Confident Competition Rider Workshop
Practical mindset tools, competition preparation and the chance to meet friendly local riders to connect with at future comps.
Saturday 22 August 2026
10.30am to 1.00pm
Emerald Library, Victoria
Leave your horse behind, this is a rider-only workshop!
Walk away with a clearer competition plan, practical tools to manage pressure, and a few friendly faces to look for when you pull into your next dressage day.
Early bird tickets are $79 until Saturday, 18 July, then tickets increase to $97.
Is your next competition already on the calendar?
Maybe you’re heading back out after winter, preparing for a bigger spring event, or simply wanting to feel more settled, focused and confident when you ride down the centreline.
You probably spend plenty of time preparing your horse, your gear and your float. This in-person Confident Competition Rider Workshop is designed to help you prepare the rider, not just the horse.
Because your test riding, warm-up plan and training all matter, but so does your ability to manage pressure, stay present, refocus after mistakes and feel supported on competition day.
What we’ll cover inside the Confident Competition Rider Workshop
Comp Preparation
Walk away with a simple, clear preparation plan and tools you can use in the week leading into your competition, plus on comp morning, so you arrive feeling more organised, focused and ready to ride.
Test Confidence
Learn practical ways to study, visualise and remember your dressage tests, so you can ride into the arena with a clearer mind and more trust in your ability to remember your tests.
Friendly Faces
Meet other local dressage riders who may be heading to the same comps as you, so you have familiar faces to look for, cheer on, park near or message before your next dressage day.
Is the Confident Competition Rider Workshop for you?
This workshop is for you if:
You sometimes overthink, doubt yourself or feel pressure on competition day.
You stress about forgetting your dressage test and want a clearer way to learn and remember it.
You want to feel more prepared, organised and focused before your next competition.
You’re getting back into competitions after a break, or you have a bigger competition coming up.
You compete in EA or HRCAV dressage, combined training or eventing (all levels welcome).
You’d like to meet friendly local riders you can connect with at future comps.
Riders of all levels are welcome.
What’s included:
- 2.5-hour in-person group workshop (your horse stays at home!)
- Printed workbook to keep
- Practical competition preparation tools and exercises
- Mindset tools you can use before and during competition day
- Breathing and body awareness exercises to help you settle yourself
- Activities to help you meet other local riders
- Light nibbles and hot drinks
- A warm, fun, supportive space to learn, reset and prepare
Your ticket to the Confident Competition Rider Workshop
Early bird ticket: $79
Available until Saturday 18 July
Full price ticket: $97
Compete with Confidence Club members attend free as part of their membership.
ABOUT YOUR COACH:
Hi, I’m Danielle Pooles, an Equestrian Mindset Performance Coach and founder of Dressage Plus.
I help dressage riders build confidence, manage competition pressure and develop the mindset skills they need to ride with more focus, belief and connection.
My goal is to help you feel more prepared, supported and confident when you head to your next competition.
Ready to feel more prepared for your next dressage day?
Come along, take a little time for yourself, meet some lovely local riders and give yourself the same thoughtful preparation you so often give your horse.