Hi! I am Tanja Mitton

Mindset coaching is the missing link between dressage training and competition success.

In my 30 years of coaching, I have seen over and over again how riders spend all their time and money on lessons that focus on training the horse, only to have it all fall apart at competitions. Training movements and improving your accuracy in the arena is important but you can only execute your training in harmony when your mind is calm, relaxed and focused.

This is where mindset comes in. In fact, that is precisely what separates riders who have consistent success verses hit and miss competition outcomes.

It is your mind that will ultimately shape your ride. Stress, doubt and overthinking blocks the horse and so many riders are caught in that loop where tension and resistance sabotages their competition career.


I know because I have been there myself.

In my 20s I worked in professional stables in Europe, and I was a successful young rider, until I was not. What got me undone was my own limiting beliefs and doubts, not my riding skills.

In my experience, working with riders from all around the world, it is the one-on-one personalised coaching approach that is the key.

Individual coaching sessions allow a tailored, personal approach to address the issues that sabotage success. Here we develop awareness and clarity of our own unique stumbling blocks.


Proven success strategies, that’s where we use our awareness and develop positive, consistent patterns and behaviours that build the foundation to our success.

Rider specialised coaching, equestrian sports are very specific and unique, not like other sports where we use various equipments. It takes a rider to understand a rider.

In my many years of being an active competitor in Dressage, Show Jumping and Eventing and an active coach working with the Australian Dressage and Para High Performance Squad I know the sport insight and out.

I have seen talented riders getting stressed and emotional, and performances falling apart. Not because they weren't prepared enough but because they got stuck in their head and started to doubt.

The key to success is to have belief in yourself, a clear structure combined with positive habits that are designed specifically for you. Combine this with a strong team that is there to support you and you have a winning formula.

Book your call now and I will take you through a clarity exercise. Even if you do nothing else, this call alone will give you tools to be more consistent and confident in your competition journey.

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Testimonial

Alexandra Vodermair

Australian Dressage Rider

2025 representing Australia at the Young Horse World Championships in Verden (6 year old)

I have been training and working with Tanja now since 2 years. We have a weekly phone coaching session and for me it has been a total game changer.

Since I have more stability and focus in who I’m and what I want, I could make already some of my dreams come true.

Tanja has helped me not only with my riding goals and my mental strength she has also helped me in developing my personality. I have been able to work a lot on myself and grow my confidence and the way I look at life in general. I have new big goals set for myself for this and the next upcoming years and I’m so excited and grateful to share this journey with Tanja on my side, especially while living in Germany coaching over the phone works perfect.