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Episode 340: Why Your Horse Keeps Falling In—and Leaning on Your Inside Leg

0:0033:55

Episode 340: Why Your Horse Keeps Falling In—and Leaning on Your Inside Leg

33:55

Episode 339: Training with Energy: Preparing Horses for Real-World Challenges

19:34

Episode 338: The Mind-Body Connection at Tricky Trail Crossings

16:55

Episode 337: Change the Angle, Change the Lesson

42:03

Episode 336: Horsemanship as Art—And the Tension of Teaching It

25:11

Episode 335: The Rider’s Body – When Your Body Tells a Different Story (Part 2)

23:52

Episode 334: The Rider's Body – Your Cues vs Your Core (part )

24:45

Episode 333: The Rider's Mind - The Critical Balance Between Knowledge and Meaning

24:55

Episode 332: The Horse’s Mind – From Instinct to Intention (Part 2)

25:01

Episode 331: The Horse’s Mind: What Their Body Tells You About Their Thinking (Part 1)

30:13

Episode 330: The Horse’s Body: Observation vs. Interpretation

22:29

Episode 329: Misdiagnosed? A New Way to Diagnose Riding Challenges

20:11

Episode 328: The Moment is Gone (But That's Not a Problem)

31:13

Episode 327: The Recipe for Success: Balancing Structure and Intuition in Horse Training

25:42

Episode 326: The Physical Expression of Your Dream: Beyond Words Like 'Trust' and 'Enjoy'

18:30

Episode 325: The Missing Link: Why Some Keep Going and Others Burn Out

17:26

Episode 324: Heart and Goal: Your Dreams Made Visible

18:13

Episode 323: "I Feel Behind" - And What To Do About It

20:25

Episode 322: Why Smart People Abandon Good Goals

18:18

Episode 321: The Missing Step: Why Your Goals Need a Theme

21:09

Episode 320: Your Next Chapter: Finding Magic in Your Own Timeline

25:09

Episode 319-The Gift of Seeing: Finding Magic in the Rewatch

16:34

Episode 318-Noticing Progress While Embracing Reality

19:19

Episode 317: Your Horse's Year in Review: Seeing 2024 Through Their Eyes

14:56

Episode 316: Three Revealing Behaviors: When Horses Want to Play

26:40

Episode 315: Why are you thankful for horses? How have horses changed your life?

37:23

Episode 314: New is Always New: Why Experience Doesn't Eliminate Uncertainty

18:27

Episode 313: Preventing Secondary Reactions: Preparing Your Horse for Success

29:43

Episode 312: Is Your Horse Seeing Contradictions? Helping Your Horse Understand

25:30

Episode 311: The Silent Conversation: Three Hidden Challenges in Understanding Horse Language

17:25

Episode 310: When Your Horse Disagrees: Managing Conflicting Viewpoints

21:13

Episode 309: Back to the Basics: The Dance of Internal and External Focus

23:16

Episode 308: Maintaining Momentum: Riding Through Life's Interruptions

22:26

Episode 307: Through Their Eyes: A Horse's View on Group Riding

28:03

Episode 306: Listener Q&A: Enhancing the Relationship between a Novice Rider and a Capable Horse

18:22

Episode 305: Listener Q&A: How Can I Increase My Confidence In My Goals?

39:17

Episode 304: The Anticipation Paradox: When Good Training Creates New Challenges

18:30

Episode 303: Consistency is Key: Transitioning from Arena to Trail

29:41

Episode 302: Words Matter: How Language Shapes Your Equestrian Experience

33:13

Episode 301: Indecisive No More: Conquering Decision Fatigue, and Miserable Maybes

28:27

Episode 300: The Challenge of Choosing Change

25:12

Episode 299: Thematic Thinking: Unlocking New Perspectives

24:55

Episode 298: Mimicry’s Limits: How Horses Move Beyond This And You Can Too

22:00

Episode 297: Marking Mistakes: Why Non-Reactivity Matters in Horse Training

17:05

Episode 296: From Theory to Saddle: Building Your Equestrian Toolbox

33:29

Episode 295: Allowing Choices: Empowering Your Horse's Mind

26:13

Episode 294: Predictable vs Unpredictable: From 'Oh This Again' to 'Oh, I See It There!'

