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Episode 104: Western Dressage Test Explained…and WDAA World Show Results!

Do you understand how western dressage is judged? In this podcast, I share the results of Presto’s test and explain the scoring ...

Episode 103: Is the phrase, “It’s all training”…a useful statement?

“It’s all training.” Is this statement useful to you as a rider? I see three ways that this statement can be damaging ...

Episode 102- Riding one horse in multiple disciplines

How many things can a horse excel at? In this episode, I discuss riding horses in different disciplines. I talk specifically about ...

Episode 101- Reflect, reset, move forward with understanding.

  How often do you take time to reflect on your journey with your horse? Here is a quote to guide this ...

Episode 100- The horses that have taught me.

Horses are great teachers. In this episode, I share stories of the horses that have taught me over the years such as ...

Episode 99-HELP: My horse REALLY connects to other horses when trail riding…

A listener calls in with a question about her horse who gets very worked up on trail rides with too many other ...

Episode 98- Teaching your horse to be a thinking participant

Sometimes horses are trained to operate more like robots-‘don't think, just do what I say’. Other times horses are left to make ...

Episode 97: Separating rider issues from horse issues when trail riding

Question: How can I reduce my horse's reactivity to noise when trail riding? The answer involves separating the issue into smaller parts ...

Episode 96: How can I train my horse to ride safely near traffic?

Riding near traffic can be challenging. Your horse must deal with vehicles of varying sizes, traveling at speed, and making loud noises. ...

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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