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CHARLIE UNWIN is a former modern pentathlon national champion, who competed at world championship level. Believing applied psychology to be a fundamental factor in his achievements, he gained an MSc in sport & exercise psychology and has since worked with clients including top riders, football and rugby players, Olympic athletes and the royal household. Charlie also applies the principles of human performance and psychology in business. Visit performancelegacy.com
Tension is one of the areas that riders need to be able to manage. In part one (Your Horse, February, issue 487), we discussed the need to have confidence in your state of being, and managing that energy and how you feel. If you can keep a ‘relaxed’ alertness about what you are doing, then you are going to be able to perform somewhere near your best in every situation.
Your heart rate varies a lot, even at rest,