18:36

Episode 293: Recalibrating Your Horse Goals: A Step-by-Step Guide

20:54

Episode 292: You are Invited: Two Invitations Horses Offer Riders

14:58

Episode 291- Lessons Learned on the Trail and Foal Update

19:34

Episode 290-The Power of Touch: Building Connection Through Contact

18:51

Episode 289: Recovery Time: The Missing Piece of Your Training Plan

10:17

Episode 288: Dancing with Discomfort: Steps of Faith and Evidence

20:51

Episode 287: Distracted: Should I let my horse stop and look, or keep him moving?

26:40

Episode 286: When Words Fall Short: How You See It vs. How I See It

26:21

Episode 285: Five levels of distraction you can see in a horse.

29:36

Episode 284: How Riders Can Avoid These 3 Self-Created Obstacles

25:09

Episode 283: Switching Gears: Mastering Multiple Roles with Your Horse

28:26

Episode 282-Riding Towards Understanding: the Virtual Tevis Cup Challenge

24:32

Episode 281- Earning Wisdom: Two Stories of Personal Growth

23:22

Episode 280: Gratitude Amidst Adversity: Caring for Orphaned Foals

23:52

Episode 279-The Pitfalls of Regret: Tracing Its Effects on Thought Patterns

18:30

Episode 278: Rushing Forward: Overcoming the temptation to rush

18:40

Episode 277: Two ways you may be disconnecting from your horse

20:20

Episode 276: Resolving Resistance: Believe your horse’s feedback

22:32

Episode 275: The biggest relationship mistake I see riders make with their horses.

19:16

Episode 274: From Doubt to Discovery: See your horse more clearly to bring back the wonder and joy

30:26

Episode 273: “From 'I Don't See It' to 'I See It!’: Breaking Down the Barrier Between Seeing and Understanding"

17:45

Episode 272: Stuck at the Start: the 5 steps riders use to improve and why many get stuck on step one

24:15

Episode 271: The Unseen Connection: Counting Strides vs. Navigating Emotional States

23:00

Episode 270: The Art of Being: Embracing a Way of Being Approach

28:29

Episode 269: Catalyst for Change: 3 Steps to Shift Your Way of Being

14:23

Episode 268: Seeing your horse dream on a daily basis

19:06

Episode 267- Dream bigger, measure backward, and let things count.

1:15:09

Episode 266: Red zone, yellow zone, green zone

17:54

Episode 265: Raw reactions vs. rewarded responses

25:50

Episode 264: The hidden cost of how you treat you.

26:07

Episode 263-Messy Middle or normal process: reducing frustration and increasing fun

45:48

Episode 262- Unlocking Potential: Recognizing the layers of training

46:33

Episode 261: Becoming congruent: The skill of shifting your perspective

1:03:46

Episode 260- Frustration dissolves when you learn to structure and evaluate your rides

46:09

Episode 259- The value of seeing the whole process

56:03

Episode 258: Choosing and Celebrating Success

20:33

Episode 257: Liberty Festival, reining, and bridleless riding

34:29

Episode 256: Bend is your friend, especially when bridleless

19:43

Episode 255: Lessons from Outliers: Horses not on the ‘traditional’ path

28:59

Episode 254: My horse is so heavy: skillset and mindset changes

20:53

Episode 253: Tack & technique: choosing bits

20:34

Episode 252: What is a finished horse?

20:59

Episode 251: Should I reward the smallest try…or expect more?

15:20

Episode 250: How to use your seat to cue your horse.

26:57

Episode 249: Does your horse have a limiting belief?

21:09

Episode 248: Am I doing this right?

18:03

Episode 247: How do I know it’s the cue and not the repetition of the pattern?

24:43

Episode 246: How do I get my horse to keep doing it longer?

16:42

Episode 245: Why does it work one day, then not the next?

18:07

Episode 244: Why ride patterns? (especially boring ones)

10:42

Episode 243: Why should I bend my horse? (and why you avoid asking more questions)

18:24

Episode 242: "But all the doors are closed"….why some horses exhibit resistance.

16:47

Episode 241: Three reasons it can feel like the training process is going slower than you thought it would….

13:46

Episode 240: How to relax your body and communicate clearly when riding.

40:50

Episode 239: Do you have a connection issue or cue system confusion?

15:29

Episode 238: To those who are pursuing their dreams...

10:49

Episode 237: How capable is your horse…really?

25:59

Episode 236: One skill that rules them all…first ride to bridleless

24:22

Episode 235: The challenge of bit-less and bridleless riding.

