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Episode 201: The next most obvious step.

I recorded this audio while riding Willow bridleless; day 2. My point: I didn’t set out to ride Willow bridleless, as in, ...

Podcast 200: Can you relate to any of these struggles or success stories?

200 episodes and over 1,000,000 downloads later… When I started this podcast, I wanted to help riders understand their horses, so they ...

Episode 199: The trickiest concept

The trickiest concept of them all…If the horse gives the ‘incorrect’ answer…it doesn’t necessarily mean you taught the lesson wrong. This one ...

Episode 198: The benefits of NOT believing you can.

What stands in the way of reaching your dream? The ability to hold belief for the amount of time it takes to ...

Episode 197: The delayed side effects of your habit patterns: desirable or undesirable?

Are you contributing to or causing the very habit you want to change with your horse? Often riders look for the ‘direct ...

Episode 196: Teaching, Testing and Micromanaging: The difference is timing

The difference between testing, training, and micromanaging is TIMING. If you are not sure of the difference in timing there, is a ...

Episode 195: I don’t want my horse to stop meeting me at the gate.

Have you every considered asking more of your horse and thought, “I’m afraid my horse might stop meeting me at the gate.” ...

Episode 194: Which comes first; the head or the body?

Everything that creates safety or leads to advancing requires an ability to clearly communicate to the horse's body. Yet, the system of ...

Episode 193: #1 way to identify if you’re trying to skip the messy middle

Are you struggling to advance with your horse? Does it feel like you are on a plateau thats ‘ok’…but not what you ...

I have structured my podcast in 'seasons' that focus on a particular subject. The last episode or two in a season are often focused on answering questions that people have asked about the subject.

Season 1 (episodes 1-11) covers the Riders Mind. Topics include fear, failure, goals, mindset, competency and more.

Season 2 (episodes 12-21) covers the Riders Body. Topics include riders aids, strength, flexibility, breaking habits, muscle memory, bareback riding and more.

Season 3 (episodes 22-34) covers the Horses Mind. Topics include underestimating your horse, how a horse asks questions, training routines, correcting behavior and more.

Season 4 (episodes 35-49) covers the Horse's Body. Topics include forward motion, teaching whoa, disengaging vs engaging, improving steering, hot horses and more.

Episode 50 is a special episode discussing work life balance.

Season 5 is focused on tack and equipment.

Season 6 is focused on how I put these techniques and ideas into use with my horses.

Season 7 is listener Q&A.

Season 8 is interviews with other equine professionals.

Season 9 is Trail Riding!

Season 10 topics are around the Riders Mind.

Season 11 is listener Q&A.

Season 12 is going to the next level, collection, maturity, etc.

Season 13 brings many concepts together discussing physical awareness, skill confidence vs self confidence, patterns, being awkward, etc.

Season 14 discusses life coaching principals, goal setting, and other riders mind issues.

Season 15 is listener Q&A.

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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