Mental health

Joanna Thurman-Baker’s dressage blog: comparison really is the thief of joy

Joanna talks about mental health and online presence

5 ways to help maintain good mental health throughout the Covid-19 pandemic

Here are five tips to help maintain or improve your mental well-being…

Riding coaches to benefit from free mental health training

The online training is being provided by UK Coaching, in partnership with 1st4sport, Mind and Sport England

Why riders can be susceptible to mental health problems — and how to take action

To mark Mental Health Awareness Week (18-24 May) and with mental health increasingly prominent on the national agenda, we find out why riders can be particularly susceptible to problems — and how to combat them

New service to support all riders’ mental health

‘People suffer in silence’: coach hopes to shine light on eating disorders in equestrianism

‘If people can help identity eating disorders then we can let people know they’re not alone – and that applies to carers too, not just sufferers’

Protecting yourself, your business and your staff: why the industry’s workforce must be a priority *H&H Plus*

Shetlands Freddie and Sven help boost children’s mental health

Former jockeys more likely to suffer mental health problems than general public *H&H Plus*

Plans to lobby parliament on the mental health benefits of horse ownership *H&H Plus*

Calls for action to help stamp out bullying *H&H Plus*

As national anti-bullying week comes to a close, more needs to be done to combat the problem across the equestrian world

#buddydontbully: online campaign aims to combat nastiness in the equestrian community

‘Horses are so emotionally draining – we put so much into them; our health, money, time, everything, and we should be able to enjoy them without worrying what people are thinking of us’

‘It’s close to all of us’: stallion services auctioned for World Mental Health Day

‘It’s OK not to be OK’: top riders speak out on World Mental Health Day

Equestrian community rallies behind mental wellbeing initiative in memory of young rider

A total of £15,000 has so far been raised under the #Willdoes banner, to help young people struggling to cope with daily life, in memory of the teenager

Claire Drey-Brown’s we need to talk blog: ‘It isn’t your job to stop the hate, it’s the job of those who hate’

’It is not you who needs to change what you post, it is those hateful people who comment horrible things that need to change‘

Riders unite for parachute jump in memory of Bradley

Anyone interested is invited to sign up for the jump

New company aims to support grooms’ mental health

‘Although a lot of grooms do it out of love for the job, it takes its toll’

‘I’m still here because of horses’: rider explains how eventing ‘fixed’ her mental health

‘It’s still a taboo subject and I hope the more I share, the more brutally honest I am, then more people might feel they can reach out’

Project aims to assess the impact of horses on human mental health

The horses ‘act as role models for healthy living’