The Coaches Mental Toughness and Peak Performance Training Package for Equestrian

Price range: $239.99 through $259.99

All You Need to Train Mentally Tough Riders and their Parents!

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Tags: Athletes, Blocks, Coaches, Fear, Yips

Description

Coaching equestrians is uniquely complex—because you are coaching two nervous systems at once. A rider’s mental state directly shapes their horse’s confidence, relaxation, and responsiveness. Fear, frustration, hesitation, and pressure don’t just affect performance—they impact safety, partnership, and the long-term relationship the athlete has with the sport.

For more than 40 years, Dr. Alan Goldberg has been one of the leading voices helping riders, trainers, and performers overcome fear-based blocks, competitive nerves, and performance slumps. Building on this foundation, Sara Vatore brings advanced expertise in nervous system regulation, somatic performance, and physiological resilience. Together they give coaches a deeper understanding of what happens inside a rider’s body and mind under stress, and how their own self-regulation directly influences a rider’s ability to stay calm, connected, and effective in the saddle.

The Equestrian Coaches Package gives trainers a complete system for developing riders who can handle pressure, rebound from fear, focus under uncertainty, and maintain emotional steadiness—without tightening up, shutting down, or overthinking.

You’ll learn how to coach the mental game with the same clarity and precision that you bring to technical training, so your riders can perform freely, confidently, and consistently, on any horse and in any environment.

Whether your riders struggle with fear after a fall, hesitate at jumps, lose focus in the ring, or underperform at shows despite strong training at home, this package gives you the tools to bring out their best.

What You’ll Learn

With the Equestrian Coaches Package, you’ll learn how to:

Coach the Mental and Physiological Sides of Riding and Competing

Train riders to regulate fear, nerves, and frustration so they stay composed and connected under pressure
Understand the root causes of fear cycles, hesitation, slumps, and performance inconsistency
Coach riders to bounce back quickly after mistakes, refusals, or emotionally charged rides
Build mental toughness into daily training rather than hoping it shows up on show day
Help athletes develop the internal skills that allow them to ride with clarity, confidence, and presence

Develop Confident, Resilient Riders

Strengthen focus and emotional steadiness when conditions are unpredictable or pressure is high
Coach riders through fear, comparison, perfectionism, and negative thinking— without triggering more tension
Support athletes through fear recovery after falls or scary rides
Teach riders how to manage their energy, attention, and body responses so they can partner effectively with their horse
Respond skillfully to athletes and moments that challenge you, modeling the grounded leadership they need

Communicate Like a High-Performance Trainer

Use language, tone, and timing that reinforce clarity, confidence, and forward focus— not pressure
Navigate athlete setbacks, emotions, and parent dynamics with steadiness and skill
Manage your own nervous system so you can coach from calm, not urgency
Build trust with riders so they feel emotionally safe, even when working on fear-based skills

Build a Supportive, Aligned Culture

Create a training environment that promotes confidence, resilience, and partnership
Work effectively with parents so they reinforce, not derail, the mental training
Reduce communication stress around nerves, fear, expectations, and performance pressure
Develop riders who love the sport, trust themselves, and feel proud of their progress, regardless of outcomes

These are the same tools Dr. G and Sara have used to transform equestrian programs, individual riders, and high-level performers across disciplines.

The Bottom Line

The Equestrian Coaches Package gives you a complete system for developing mentally tough, emotionally steady, and competition-ready riders—while strengthening your ability to coach from clarity, calm, and confidence.

You’ll learn how to help athletes move through fear, stay present with their horse, trust their training, and perform with freedom in the ring. And you’ll gain a deeper understanding of the psychological and physiological principles that make equestrians resilient, consistent, and confident under pressure.

This is how you build riders who not only execute at a high level—but love the sport, trust their horse, and rise to big moments with courage and composure.

Though the products are not sport-specific, equestrian coaches consistently report how transformative this system is—for confidence, connection, performance, and long-term athlete well-being.

What’s Included: Digital Version

Performing Like a Champion (Digital Audio Program & Printable PDF Workbook)

Dr. G’s core mental training program that explains how athletes think, feel, and behave under pressure—and teaches coaches how to help athletes remain calm, confident, and composed in high-stakes moments.

Sports Slump Busting (Printable PDF Book)

A pioneering book that helps athletes and coaches understand the principles of peak performance and how you can get them working for you. Readers will learn how to recognize and avoid mental traps and mistakes that lead to performance slumps and losing streaks, and develop the ability to stay calm under big competition pressure.

This Is Your Brain on Sports (Printable PDF Book)

A revolutionary book to understanding how repetitive performance blocks (slumps, choking, freezing, the yips) are rooted in unresolved sports upsets and offers breakthrough methods and tools to resolve them for good– giving coaches insight into what’s really going on for their athlete.

14 Steps to Mental Toughness (Digital Audio Program & Printable PDF Workbook)

A comprehensive mental toughness audio program loaded with mental toughness skills, exercises, and motivational stories to help coaches understand the cause of performance problems and how to help their athletes bust through slumps and learn what their athlete needs to do mentally in order to be a consistently tough competitor.

Parents & Coaches Guide to Winning at the Youth Sports Game (Digital Audio Program)

A coach-favorite. This program breaks down the most effective coaching communication strategies, the parent-coach dynamic, and how to create an environment where athletes can mentally thrive.

Getting Parents to Work With You, Not Against You (Printable PDF Book)

A practical guide for coaches to build healthy parent relationships, reduce conflict, increase buy-in, and reinforce peak performance behaviors at home.

