Send Your Sports Psychology Queries to Abigail Lufkin

Updated: 2009-07-13

The successful USEA online magazine, Eventing USA 2.0, is offering an exciting new column in the next installment due out in early August . 

A Sports Psychology Q & A column will be included in each new issue where readers can send in their sports psychology questions and have them answered by the famous international event rider and sports psychologist, Abigail Lufkin. 

(Left: The inaugural issue of the USEA's online magazine, Eventing USA 2.0 was met with rave reviews by our members. Haven't read it yet? Click the photo to check it out!)

About Abigail Lufkin: Abigail Lufkin began riding at age three and began competing in horse trials when she was 11. She had substantial success as a young rider, winning multiple gold and silver medals at the North American Young Rider’s championships. She competed extensively in the United States and Europe with top 10 finishes at such events as Rolex, Fair Hill, Blenheim, Luhmulen, and Saumur. Abigail won medals at the Pan American Games, competed at the World Championships and was selected for the 2000 Olympic team in Sydney before having to withdraw due to her horse sustaining an injury.   

Abigail began using sports psychology to enhance her own performance in 1996 and worked with several Olympic caliber sports psychologists. After retiring from eventing, she received her Masters degree in clinical psychotherapy and continued to study sports psychology. She resides in Santa Monica, California where she has her own sports psychology consulting practice.

To submit your questions for Abigail Lufkin's Sport Psychology Q & A column please email to: suggestions@useventing.com

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