The Pressures of Equestrianism

About this episode

This episode discusses the pressures of conforming within the equestrian sport and the impact on personal identity and decision making.

Annnd we're back! This week's episode is the Making Milestones return following hiatus and it encompasses the important discussion of building identity outside of the horse world and how the pressures to conform within the sport can impact our decision making. This is a heartfelt episode that goes in depth on discussions surrounding how horse people react to new information and why there may be so much resistance to change. Support the Podcast: Send listener stories or topic requests: makingmilestonespodcast@gmail.com Shop my clothing and bridles: ⁠http://shopmilestoneeq.com⁠ Check out free resources, webinars and more: ⁠http://milestoneequestrian.ca⁠ Subscribe to Patreon: ⁠http://patreon.com/sdequus⁠ Tip jar: ⁠http://paypal.me/milestoneequestrian⁠ Follow me elsewhere: ⁠http://facebook.com/milestoneequestrian96⁠ ⁠http://instagram.com/sdequus⁠ ⁠http://tiktok.com/@sdequus⁠

Topics covered

• equestrianism
• identity
• pressure
• decision making
• resistance to change

Keywords

• self improvement
• education
• horse world

Mentioned in this episode

Products: clothing, bridles

Books & works: The Pressures of Equestrianism, the Making Milestones return

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