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Episode 279-The Pitfalls of Regret: Tracing Its Effects on Thought Patterns
In this episode, you will hear a segment from a recent Zoom call where Stacy celebrates a student’s first horse show experience. Within this conversation, three key themes emerge: the show as an evaluation of training, the challenge of riding within a structure, and the subtle presence of regret. Topics include: How regret can sneak…
Read MoreEpisode 196: Teaching, Testing and Micromanaging: The difference is timing
The difference between testing, training, and micromanaging is TIMING. If you are not sure of the difference in timing there, is a much higher chance that you will be frequently ‘correcting’ mistakes, or you’ll find yourself trying to prevent mistakes. There is a way to train your horse that feels like guiding instead of ‘correcting’.…
Read MoreEpisode 192- Forward is a DIRECTION, not a speed.
Forward is a direction, not a speed. Why is this an important statement? As I coach riders, I often see horses who look wobbly on straight lines. Some even appear to be walking a tight rope. What causes this? I see this as a question in the horse’s mind that is being expressed in their…
Read MoreEpisode 188: Moving faster or slower than your horse; physically and mentally
Are you willing to be out of sync with your horse to make progress? In this podcast, I talk about the idea of moving faster or slower than your horse as a concept that exists both physically, and mentally. When physically riding a horse, it makes sense that you could be ’ahead’ of the horse’s…
Read MoreEpisode 183-Creating building blocks or rearranging the blocks you have to create something new.
A listener asks a question about changing her horse’s pushy, fidgety behavior on the ground. She asks, “How can I deconstruct a behavior or a reaction and rebuild a more favorable behavior?” This podcast discusses the difference between training (or retraining) and deconstructing or rebuilding. During training or retraining, the horse is often learning the…
Read MoreEpisode 182-How to deal with a mouthy horse and prevent biting.
A listener asks how to correct her mouthy horse and how to keep mouthiness or biting from happening in the first place. In this podcast, I explain why biting happens, the most common problem I see people making, and I give actionable instructions on how to be more engaging, interesting and clear. Learning how to…
Read MoreEpisode 178: My mare goes from calm and sweet to disconnected: self awareness, anticipation and adjustability
A listener asks a question about her mare, who at first appears, “…very good and calm, until she’s worked out what it is we’re doing and starts to anticipate.” The answer involves understanding the riders’ role in both the calm and the anticipation, identifying how anticipation can look different between hot and cold horses, and…
Read MoreEpisode 175-Why horses might put their ears back during work
What is the first thing that comes to mind if you picture a horse keeping its ears back? Do you think aggression? Pain? Doubt? In this podcast, a listener asks for advice on working with confident young horses that often keep their ears back. I outline two groups of words that I typically use to…
Read MoreEpisode 174: Horse bucking while leading: earning the right to be near me
horse-play: Noun 1. rough, boisterous play.”this ridiculous horseplay has gone far enough” A listener asks a question about a horse that bucks when being lead. I discuss two main concepts; how the rider views the horses maturity age and the concept of ‘earning the right to be near me’ (and me earning the right to…
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Goal Setting & Overcoming Obstacles Taking a dream and turning it into a reality. Is this really possible? I’m committed to showing riders: YES, it is possible. Here is why it is hard. Here is how to make progress. Below are some of the tools that I use myself and with my students. Below the PDF’s…
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