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Visiting Craig’s hut & The Man from Snowy River location

Five days at a horse expo means five days of seeing horses, touching horses and talking horses. You would think that after ...

Equitana 2018…where to begin

TWOTH Judge Chris Burton, with organiser Sandi Simons, Judge Stacy Westfall and Judge Pedro Torres A four-day event like Equitana Australia is ...

Visiting Melbourne, Australia

It would seem that my 'time zone change at home' project may have worked! For about 12 days before we left home, ...

Travel: Leaving the horses at home

View of the horses from the truck as we leave for Australia Owning horses is a lifestyle choice. Feeding, cleaning and caring for ...

“Are you flying your horses to Australia with you?”

“Are you flying your horses to Australia with you?” When I went to Australia in 2011 the most asked question leading up ...

Why riders often experience fear, frustration, confusion with their horse.

Mismatch:(noun) a failure to correspond or match. a discrepancy. Mismatched: (verb) match (people or things) unsuitably or incorrectly In sports, there is ...

3 scary horse stories just in time for Halloween 2018

Click on this photo to see more of Dave Elston's cartoons. Here are some 'scary' horse stories for you to enjoy, plus ...

Quickly Evaluating Problems with Horses and Riders

Have you ever felt stuck when evaluating a problem with your horse? I found myself drawing this chart over and over again in ...

Do it again…and again.

If you found your way to this post, and you've been to this website before, you probably notice a few changes. Ok, ...

Team Lia the Haflinger

I joined a team last weekend. A good friend invited me to play. I've never agreed to anything like this before and ...

Does your horse find you predictable AND interesting?

When we train, we train using patterns. Patterns of behavior that create habits. Lead to the saddling area. Ground-tie. Brush. Saddle. Mount. ...

Is training a pony different than training a horse?

“Hi Stacy, We have just got a pony he is 1 year old and he is still a stud colt we plan ...

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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