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The Confident Rider Podcast

The Confident Rider Podcast

By: Jane Pike
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Jane Pike is a coach & horsewoman from the South Island of New Zealand. Her work focuses on practices and understandings that increase vitality for both humans and horses, incorporating nervous system awareness to both mindset and movement. The methods she teaches explore physical and emotional patterns at their most foundational level- the brain and the nervous system- with the aim of creating adaptability and responsiveness, both in and out of the saddle. Jane has featured and written for various magazines around the world and is a sought after international clinician and trainer through her business Confident Rider and her membership program, JoyRide. Click below to learn all about my JoyRide membership, to help you think, feel, move & ride differently: https://confidentrider.online/joyride/ For other resources: Website: www.confidentrider.online Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/TheConfidentRider/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/confident_rider/Confident Rider LTD 2022
Episodes
  • In Conversation With Lee McLean
    Jun 10 2025

    A little while back, I got to chatting with Lee McLean. At the time, I’d just released a conversation about the things I turn to when the world feels hard or tense, and we were discussing how the lessons we learn with horses often translate into everyday life. I found the conversation so engaging that I asked her to come on the podcast so we could share our thoughts with all of you.

    For those who don’t know Lee, she’s a passionate horsewoman who “talks, thinks, and dreams horses non-stop.” Many of you may know her through her business and writings, much of which she shares on her Facebook page, Keystone Equine.

    During our time together, we talk about:

    • The lessons we’ve learned from our horses and how they support us in navigating daily life
    • The nature of self-care (and our struggles with it)
    • How we handle criticism
    • Staying sane in the online world

    It was such a pleasure to spend time with Lee- I hope you enjoy our conversation as much as I did.

    You can find Lee on her Facebook page here.

    xx Jane

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    Jane Pike is a coach & horsewoman from the South Island of New Zealand. Her work focuses on practices and understandings that increase vitality for both humans and horses, incorporating nervous system awareness to both mindset and movement.


    The methods she teaches explore physical and emotional patterns at their most foundational level- the brain and the nervous system- with the aim of creating adaptability and responsiveness, both in and out of the saddle.


    Jane has featured and written for various magazines around the world and is a sought after international clinician and trainer through her business Confident Rider and her membership program, JoyRide.


    Visit the link below to learn all about the JoyRide membership program, to help you think, feel, move & ride differently:


    https://confidentrider.online/joyride/


    For other resources:


    Website: www.confidentrider.online

    Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/TheConfidentRider/

    Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/confident_rider/

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    1 hr and 11 mins
  • (Some) things I think about when the world is hard or tense
    Mar 6 2025

    A few days back, I wrote a list of things that I had mused on, read, or noted down to consider when the world feels hard or tense.

    I shared it first on Facebook, and then when the time came for our live Q&A in my membership program, JoyRide, I decided to share it there as well.

    Today's episode is a repeat of that conversation. It's neither conclusive nor definitive, but I think gives us some ideas that we can hold close to inform our action and behavior as we're moving through the world.

    I hope it's useful in some way, thanks for listening!

    xx Jane

    Click here to learn all about my JoyRide membership, to help you think, feel, move & ride differently:

    https://confidentrider.online/joyride/

    For other resources:

    Website: https://confidentrider.online/


    Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/TheConfidentRider/

    Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/confident_rider/

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    49 mins
  • 5 Things I've Learned As A Movement & Nervous System Coach
    Feb 24 2025
    Oh, there are so many things that I have learned from being in coach with a focus on the nervous system. In this episode, I pick five things that spring to mind as 'standouts'; things you may not have considered or fully understood previously when it comes to being in the world, working with horses and your nervous system health. We talk about: 1. Why there is nothing wrong with being in fight flight. What we are ultimately seeking is "appropriate responsiveness", a nervous system that is accurately responding to the reality of the moment.

    2. Why calm is not the goal 3. Why we need to take care not to use meditation, breath and mindfulness practices as another substitute for control.
    4. The necessity of adaptability within the sympathetic system and why you want to be able to access the full spectrum of fight flight. 5. How our dominant western culture doesn't support a healthy nervous system state and what it is you need to thrive. I hope you find it useful! xx Jane

    Click here to learn all about my JoyRide membership, to help you think, feel, move & ride differently:

    https://confidentrider.online/joyride/

    For other resources:

    Website: https://confidentrider.online/


    Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/TheConfidentRider/

    Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/confident_rider/

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    23 mins
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