Lisa Todd Coaching
Understand what triggers your reactions, steady your nervous system, and take back control of your riding experience.
For riders who feel fear, tension, or panic creep in → even when everything looks fine from the outside.
The real reason riding suddenly feels harder than it should
You know that feeling when:
your stomach flips the moment you tack up,
your body tightens before you even realise why,
or the smallest noise makes your confidence evaporate?
You tell yourself to relax.
To breathe.
To “just get on with it.”
But your body doesn’t listen and the harder you try to force it, the worse it gets.
This isn’t you being dramatic, irrational, or inexperienced.
It’s your system trying to protect you even when the danger isn’t real.
The Starter Kit helps you understand why this happens…and how to interrupt it before it takes over.
What the Starter Kit Helps You Do
By the end, you’ll understand:
• why your body reacts before your brain
• how fear shows up even when your horse is calm
• why “just relax” never works
• how to interrupt the spiral at the earliest point
• what your personal early-warning signs look like
• how to feel safer, steadier, and more capable
• how to reduce the tension your horse feels from you
These are tools you can use in the moment - not after the ride, not in the car park, and not in theory.
This is for you if...
You feel fear or discomfort before or during rides and don’t know why.
Your body tenses, freezes, or takes over.
You try to talk yourself out of panic but can’t.
You blame the weather, noise, or environment.
You feel annoyed at yourself for reacting.
You feel like you “should” be able to control it.
You want to enjoy riding again instead of bracing for the next wobble.
You want practical tools that work in the moment.
If this sounds familiar, the Starter Kit will make immediate sense to you.
What's inside the SMARTrider Starter Kit™️
A 13-page, easy-to-follow workbook that includes:
1. Mind–Body Loop Explained Simply
Why your body reacts fast and why your thoughts often join in after.
2. Nervous-System Basics (For Riders)
Clear, non-clinical explanations of why fear feels physical.
3. The Regulation Reset
A 60–second reset process for when everything feels too much.
4. What to Do When You’re Overwhelmed
Practical steps you can take before or during a ride.
5. Guided Audio Practices
Short, usable audios for grounding + pre-ride focus.
6. Trigger Awareness Tools
Spot your early cues before tension escalates.
7. Reflection + Progress Tools
Help you recognise patterns and improvements.
About Lisa
I’m Lisa - a coach, rider, and yard owner who’s spent years exploring what really sits behind confidence, performance, and partnership.
I’m a licensed Flying Changes Mindset Coach and Advanced Somatic and Trauma-Informed Practitioner, as well as an NLP+ Practitioner, Advanced Hypnotherapist, and Timeline Resourcing Practitioner.
My approach blends science, psychology, and real-world riding experience. I’ve seen how powerful this work can be - not just in the saddle, but in life beyond it.
Whether you’re competing or just want to enjoy your horse again, confidence starts with understanding what’s really happening, in your body, your brain, and your mind.
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