32:32

Episode 234-Pressure: Do you prefer sensitizing or desensitizing?

29:33

Episode 233- Are you riding reactively or proactively?

29:08

Episode 232-Training bank account and emotional bank account

28:26

Episode 231-Groundwork: earning the right to be in each other's space

30:31

Episode 230: Are your corrections causing more problems?

24:13

Episode 229: “What do you do with your horse goals and dreams when life brings it to a halt?”

31:21

Episode 228: How do I keep my horse from getting bored?

21:14

Episode 227: The two biggest lessons showing has taught me.

20:08

(updated)Episode 226: The trainer, the showman, the judge: ways of thinking that impact your riding.

23:30

Episode 225: Calculated plateaus in training and showing

30:43

Episode 224: Splitting focus, allowing mistakes and growth mentality

16:52

Episode 223: Q&A: “The fear preventing me from showing my horse is…”

32:48

Episode 222: Show environments, routines and insecure horses

39:14

Episode 221: How hard is it to interchange disciplines, and is that frustrating for a horse?

44:35

Episode 220: Showing vs. training and developing the rider’s eye

24:50

Episode 219: High-value and Low-value cycles

18:13

Episode 218: Check your confidence in these four areas

34:41

Episode 217: What if the goal IS what helps you develop the relationship?

15:31

Episode 216: The base layer goal that will ensure your progress

19:33

Episode 215: Two things to consider before changing your goal

27:51

Episode 214: Reviewing…without a self-doubt spiral.

32:11

Episode 213: ‘How greed’ and your success pattern

21:39

Episode 212: The ‘gap’ in the conversation tells you what your horse is thinking.

28:44

Episode 211: Starting energy vs. Re-starting energy

14:57

Episode 210-Hundreds of reasons to be thankful for horses this Thanksgiving

35:22

Episode 209: The teacher and the student (human or horse)

17:17

Episode 208: Reflecting to reveal your pattern of choices.

23:01

Episode 207: The very real work of changing your mind.

11:14

Episode 206: How riders use planning against themselves or their horse

26:19

Episode 205: Planning transitions and revealing habits

23:41

Episode 204: Your horse experiences your body.

22:01

Episode 203: The Resourceful Rider

28:15

Episode 202: 3 things to do when the next step ISN’T obvious

17:21

Episode 201: The next most obvious step.

13:52

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

27:58

Episode 199: The trickiest concept

15:39

Episode 198: The benefits of NOT believing you can.

26:31

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

29:21

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

28:20

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

28:27

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

22:48

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

25:45

Episode 192- Forward is a DIRECTION, not a speed.

52:17

Episode 191: Do you show up strong and clear for your horse?

20:27

Episode 190: Doing less of a ‘bad thing’ won’t work.

17:28

Episode 189-Why I teach with patterns…and how it isn’t about the pattern.

23:57

Episode 188: Moving faster or slower than your horse; physically and mentally

21:33

Episode 187: The backward cycle of learning; 'after', 'during', 'before'

20:31

Episode 186- Specific vs. non-specific riding

17:35

Episode 185- How to determine if your self concept is slowing you down.

25:25

Episode 184-The benefits and challenges of learning to evaluate your ride

26:47

Episode 183-Creating building blocks or rearranging the blocks you have to create something new.

30:51

Episode 182-How to deal with a mouthy horse and prevent biting.

28:48

Episode 181- Three reasons it can be challenging to sit a horses lope

37:03

Episode 180: Help, my horse started laying down while riding

32:27

Episode 179: Getting forward motion from a horse without negative tension.

41:52

Episode 178: My mare goes from calm and sweet to disconnected: self awareness, anticipation, and adjustability

36:06

Episode 177- Rein contact: does your horse think support or correction?

30:42

Episode 176: But is this really what my horse likes doing?

27:16

Episode 175: Why horses might put their ears back during work

37:31

Episode 174: Horse bucking while leading: earning the right to be near me

29:22

Episode 173: Teaching a foal to be bold

26:54

Episode 172: What to do with feelings like terrified and scared

31:49

Episode 171: Positive and negative tension in riders

26:45

Episode 170: Can you change the story in your head about a horse or is it time to move on?

