2023 Winter Horsemanship Challenge
13 Weeks of:
-Motivation & Inspiration
-Support from other Gritty Riders
-Weekly Prize Drawings
-New This Year: Weekly Groundwork and Riding Challenge Exercises
So you can start 2023 on the right hoof to transform your horsemanship dreams into reality!
-Motivation & Inspiration
-Support from other Gritty Riders
-Weekly Prize Drawings
-New This Year: Weekly Groundwork and Riding Challenge Exercises
So you can start 2023 on the right hoof to transform your horsemanship dreams into reality!
Together, we're going to get gritty, turn your passion for horsemanship into practice, and persevere through the winter blahs. Come spring, you and your horse will be ready to go!
2023 Get Gritty Winter Horsemanship Challenge Information
13 weeks of motivation, inspiration, and support from other gritty riders so you can start 2023 on the right hoof to transform your horsemanship dreams into reality!
What is the Get Gritty Winter Horsemanship Challenge?
I live in Wisconsin, and I'll admit, the first few winters that I spent on the farm after marrying my husband were really frustrating to me. I had been used to heated barns and big indoor arenas with perfect footing where I could keep riding all winter long. I thought if I couldn't lope and work on spins and stops, that I just may as well turn my horse out for the winter and quit riding until April. And of course, then my horse was pretty fresh and unruly and I felt like I was way behind come show season! And honestly, I missed riding! I knew I needed to keep riding throughout the winter. It was necessary not only for me to be able to make progress towards my goals, but also for my own mental well-being!
That is why I started the Winter Horsemanship Challenge in January 2019. And I learned a lot from this process! I learned that while I may not be able to work on maneuvers for the show pen due to the footing, that the miles I logged with my horse just walking in the snow kept him legged up and mentally fresh. And come spring when the snow melted and we were able to shift our focus to show pen maneuvers, my horse was ready.
Winter is a great time to ride and enjoy your horse. Take the pressure off and shift your focus to your connection and partnership with your horse. There is plenty that you can do with your horse-even basic groundwork in the barn aisle-and your winter work will definitely pay off come spring time!
So from January 1st-April 1st, 2023, the grittiest of horsemen and horsewomen that join this challenge commit to working with their horses at least three days a week-no matter what the weather. Now, if you are in, I expect you to be IN. This means committing to work with your horse 3 days a week for the 13 weeks of the challenge.
Does it cost anything to enter the challenge?
Yes. This year the challenge costs $52. That's just $4 a week to help cover the costs of running the challenge. However, if you sign up before December 1st, the cost is just $26!
Who can enter the challenge?
This challenge is open to any rider, any discipline, any breed-this isn't a training challenge, but rather, an accountability and inspiration challenge.
Does groundwork count?
The challenge is to work with your horse 3 days a week. So yes, groundwork counts! Any activity that you do with your horse that is at least 20 minutes long counts. Riding, groundwork, liberty, bodywork, taking your horse for a walk to get the mail, it all counts!
How do I track my rides?
You are responsible for tracking your sessions with your horse-we are working on the honor system here.
The challenge weeks run from Sunday-Saturday. Every Sunday there will be a "poll" in the group, asking if you have worked with your horse at least 3 times in the previous week. Respond to this poll to be entered into the weekly prize drawings!
It isn't required, however, I highly encourage you to post photos when you work with your horse, and to be active in the Facebook group supporting each other! Many past participants have said this is their favorite part of the challenge.
While not required to participate in the challenge, I strongly recommend that you purchase my Gritty Rider's Goal Planner & Horsemanship Journal to set goals and track your progress. Learn more about this journal at https://www.getgrittywithchevy.com/grittyridersjournal.html
How do I enter the challenge?
Purchase your ticket here, and you'll get a link to join the private challenge Facebook group.
What else is included in the challenge?
This challenge is more than just a place to track your rides. During the challenge you are going to receive encouragement and support from myself and other gritty riders-many of the prior year's challenge participants said this was their favorite part!
Every week I will be posting a mental toughness coaching video lesson and printable pdf workbook to help you and your horse go after your big goals. Post a photo of your completed workbook to earn an entry in that week's prize drawing.
What types of prizes are included in the weekly drawings?
The prizes for the weekly drawings include my products/services, such as my 10 Things Gritty Riders Don't Do book, Confident Cowgirl Workbooks, Coaching Calls with me, etc. Each week's prize is valued at around $25.
What if I don't use Facebook?
Almost all of the challenge activities are in the Private Facebook Group. To get the most out of the challenge, you need to have an active Facebook account and join the Private Facebook Group. If you don't have a Facebook account, you can still receive the weekly coaching video lesson and pdf workbook, and the weekly groundwork and riding challenge exercises via email. However, you will miss out on the support and weekly prize drawings.
