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Welcome

This worksheet is a powerful tool to help you reflect on your riding journey, clarify your aspirations, and create actionable goals for the year ahead.

Whether you're looking to improve your riding skills, deepen your horsemanship knowledge, build mental and physical fitness, or pursue new equestrian experiences, this worksheet will guide you through a structured process to turn your dreams into reality.

Take your time working through each section. Start by exploring all the possibilities that excite you, then narrow your focus to what matters most right now. By the end of this worksheet, you'll have a clear vision and concrete S.M.A.R.T. goals to guide your equestrian journey in the months and years to come.

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Instructions

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• Click the three dots menu (•••) in the top right corner of this page
• Select "Duplicate" to create your own personal copy in your workspace
• You can then fill it out directly in Notion and save your progress

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Vision & Goals Brainstorm

Review the list below and check off all the skills and experiences you would like to achieve at some point in your life:

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Riding

• [ ] balanced seat
• [ ] improving feel
• [ ] trot transitions
• [ ] canter transitions
• [ ] jumping
• [ ] grids & poles
• [ ] riding outside arena
• [ ] trail riding
• [ ] other: </aside>

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Mental Fitness

• [ ] confidence
• [ ] fear resilience
• [ ] anxiety resilience
• [ ] accepting limits
• [ ] expanding thresholds
• [ ] stress tolerance
• [ ] using voice
• [ ] decision-making
• [ ] other: </aside>

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Horsemanship

• [ ] equine behavior
• [ ] equine biomechanics
• [ ] equine medical care
• [ ] equine nutrition
• [ ] farrier care
• [ ] dental care
• [ ] grooming/tack/tacking
• [ ] in-hand work
• [ ] lunging
• [ ] liberty
• [ ] other: </aside>

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Physical Fitness

• [ ] flexibility
• [ ] strength
• [ ] cardio endurance
• [ ] preventative care
• [ ] rehab care
• [ ] expanding thresholds
• [ ] other: </aside>

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Experiences

• [ ] trail riding
• [ ] hacking out
• [ ] dressage show
• [ ] schooling show
• [ ] jumper/hunter show
• [ ] obstacle course show
• [ ] liberty show
• [ ] clinic:
• [ ] other: </aside>

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Define Your Why

Why did you select the skills/goals you checked above?

What milestones would be evidence of your growth?

What would it feel like to accomplish those skills/goals?

What would stand in your way from achieving those skills/goals?