29:00

Episode 169: Fearful horses: instinct, training, speed of learning and accidental rewards

55:57

Episode 168: Q&A: ‘I need help getting my horse to bend’; groundwork & ridden

30:48

Episode 167: Things to consider when prepping for first big horse show

30:39

Episode 166-Goal Setting & Overcoming Obstacles Starter Kit

1:09:34

Episode 165: Mastery and the Plateau

20:35

Episode 164- Untangling thoughts with help

44:57

Episode 163- A Year End Review

39:32

Episode 162: Leave room for the magic

32:51

Episode 161: The power of “I don’t know how…”

26:46

Episode 160: Yearly theme instead of goal?

19:15

Episode 159: 5 steps to blow your own mind

30:49

Episode 158: An inside-out thankfulness assignment

27:05

Episode 157: What ‘they’ say…and what I make it mean about me as a rider.

19:33

Episode 156: Three mistakes I nearly made at the AQHA world show

31:51

Episode 155: Abandoning hopes and dreams.

9:38

Episode 154: Creating emotions to benefit you and your horse

29:47

Episode 153: How your thoughts change your results with your horse.

26:21

Episode 152: Stages of thought awareness

36:28

Episode 151: Life coaching and the riders mind

24:44

Episode 150- Should you be playing a never ending game with your horse?

19:03

Episode 149- Three traits I see in riders who reach their goals

33:39

Episode 148- Three situations where horses frequently double check the rules

23:41

Episode 147: This is the awkward, uncomfortable part of the journey.

20:34

Episode 146-Why patterns can help & why riders resist riding patterns

24:09

Episode 145: Skill confidence vs self confidence

18:07

Episode 144: 3 ways riders block their physical awareness

33:57

Episode 143: Prerequisites for flying lead changes

43:32

Episode 142: How can I slow my horse down on a loose rein?

39:32

Episode 141: My horse is on the wrong lead…

34:10

Episode 140: Uncollected- Is that resistance, stiffness and tripping mental or physical?

33:37

Episode 139: Teaching high energy horses to wait and low energy horses to be ready

38:00

Episode 138: 3 reasons people don’t develop emotional maturity in horses

31:31

Episode 137: The role of excitement and patience in horse training

28:42

Episode 136: Developing self awareness & independence when riding

50:39

Episode 135: Is mental exhaustion hindering your horse training?

27:56

Episode 134: How do you get that bond and trust with your horses?

30:42

Episode 133: Collection: Western vs Dressage

51:49

Episode 132: When would I start introducing collection to my horse?

34:52

Episode 131- Painful thoughts that hold us back with our horses

28:54

Episode 130: The discomfort of learning new things

54:10

Episode 129: Physical and mental comfort zones for horses

43:14

Episode 128: Dressage vs Reining: Lessons I have Learned

34:26

Episode 127: Survival brain vs rational brain on a trail ride

37:26

Episode 126-Mental games for injured horses, clicker training Q&A

45:59

Episode 125-Retraining older horses vs starting with a clean slate

47:11

Episode 124- Horse scared on the trail: Let them look or keep them busy?

44:35

Episode 123: Help! I’m constantly in my horses mouth too much…

38:36

Episode 122: Feeling overwhelmed while training your own horse.

50:30

Episode 121: Overcoming thoughts that rob joy from your horse adventures.

30:25

Episode 120: My horse is a bully. Where do I start?

36:38

Episode 119: Distracted and overreactive vs responsive and aware, how can I train my horse to respond better?

46:37

Episode 118: How can I STOP my horse from being aggressive towards other horses?!

49:23

Episode 117: Challenging Conversations with Your Horse

48:38

Episode 116: Selling or rehoming an older horse

31:50

Episode 115: Using curiosity, receiving feedback and stages of relationship impact training your horse

42:21

Episode 114- Exercise: coach yourself to coach your horse

17:47

Episode 113: How to calendar your horse goals

24:38

Episode 112- Can you have Relationship AND Results with your horse?

34:13

Episode 111: 3 reasons you’re afraid to set big goals with your horse

30:37

Episode 110- Inspired by Man o’ War aka Big Red

44:19

Episode 109: Fear around training your own horse

24:40

Ep 108: 3 observations from almost buying a horse.

31:48

Episode 107: Training Cycles: Yearly, weekly, daily

23:34

Episode 106-Make your dreams a reality in 10 minutes

11:31

Episode 105-Older horses and the decision to euthanize

27:58

Episode 104- Western Dressage Test Explained

36:48

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

29:40

Episode 102: Riding one horse in multiple disciplines

36:44

Reflect, reset, move forward with understanding.

