience shine and use it as an opportunity for growth. Bad days give us the tools to have more good days. Bad days give the good days meaning. By choosing to have a growth mindset, you are being a student of the sport, remaining coachable, keeping your confidence intact, and setting yourself up for future success because you realize one bad day doesn’t make or break you. Next time you feel like you’ve let yourself down – you didn’t ride to the best of your ability, your mental game was off, you didn’t deliver under pressure - break the self sabotage cycle by choosing to learn and motivating for your next opportunity

Final season is upon us! A huge trend amongst my athletes at the moment is reframing pressure. Anxiety and excitement are very closely related. In both scenarios, you have more energy, more awareness, butterflies. With anxiety, you’re interpreting those feelings through a what if lens – what if I make a mistake, what if I let myself/trainer/horse/team down, what if it’s all for nothing? I encourage my athletes to get curious about what they’re feeling – lean into the excitement that these final style competition bring. Start to think “I want to be here, I worked hard to be here, I have the opportunity to be here.” You don’t “have“ to show at finals- you get to! Your good rounds are your good rounds – the rounds that got you qualified are the same ones that you’re capable of delivering- your skillet doesn’t change just because the show has more prestige. The same performance goals like “ride forward” or “count rhythm” still come in clutch. When distracted by the fact that finals are “a big deal,” try leaning into your gratitude to be there and ground yourself in your small performance goals