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Goals Are Dreams Made Real—But It Doesn’t Always Feel That Way

Setting goals should be simple - define what you want and work towards it. Yet many of us find ourselves caught between ...

Not Just Another Goal: Your Path to Meaningful Progress

If you're like many adult riders I know, you've probably felt that slight hesitation when someone asks about your riding goals. Not ...

Stormy and Lefty Updates: Sleep tight, ONE job to do…

I gave them ONE job to do...🤣 You may have noticed that Stormy and Lefty like to be close to each other, ...

Tevis Cup: Will you join me?

Before you decide 'yes' you will join me, or 'no thanks'...let me explain. What is the Tevis Cup...and what is the Tevis ...

Little Lefty and his pal Stormy: unloading from the trailer, meeting the first time, drinking milk, and Lefty’s layers of blankets!

This is a round-up of my social media updates, all in one place for your reading (and viewing) enjoyment! Videos of the ...

Jesse Westfall: “I’ll miss her for the rest of my life.”

This is Lucy, the mother of little Lefty. To view Jesse's FB page, click here. 

Life’s Tough Moments: Lucy, Little Lefty, and the Art of Not Rushing

Learning life lessons through horses Although I love learning my life lessons through horses, there are some lessons I would prefer to ...

🥰Love can be soft, hard, strong, fierce and bold.

Your horse has priorities. These are like rungs on a ladder, and when you skip one, things don’t work well. Many empathetic ...

Episode 273: “From ‘I Don’t See It’ to ‘I See It!’: Breaking Down the Barrier Between Seeing and Understanding”

Stacy shares valuable insights into how riders unintentionally slow their learning. She explains why many less experienced riders skip what she calls ...

Child like wonder is available at any age.

Three photos from over the years, all showing the same thing: child-like wonder. Stacy rearing Misty- Stacy 11, Misty 21 In the ...

Naked Horse November🤭

I went all in on the ‘No Stirrups November’ theme with Willow and decided to to do No Saddle November…which turned into ...

No Stirrup November-with a twist

  Look closely, my toes are up! It is November, which means you are likely to see "No Stirrup November" showing up ...

Words from our Fans

About Stacy

Growing up, I shared a love of horses with my mother but neither of us knew what we were doing. Over the years we dealt with horses that wouldn’t load into trailers, wouldn’t pick up their leads and wouldn’t stand still to be mounted. I fell off more times than I could count and was bitten, stepped on and run away with before I was old enough to drive a car. There were many, many good times too. My favorite childhood memories all involve horses (and one ornery pony.)

It took me years to develop to the point where I became a successful competitor in a male-dominated industry. The beauty of this is that it proved that true strength is a mental game more than a physical one.

I believe in creating win-win-win relationships. I can show you how to reach your goals faster if you’re willing to put in the work. Whether you love trail riding, have goals of showing or would someday love to understand bridleless riding, I can show you the way.

…and yes I still clean stalls."

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