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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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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

In this episode, Stacy Westfall opens with an update on her current horses, and then introduces the main topic of how to ...

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

In this episode, Stacy explores the concept of recognizing and embracing contradictions in horse training, sharing insights from a recent experience with ...

Episode 311: The Silent Conversation: 3 Hidden Challenges in Understanding Horse Language

In this episode, Stacy explores three key challenges in reading horse body language and how misinterpretation can affect horse-human relationships. Unlike human ...

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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