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3 Pros and 3 Cons of having a reader for your dressage test

My horse, I Can Can I (Willow), a reining bred mare I'm showing in dressage. “Stacy, Do you utilize a reader for ...

How do you pick where you’re going to live?

This was originally posted in 2016...I'm healthy and fine...but still trying to let people know that we don't live in Texas (see ...

3 Mistakes I made reading my first dressage test results

"I felt confused and slightly disappointed..." When I rode my first dressage test I thought I had done the hard part… until ...

3 fixes for mud in horse pastures

I’ve lived in different areas of the country and seen many ways to deal with muddy pastures and paddocks. Some places don’t ...

9 Reasons Western Dressage is Growing in Popularity

Stacy Westfall and Lia the haflinger, owned by Suzanne Vlietstra Western dressage is growing quickly…but why? Here are some of the reasons ...

Dealing with stallions that bite; habits and hormones

"Hi Stacy, again a very interesting podcast. I love how you break it down into parts. This makes is much easier to ...

Fear is something you experience in your mind. Danger means that you are actually in physical danger.

"Fear is something you experience in your mind. Danger means that you are actually in physical danger." This is a quote from ...

When fear stops you from even trying, you’ve already lost.

This is a quote from a recent podcast I released discussing the challenges that riders often face. Here is a link to ...

Rope halter by Stacy Westfall

Question: "Why do you use a rope halter?" Answer: A rope halter is a helpful because it communicates clearly with the horse ...

Thank You for Loving Me…Video of nurse mare foals

This visit to Last Chance Corral planted a seed. The seed that it planted grew into me adopting Presto in 2016. I'm ...

Horse training requires long term thinking on bad days.

My body hurts. I’m moving slow. I’m thinking slower. My time zone change experiment three weeks ago, where I slowly changed my ...

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Words from our Fans

My dream was to learn to train reining prospect from start to finish. I'd about given up, and then I found Stacy.

- ASHLEY HERMANN

Before I worked with Stacy, other trainers and coaches had left me with the impression that my horse was strong-headed, not a very good horse, and that I'd always have to fight with her. Thanks to Stacy, I know none of that is true.

- MARTINA BROWN

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."