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I Hope I Can Can, I Think I Can Can, I Know I Can Can

My husband has perfect timing. As we drove home from Kentucky with an empty horse trailer he reminded me that we still ...

For over 30 years I have owned horses but the last 5 months have been the worst.

For over 30 years I have owned horses. For a good part of that time I have trained them as a profession. ...

“Life is not fair.”

I read a quote once that went something like this:  “Life is not fair. Once you accept that- you will appreciate the ...

Vaquero-arthritis causing wobbler?

Vaquero is now back at Rood and Riddle (http://www.roodandriddle.com) and Monday morning he will be undergoing more testing. He has already be ...

What would you do if you walked into the stall and your horse looked like this?

Some of you have asked me to continue to update you on Vaquero. I thought you might find these two videos interesting. ...

Vaquero and R&R

We made it to Kentucky and Vaquero arrived safely at Rood & Riddle. They had plenty of people on hand to help ...

Stacy Westfall’s horse Vaquero showing neurological signs

Vaquero took a sudden, unexpected turn for the worse. Wednesday I was happy to have the information provided in the previous post. ...

Verdict from Vaqueros vet trip

Vaquero and I drove to Kentucky last night for an early morning vet exam to figure out what has been going on with ...

Vaquero headed to the vets

I am preparing to load Vaquero into the trailer in 30 mins and head south to Kentucky to see the vet. My ...

Emails and phone calls

I don’t like returning emails or phone calls. It is nothing personal! Even my mom (sorry mom) doesn’t get a free pass ...

Should your horse wait for instruction or act on his own?

I took Popcorn riding down the road today and it got me thinking about a certain comment someone once made. The comment was directed ...

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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