28:49

Episode 100- The horses that have taught me.

1:10:08

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

41:06

Teaching your horse to be a thinking participant

42:58

Separating rider issues from horse issues when trail riding

35:46

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

57:51

Help, my horse has emotional outbursts on the trail

27:49

Reducing anxiety during trail rides

33:18

When horses freak out at the idea of trail riding

28:49

Building a horses confidence on the trails

27:13

The most common MISTAKE people make trail riding

46:48

Trail riding vs arena riding: advantages and disadvantages

27:13

Getting Started in the Horse Industry-a conversation with Molly Wagner

57:09

Western Dressage: a conversation with Lynn Palm

50:19

How much MONEY am I spending on my horse habit? A conversation with Nicole Ross

44:48

The challenge of change - a conversation with Ginny Telego

53:51

The older & wider rider - a conversation with Suzi Vlietstra

51:07

Clicker training horses- a conversation with Mustang Maddy

1:17:45

Getting started in reining-A conversation with Jesse Westfall

38:10

Ride with Confidence- a conversation with Barbra Schulte

56:26

Leading one horse while riding another, how to teach ponying

41:46

Horse shows: ethics, reining, competition, pitfalls & different cue systems

47:00

My Horse Won’t Walk On The Lunge Line & Can I Do Groundwork Without Lunging?

40:57

Discussing quality, quantity, and boredom during horse training

30:19

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

45:09

Teaching horses to give to pressure, ground tie & stand quietly

41:09

Ranch Riding Troubles and Electric Fence Issues

43:26

Handling stress when you can’t ride your horse.

29:59

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

42:14

Why lunging horses? Benefits and warnings.

47:48

Put yourself in the role of the horse

26:10

Using More Leg on Hot Horses

46:26

Training Horses for Others vs Training Your Own.

33:07

How to Teach a Horse to Spook

37:53

Teaching horses tricks...or problems?

37:53

Q&A: 5 tips for trail riding young horses & goals during pregnancy

35:58

The Tipping Point in Horse Training.

22:38

Improving Steering & Teaching Neck Reining, Once in a Lifetime Horses

23:20

Equine Career Q&A, Full Confession and Self Awareness

37:38

Good horse training is boring...

38:13

Why would I look forward to my horse spooking?

34:30

5 Tips for Motivated Riding

28:06

Experiencing A ‘Bad’ Riding Lesson

51:50

Christmas Morning in the Barn

6:35

Ride with Faith...and Training

13:13

Q&A: Rescue horses, boring riders, why striking & kicking?

31:03

Training aids or gimmicks? Martingales, draw reins, etc.

19:37

Choosing saddle pads, cinch/girth, billets & breast collars

38:37

Saddle Fit and Challenges

37:29

Tack: Bridles, Headstalls, Bits & Reins

53:42

Tack: Halters, Lead Ropes, Lunge Lines

42:18

Finding Work/Life Balance with Stacy Westfall and Ginny Telego

1:12:32

Q&A: Changing Horse’s Habits, Sell or Keep, Hobble Training and Riding Bareback

40:28

Q&A: Are multiple riders good or bad? Training Secrets?

32:03

Locking and Unlocking Traits in Your Horse

23:24

5 Tips for Bringing Up Your Horses Energy

27:15

Whoa! Teaching Your Horse to Stop.

44:51

How Can I Improve My Horse's Lope or Canter?

41:38

Improving Your Horses Steering

29:44

Training HOT Horses

47:07

True Forward Motion in a Horse

40:24

Why I Do Not Disengage My Horse's Hips

27:51

The Two Most Basic Cues When Riding a Horse

33:04

Rewarding Physical and Mental Changes in Your Horse

1:01:57

Do This During Groundwork With Your Horse

30:59

3 Reasons to Do Groundwork With Your Horse

39:13

The Reason We Are Fascinated With the Horses Body

18:08

Learned Helplessness and Working Horses

21:07

Listener Question: How Do I Peak My Horses Performance for a Show?

16:50

Horse With Mental Issues or Training Issues?

18:38

Listener Question: Untraining a Horse or Adding Layers?

20:49

Correcting Behavior We Dislike In Our Horses

12:51

3 Negative Thoughts Riders Often Have Toward Horses

12:38

Is Your Horse Training Routine Dead?

