Posts by Stacy Westfall
How did you pick for a sound mind? Didn’t you adopt two foals?
“What do you look for in the foals to pick a sound minded one? Didn’t you pick 2 foals at the same time?” Yes, I did adopt two foals; Presto and Justice. Last Chance named them Press on Regardless and No Regrets. In my last two posts I’ve out lined the reasons that I chose…
Read MoreUsing emotion and logic when picking a horse: How I chose Presto.
Although I don’t pretend to teach conformation…this roughly illustrates what I was seeing. In today’s Q&A I explain a bit more about the ‘logical’ side of why I picked Presto. ❤️ Question: Did you have any specific goals in mind when you chose Presto? What were you looking for? ? Answer: As I mentioned in…
Read MoreStacy, how did you make the decision to choose Presto out of so many other foals?
“Stacy, how did you make the decision to choose Presto out of so many darlings?” From the first time I saw Last Chance Corral adopting went on my bucket list. Something I was determined to do at some point but I also believe that the timing has to be right. In the spring of 2016…
Read More#Press On Regardless
“I am interested in Presto’s story. I remember when you adopted 2 colts. I like the name. Did you come up with that or was he given the name Press On Regardless? Thank you for sharing. I will look forward to reading about Presto’s journey.”-Becky N. Thanks for the question, Becky! I love his name…
Read More1,250,888 views: Last Chance Corral Nurse mare foals
I made this video at Last Chance Corral two years before deciding to adopt Presto. I had visited Last Chance before but this time I stayed for 24 hours. During that stay, I knew I was gathering information for something I wanted to do someday: adopt a nurse mare foal. I learned a lot of practical…
Read MoreEp 75: Ranch Riding Troubles and Electric Fence Issues
Q&A: Ranch riding, ranch trail…the horror! How to better prepare for the transition from home to show. Preparing a horse for rider nerves. Practice the pattern or don’t practice the pattern? The battle with anticipation. Q&A: While I was riding through a gate on horseback, my horse reached over with his nose and TOUCHED the…
Read MoreEpisode 74-Handling stress when you can’t ride your horse.
Have you ever had a reason that stopped you from riding? Maybe you were injured? Maybe your horse was injured? I find that when I look back there have been many reasons that I have missed time or gone ‘off schedule’ for a number of unplanned reasons. For some of us, this is happening now…
Read MoreEpisode 73: Empowering riders, respecting space, finding balance between go & whoa aids
Listen as a caller describes how she changed her lunging experience in a matter of days. Stacy outlines the steps that made this ‘leap’ in learning possible. Hazel calls in and asks how to get her school horse to respect her space more. Stacy gives her three different suggestions. Amy has questions about how to…
Read MoreWhy lunge a horse before you ride?
The ability to lunging a horse has many uses. In this article, I’m going to focus on one area: prevention. One role that lunging, or groundwork, fills for me is prevention. Preventing the horse from getting into a habit that I might not enjoy now…or in the future. Have you ever seen someone mount up…
Read MoreEpisode 72: Why lunging horses? Benefits and warnings.
Question: You referenced lunging in your podcast and videos. I was hoping you could talk more about it. Perhaps elaborate on how you go about it and what you’re looking for and feeling for from the horse? Answer includes: Why lunge at all? Where it comes in useful. How to use it to teach rhythm.…
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