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RESEARCH ARTICLE
A retrospective investigation of the impact of ‘eventing phase (dressage, show-jumping and cross-country)’ on pre-competition anxiety and self-confidence
S. McGinn Related information
1MindOdyssey, Andover, Hants, SP11 8FB, United Kingdom.
*Corresponding author: sally@mindodyssey. co. uk
, D. Alcock Related information*Corresponding author: sally@mindodyssey.
2Cleeve Hill, Bristol, BS16 6ET, United Kingdom.
, L.J. Cameron Related information3University Centre Sparsholt, Winchester, Hants, SO21 2NF, United Kingdom.
Comparative Exercise Physiology: 15
(4)- Pages: 269 - 281
Published Online: August 27, 2019
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