Any other guidelines?
The point of this challenge is to be supportive of each other, as such, please support one another by commenting positively on each other's posts. Comments that are not supportive will be deleted, and users that post negative comments may be removed from the group. Giving other riders horsemanship advice is not permitted, unless expressly asked for by the original poster. There are all levels of horses and riders and different disciplines in this challenge. We are all at different places along our horsemanship journey, and there are many different roads to Rome, and we are all starting from different places with different resources and different methods. There are other groups to get a million different opinions on horsemanship and training methods. This group is meant to be a safe and encouraging place for riders to share their horsemanship journey and experiences without judgement.
Any other questions, please contact me! I am looking forward to seeing you and your horse(s) in the challenge!
Get Gritty,
Chevy
13 weeks of motivation, inspiration, and support from other gritty riders so you can start 2023 on the right hoof to transform your horsemanship dreams into reality!
What is the Get Gritty Winter Horsemanship Challenge?
I live in Wisconsin, and I'll admit, the first few winters that I spent on the farm after marrying my husband were really frustrating to me. I had been used to heated barns and big indoor arenas with perfect footing where I could keep riding all winter long. I thought if I couldn't lope and work on spins and stops, that I just may as well turn my horse out for the winter and quit riding until April. And of course, then my horse was pretty fresh and unruly and I felt like I was way behind come show season! And honestly, I missed riding! I knew I needed to keep riding throughout the winter. It was necessary not only for me to be able to make progress towards my goals, but also for my own mental well-being!
That is why I started the Winter Horsemanship Challenge in January 2019. And I learned a lot from this process! I learned that while I may not be able to work on maneuvers for the show pen due to the footing, that the miles I logged with my horse just walking in the snow kept him legged up and mentally fresh. And come spring when the snow melted and we were able to shift our focus to show pen maneuvers, my horse was ready.
Winter is a great time to ride and enjoy your horse. Take the pressure off and shift your focus to your connection and partnership with your horse. There is plenty that you can do with your horse-even basic groundwork in the barn aisle-and your winter work will definitely pay off come spring time!
So from January 1st-April 1st, 2023, the grittiest of horsemen and horsewomen that join this challenge commit to working with their horses at least three days a week-no matter what the weather. Now, if you are in, I expect you to be IN. This means committing to work with your horse 3 days a week for the 13 weeks of the challenge.
Does it cost anything to enter the challenge?
Yes. This year the challenge costs $52. That's just $4 a week to help cover the costs of running the challenge. However, if you sign up before December 1st, the cost is just $26!
Who can enter the challenge?
This challenge is open to any rider, any discipline, any breed-this isn't a training challenge, but rather, an accountability and inspiration challenge.
Does groundwork count?
The challenge is to work with your horse 3 days a week. So yes, groundwork counts! Any activity that you do with your horse that is at least 20 minutes long counts. Riding, groundwork, liberty, bodywork, taking your horse for a walk to get the mail, it all counts!
How do I track my rides?
You are responsible for tracking your sessions with your horse-we are working on the honor system here.
The challenge weeks run from Sunday-Saturday. Every Sunday there will be a "poll" in the group, asking if you have worked with your horse at least 3 times in the previous week. Respond to this poll to be entered into the weekly prize drawings!
It isn't required, however, I highly encourage you to post photos when you work with your horse, and to be active in the Facebook group supporting each other! Many past participants have said this is their favorite part of the challenge.
While not required to participate in the challenge, I strongly recommend that you purchase my Gritty Rider's Goal Planner & Horsemanship Journal to set goals and track your progress. Learn more about this journal at https://www.getgrittywithchevy.com/grittyridersjournal.html
How do I enter the challenge?
Purchase your ticket here, and you'll get a link to join the private challenge Facebook group.
What else is included in the challenge?
This challenge is more than just a place to track your rides. During the challenge you are going to receive encouragement and support from myself and other gritty riders-many of the prior year's challenge participants said this was their favorite part!
Every week I will be posting a mental toughness coaching video lesson and printable pdf workbook to help you and your horse go after your big goals. Post a photo of your completed workbook to earn an entry in that week's prize drawing.
What types of prizes are included in the weekly drawings?
The prizes for the weekly drawings include my products/services, such as my 10 Things Gritty Riders Don't Do book, Confident Cowgirl Workbooks, Coaching Calls with me, etc. Each week's prize is valued at around $25.
What if I don't use Facebook?
Almost all of the challenge activities are in the Private Facebook Group. To get the most out of the challenge, you need to have an active Facebook account and join the Private Facebook Group. If you don't have a Facebook account, you can still receive the weekly coaching video lesson and pdf workbook, and the weekly groundwork and riding challenge exercises via email. However, you will miss out on the support and weekly prize drawings.