What’s Included: Physical Version

Performing Like a Champion (Digital Audio Program & Hard Copy Workbook shipped directly to you)

Sports Slump Busting (Hard Copy Book shipped directly to you)

This Is Your Brain on Sports (Hard Copy Book shipped directly to you)

14 Steps to Mental Toughness (Digital Audio Program & Hard Copy Workbook shipped directly to you)

Parents & Coaches Guide to Winning at the Youth Sports Game (Digital Audio Program)

A coach-favorite. This program breaks down the most effective coaching communication strategies, the parent-coach dynamic, and how to create an environment where athletes can mentally thrive.

Getting Parents to Work With You, Not Against You (Hard Copy Book shipped directly to you)

A practical guide for coaches to build healthy parent relationships, reduce conflict, increase buy-in, and reinforce peak performance behaviors at home.

Testimonials

I have downloaded your 14 Steps to Mental Toughness and have been listening to them with my son. I must say that it is having a very positive impact on both of us!! We live in the UK where this type of science is not well known, but now I am persuaded by it! I am so grateful that I discovered your work as my son is only 17 so has plenty of time to benefit.

Mohammed

A real breakthrough book for athletes! … I was able to put the breakthrough therapy of `brainspotting’ to immediate use with my clients and the results were spectacular! … The authors wrote this book so that athletes could also benefit. … I recommend this not just for therapists who work with athletes, but for athletes themselves!

Amazon Reviewer

An incredibly helpful book. It helped me make sense of my pitching problems and better yet, get rid of them!

Mike Roberts

This is a GREAT tool to use with any sport parents. I had the parents…listen to it in one of our meetings and I couldn’t believe the response. It opened their eyes. Doc, you have such a great way of presenting things. Your humor makes parents willing to listen to all the things they’ve been doing wrong and what they need to do to change without getting defensive. Bless you

Ray B

I was listening to your “Parents” audio today on my drive and I have to say it opened my eyes! Especially the part where you talk about “good” and “bad” nervous. What a life skills gift to teach parents how to teach their kids how to roll with the “juice” that naturally comes up as you’re about to perform! The “Juice” is normal, it is what will fuel you. Don’t fear “The Juice” embrace it. Such a great audio! Thank you.

Wesley

I just love your new book! Parents on my team were driving me nuts and making me really angry, getting in the way of me doing a decent job of coaching. This book has helped me get things in perspective and to recruit my parents to help me! I feel like I now have a much better understanding of where they’re coming from and how to effectively work with them. Thank you! Thank you! I won’t quit coaching after all!

John B

Thanks so much! I finally learned how to get my parents on the same page that I’m on. They’re actually helping me now! Go Figure! It has made things so much much easier for me to do my job. I think this is a critically important book for coaches in any sport.

Jack

Dr. G, You did a GREAT job with 14 Steps. I can’t tell you how much it has helped me relax and focus! My congrats and sincere thanks.

Gianluca

Coach G, Thanks for the downloads. I absolutely love the content. You have opened my kids eyes and I have seen the difference immediately in their smiles and improved play. What a gift!

Kris

Congratulations on your program, “14 Steps!” They are truly outstanding and thoroughly cover all the mental aspects of sports which are challenging to athletes and coaches. We are using them this year as part of our weekly training program and the kids love your stories and teachings!

Ken S.

Your new program has really helped both of my kids even though they are in different sports! My daughter used to get too nervous before she played and she told me how much more relaxed and focused she feels now and I can see it in her level of confidence and success on the field. My son had a long history of doing better in practice than competition, leaving him frustrated and us not knowing how to help him. What a difference I see in him now when he competes under pressure. Thanks so much — you’re a great teacher!

CR – Parent

Alan, What I REALLY like about your programs is that you take athletes through the exercises and personally teach them how to stay calm under pressure, relax the nights before big competitions and how to use visualization to improve performance. My kids love doing the relaxation exercises although they sometimes chuckle at your extreme Boston accent!” Thanks for a great training tool!

Ed

I want to let you know how much I enjoy and respect your series, “14 Steps.” I coach a small high school and your program not only helped my team play better under pressure, it significantly helped my 17 year old daughter who’s a three sport athlete. She used to think too much and get too nervous going into games. Now she plays the way she practices, relaxed and aggressively. Thanks for your product.

Gail

Amazing Book! Purchased this book for my husband and once he started reading the book, he couldn’t put it down. He said it was fascinating and so “spot on”. My husband played professional ball and my son is currently at a Div I college playing ball. My husband said that if he knew what this book speaks of back when he played pro ball, he would have had a longer pro career. Every athlete, coach, and parent (especially father) of an athlete will benefit from reading this book.

Amazon Reviewer

I sent for your 14 Steps series to help me face extremely grueling equestrian competition on the Florida winter circuit. I proposed taking my horse into a new division and challenging myself and my trainer to step up big time in a big arena. We are halfway through and the results are astonishing! I listen to the audio’s every evening. Your approach is clear, straightforward and reassuring. It’s working!

Rebecca

Dr. G, I just finished reading This is Your Brain On Sports and I absolutely loved it! It opened my eyes to what really causes athletes to fall apart and it will help me be more effective with my players!

Frank

Dr. G, I don’t know how to thank you! When I first contacted you I was a total mess. I was freaked out, couldn’t focus and had trouble even getting on Banjo just to practice! And forget about shows! I was far too nervous to even compete without panicking. Our work together and your audio series (14 Steps) has really helped me do a 180 with my riding! I can finally concentrate on staying connected to Banjo when I ride and I am able to compete again without freaking out! In fact, last weekend I showed and realized afterwards that I was actually having fun! Thank you for helping me get my riding back! Gratefully,

Rene

Hi Alan: The area championship went very well. I did the higher level practice round very successfully on Friday and finished the competition on my dressage score with a great stadium and cross country round! I was so pleased with how everything went. My best news though is that I ended up in first place on the leader board for the year! Thank you so, so much for all of your help. Your audio’s (14 Steps) are wonderful!