12:57

Horses Can ‘Learn how to Learn’

15:30

Is Your Horse ‘Swearing’ at You? His Intentions Matter.

15:37

Is Your Horse Anticipating?

15:42

Is Your Horse Being Creative?

17:35

Your Horse Has Questions

18:21

Beyond Prey vs Predator: You’re Underestimating Your Horse

11:43

Your Horse Needs You to Do This

9:19

The Hierarchy of the Riders Aids as the Horse Advances

20:36

Your Weakest Aid When Horseback Riding

20:22

Improving Your Aids When Riding Your Horse

19:48

Are You Helping or Interfering With Your Horse When Riding?

18:43

Riding Horses; Western vs English vs Bareback

27:42

3 methods for improving your horseback riding & breaking the habit of looking down: Episode 15

18:52

Episode 14: Muscle Memory: habits & experience can improve your horseback riding skills

14:04

Episode 13: Make riding easier for your horse; add strength and flexibility

22:55

Episode 12: Is Horseback Riding Dangerous?

19:46

Episode 11: Q & A: Evaluating Horse, Confidence & Desire, Limiting Beliefs

43:51

Episode 10: Riders should make mistakes in the right direction

15:03

Episode 9: How riders view pressure will affect their horses

15:03

Are you failing your horse or disappointed as a rider?

19:06

Setting SMART goals for you and your horse

17:04

The horse's path of learning is NOT the same as the rider

15:42

Riders experience four stages of competency

18:50

Responsibility & accountability between horse and rider

10:27

Responsibility and the stages of learning riders experience with horses

11:03

Leadership vs Getting Along: Horses want to know who is leading, Grandma's rules

16:38

Fear vs Danger: Riders can improve if they know the difference

12:29

Episode 322: Why Smart People Abandon Good Goals

When pursuing a meaningful goal or implementing a yearly theme, three specific challenges consistently emerge that can derail your progress. Join Stacy ...

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Episode 321: The Missing Step: Why Your Goals Need a Theme

Do you find yourself cringing when someone asks about your goals? Or maybe you've set goals before, but they felt hollow and ...

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Episode 320: Your Next Chapter: Finding Magic in Your Own Timeline

In this episode, Stacy explores how a fresh perspective on learning can transform your horsemanship journey. Through sharing her own mindset shift ...

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Episode 319-The Gift of Seeing: Finding Magic in the Rewatch

"If I could snap my fingers and give you a gift...” In this episode, Stacy shares what she considers one of the ...

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Episode 318-Noticing Progress While Embracing Reality

In this episode, Stacy explores why celebrating small wins matters, even - and especially - when faced with unexpected emotions about our ...

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Episode 317: Your Horse’s Year in Review: Seeing 2024 Through Their Eyes

In this episode, Stacy guides listeners through creating a year-end review from their horse's perspective. Building on her popular approach of sharing ...

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Episode 316: Three Revealing Behaviors: When Horses Want to Play

In this episode Stacy explores the nuanced concept of play in horses, identifying three distinct types of playful behavior: possessed play, repressed ...

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Episode 315: Why are you thankful for horses? How have horses changed your life?

In this episode, Stacy Westfall shares a personal tip on the value of re-listening to podcasts, courses, and books to deepen learning ...

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Episode 314: New is Always New: Why Experience Doesn’t Eliminate Uncertainty

Stacy Westfall explores a common misconception in horse training: that professionals don't experience uncertainty or caution when facing new situations. Through parallel ...

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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

My dream was to learn to train reining prospect from start to finish. I'd about given up, and then I found Stacy.

- ASHLEY HERMANN

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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Episode 322: Why Smart People Abandon Good Goals

Episode 321: The Missing Step: Why Your Goals Need a Theme

Episode 320: Your Next Chapter: Finding Magic in Your Own Timeline

Episode 319-The Gift of Seeing: Finding Magic in the Rewatch

Episode 318-Noticing Progress While Embracing Reality

Episode 317: Your Horse’s Year in Review: Seeing 2024 Through Their Eyes

Episode 316: Three Revealing Behaviors: When Horses Want to Play

Episode 315: Why are you thankful for horses? How have horses changed your life?

Episode 314: New is Always New: Why Experience Doesn’t Eliminate Uncertainty

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- ASHLEY HERMANN

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- ASHLEY HERMANN

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