Any other guidelines?
The point of this challenge is to be supportive of each other, as such, please support one another by commenting positively on each other's posts. Comments that are not supportive will be deleted, and users that post negative comments may be removed from the group. Giving other riders horsemanship advice is not permitted, unless expressly asked for by the original poster. There are all levels of horses and riders and different disciplines in this challenge. We are all at different places along our horsemanship journey, and there are many different roads to Rome, and we are all starting from different places with different resources and different methods. There are other groups to get a million different opinions on horsemanship and training methods. This group is meant to be a safe and encouraging place for riders to share their horsemanship journey and experiences without judgement.
Any other questions, please contact me! I am looking forward to seeing you and your horse(s) in the challenge!
Get Gritty,
Chevy
If Breezy and I can complete the challenge, so can you!
What are you waiting for?
If you want to start 2023 at a gallop and get to work on transforming your horse dreams into reality, then the Get Gritty Winter Horsemanship Challenge is for you!
If you want to start 2023 at a gallop and get to work on transforming your horse dreams into reality, then the Get Gritty Winter Horsemanship Challenge is for you!
Cowgirl Mindset Resource Library
$75.00
$25.00
Get instant access to Coach Chevy's best video lessons and workbooks so you can learn the mental skills of confident and competitive cowgirls!
Here are some of the 15+ video resources included in the library:
- Breaking the Rider's Fear Cycle and Building Authentic Confidence by Riding in Your Grit Zone
- What to do After a Close Call to Rebuild Your Confidence
- How to plan your practice rides to get better more quickly
- Shift Your Mindset to get Out of Negative Ruts
- Avoiding Distractions and Increasing Your Focus
- Transform Pressure from a Problem to Power to Fuel You
- Energy Management Techniques to Get in, and Stay in, the Zone
- Visualization Techniques to Mentally Prepare for Competition
- Quit Your Inner Critic and Promote Positive Self-Talk
- Overcome Perfectionism by Increasing Your Failure Tolerance
After purchase you will get a link to the library web page where you can watch all of the videos. This web page will remain up through July 31, 2025. You will also get access to a google drive where you can download all of the materials to your own devices to keep forever.
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Disclaimer: Working with horses can be a dangerous activity which can subject participants to serious injury. Siobhan "Chevy" Allen and/or Get Gritty with Chevy Horsemanship Life & Confidence Coaching is not liable for your equine activities. The information, instruction, and techniques provided in Chevy's online coaching materials may not be suitable for everyone. Personal instruction, as well as detailed viewing and/or reading of the materials is highly recommended before attempting these equine activities. Horsemanship Life and Confidence Coaching is not a substitute for professional mental health care or medical care and is not intended to diagnose, treat or cure any mental health or medical conditions.
Hold Harmless Agreement: By viewing online coaching materials, I understand and are aware of the inherent risks associated with equine activities. I understand that Siobhan "Chevy" Allen is not acting as a mental health counselor or medical professional. I assume all risks associated in performing any of the activities explained in this lesson, and hereby release and hold harmless Siobhan "Chevy" Allen and/or Get Gritty with Chevy Horsemanship Life & Confidence Coaching, successors and assigns, from and against any and all claims, damages, and/or liabilities arising out of my attempts to perform any of the exercises or activities, including and without limitation any personal injuries or damage to my property which I may incur as a result of my attempts to to perform the activities or exercises explained in this lesson.
Disclaimer: Working with horses can be a dangerous activity which can subject participants to serious injury. Siobhan "Chevy" Allen and/or Get Gritty with Chevy Horsemanship Life & Confidence Coaching is not liable for your equine activities. The information, instruction, and techniques provided in Chevy's online coaching materials may not be suitable for everyone. Personal instruction, as well as detailed viewing and/or reading of the materials is highly recommended before attempting these equine activities. Horsemanship Life and Confidence Coaching is not a substitute for professional mental health care or medical care and is not intended to diagnose, treat or cure any mental health or medical conditions.
Hold Harmless Agreement: By viewing online coaching materials, I understand and are aware of the inherent risks associated with equine activities. I understand that Siobhan "Chevy" Allen is not acting as a mental health counselor or medical professional. I assume all risks associated in performing any of the activities explained in this lesson, and hereby release and hold harmless Siobhan "Chevy" Allen and/or Get Gritty with Chevy Horsemanship Life & Confidence Coaching, successors and assigns, from and against any and all claims, damages, and/or liabilities arising out of my attempts to perform any of the exercises or activities, including and without limitation any personal injuries or damage to my property which I may incur as a result of my attempts to to perform the activities or exercises explained in this lesson.