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Ep 79: My horse won’t walk on the lunge line & Can I do groundwork without lunging?

Ep 79: Answering two questions in this episode! Question 1: My horse wants to run and play at the beginning of lunging. ...

Episode 78: Discussing quality, quantity, and boredom during horse training

Ep 78: A listener called in a question about training her first two year old. She is struggling to find the balance ...

Episode 77: Add planning and refinement to your riding: circles, straight & cues

Ep 77: How does planning help set your horse up for success? How do the layers of training build into a more ...

Ep 76: Teaching horses to give to pressure, ground tie & stand quietly

Today I’m answering three questions that I think are all related. One is about a horse that pops his head up when ...

Ep 75: Ranch Riding Troubles and Electric Fence Issues

Q&A: Ranch riding, ranch trail…the horror! How to better prepare for the transition from home to show. Preparing a horse for rider ...

Episode 74-Handling stress when you can’t ride your horse.

Have you ever had a reason that stopped you from riding? Maybe you were injured? Maybe your horse was injured? I find ...

Episode 73: Empowering riders, respecting space, finding balance between go & whoa aids

Listen as a caller describes how she changed her lunging experience in a matter of days. Stacy outlines the steps that made ...

Episode 72: Why lunging horses? Benefits and warnings.

Question: You referenced lunging in your podcast and videos. I was hoping you could talk more about it. Perhaps elaborate on how ...

Episode 71: Put yourself in the role of the horse

How are you doing? Before you answer that question, I'd like you to pretend that you are a horse. What's the first ...

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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