The Parbery Podcast

Brett Parbery and Nat Foxon dig into another Parberyism, this time it's "if you're going to light the fire, you'd better be ready for the smoke". This the the first 'stolen' Parberyism! Courtesy of Patrik Kittel. We hope you enjoy the discussion, and if you're keen to find out about working with Brett in one of our programs for dressage riders, head to www.performanceriders.com

Brett Parbery and Nat Foxon dig into another Parberyism, this time it's "80% of this sport is mental, the rest is in your head". We hope you enjoy the discussion, and if you're keen to find out about our Performance Psychology program, head to www.performanceriders.com/resilientriders

Brett Parbery and Nat Foxon dig into another "Parberyism", this time it's – 'There are no bad rides'. Ummmmm what!? You may beg to differ! :) We hope you enjoy the discussion, and if you're keen to find out about working with us, you're welcome to find a coaching or mentoring program that's the right fit for you at www.performanceriders.com

Brett Parbery and Nat Foxon dig into another "Parberyism", this time it's – 'The enemy of a flying change is a rider who wants to make a flying change'. Let's dig into what happens when us riders get a little overzealous in our approach to training, especially the flying changes! We hope you enjoy the discussion, and if you're keen to find out about working with us, you're welcome to find a coachi...

Brett Parbery and Nat Foxon dig into another "Parberyism", this time it's – 'Our job as riders is to create the best possible version of our horses'. What's the best version of your horse, and are you on the right pathway to achieve that? Dressage is a sport of development over a long time and the sport itself will benefit our horses, but only if we apply the training concepts and horse management...

Brett Parbery and Nat Foxon dig into another "Parberyism", this time it's – 'The voice inside your head should be your own'. You'll hear about the pitfalls of being over-coached or having too many different coaching influences, and how to ensure you are owning your own training direction. We hope you enjoy the discussion, and if you're keen to find out about working with us, you're welcome to find...

Brett Parbery and Nat Foxon dig into another "Parberyism", this time it's – 'Exercises are for people, aids are for horses'. You'll hear about the vital piece of the puzzle that turns an exercise into a valuable rider-training-tool, and the benefits and limitations of training exercises. We hope you enjoy the discussion, and if you're keen to find out about working with us, you're welcome to find...

Brett Parbery and Nat Foxon dig into another "Parberyism", this time it's – 'You won't get better scores by competing more'. You'll hear about the disadvantages of competing 'too much', how there usually isn't a link between more competitions and higher scores, and how often Brett likes to compete. We hope you enjoy the discussion, and if you're keen to find out about working with us, you're welco...

Brett Parbery and Nat Foxon dig into another "Parberyism", this time it's – 'I'm aiming for a head full of structure and a body full of feel'. You'll hear about how Brett is creating a balance between riding with feel and structure, and which is more important. We hope you enjoy the discussion, and if you're keen to find out about working with us, you're welcome to find a coaching or mentoring pro...

Brett Parbery and Nat Foxon dig into another "Parberyism", this time it's – 'the consequences aren't high enough at the lower levels'. You'll hear about how winning at the lower levels doesn't equate to building a strong foundation for the upper levels, and how to prioritise what's important for progression at the lower levels. We hope you enjoy the discussion, and if you're keen to find out about...

Brett Parbery and Nat Foxon dig into another "Parberyism", this time it's – go crazy off the horse, not on the horse. The discussion covers dressage rider development including fitness, knowledge-building, skill acquisition, and sparing our horses from having to carry us through all of our development as riders. We hope you enjoy the discussion, and if you're keen to find out about working with us...

Dressage rider Brett Parbery and host Nat Foxon explore dressage concepts using a "Parberyism" that Brett has mentioned in his Performance Riders programs. In this episode the Parberyism is 'the best riders create time in the test'. Find out more about working with Brett and Nat at www.performanceriders.com

In this inaugural episode of The Parbery Podcast, Brett and Nat dig into the Parberyism – nothing replaces time in this sport. Is time the most valuable element in dressage? Are we all in too much of a rush with our training? Or are we wasting time? Enjoy the discussion, and you're welcome to find a coaching or mentoring program for you at www.performanceriders.com