Darby Bonomi, PhD is a Sport and Performance Psychologist. She works with equestrians in all disciplines, as well as other athletes, to achieve optimal performance in and out of the…
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Be all in. It’s a common rally cry of coaches, but what does it mean? How does “being all in” translate into better performance and greater rewards? And, why is…
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In this new Sports & Performance Psychology article, Dr. Darby Bonomi PhD discusses cultivating your “horse sense”. How important is intuition in guiding riding and decisions regarding your horse? Do…
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When your tack trunk is a mess, what’s the first step to getting it ship shape? I know what I do! I dump the whole thing out and check what’s…
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STARTS FEB 1, 2021: A free 4-week webinar talks about resilience, how to cultivate it, and why it is so important as riders (and people!) in pursuing our goals. We…
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Darby Bonomi PhD offers some helpful tips about how to frame your show year and how start 2021 feeling strong and confident. Be sure to continue reading her articles in…
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Do you eat junk food? As athletes, I hope most of you will say no! You can’t expect optimal output from your body unless you eat well. Similarly, you can’t…
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Are you stressed? Do worries about your ride, fears of falling, or does angst about other parts of your life burden you as you step into the irons? If so,…
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Life skills that riders come by naturally. This is a bizarre, uniquely challenging time. So much of what was routine is now upended. We have all been required to adapt,…
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Lost Confidence After a Fall? Give Yourself a Leg up on Full Recovery. Fact: In our career as equestrians, we are going to fall. As one horse show announcer regularly remarks,…
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