Whether you are a riding instructor, riding program director, or stable manager, you are responsible for teaching others new skills. Understanding that all people learn differently because of their own unique set of experiences is an important step to achieving your teaching goals. Also integral to this process is your communication style. It is a natural and expected part of relationships because people all have different wants. Learning about the different ways conflict can be handled and recognizing your preferred style for dealing with conflict greatly improves your conflict resolution skills.
Stress is another part of everyday life.
It can be caused by conflict, or other circumstances. Maybe your hay supplier just went out of business, you best school horse requires a lengthy lay-up, or your weekend help has decided to move across the country. You feel stressed when you believe the resources needed to accomplish a task don't match the resources available. You may even add to your stress level unintentionally. By gaining insight into how you may be doing this you are can develop better habits for managing stress.