Posts Tagged ‘natural’
Stacy’s Video Diary Jac-Episode 33- Behind the scenes look at horse training at an expo
Stacy’s Video Diary Jac-Episode 33- Behind the scenes look at horse training at an expo Total training time-139 hours 30 minutes When traveling with horses to shows, trail rides, clinics or expos it is often the ‘behind the scenes’ stuff that seasons them more that the event itself. Before the event even began I was…
Read MoreStacy’s Video Diary Jac-Episode 32-Using horse shows and trail rides as training.
The goal for Jac’s first horse show wasn’t to win a prize, the goal was to use the whole experience as a learning and training session. The atmosphere is a lot of the training; many horses around, warm up pen, bathing, riding, preparing, walking into the pen alone, odd hours, etc. Gathering information is key…
Read MoreStacy’s Video Diary: Jac- Episode 31- A horse with one year of training
Jac entered training in March of 2013. This footage was filmed over several rides in March 2014, one year later. Total Training Time 120-125 hours This video does a great job showing Jac’s physical training; lead changes, spins, slides and general understanding. What it doesn’t show as well is the mental connection. To see that…
Read MoreStacy’s Video Diary Jac-Episode 30-Prevention: things could go bad with a horse
Total Training Time 83 hour 35 mins Jac took his furthest trip yet when he headed out from Ohio to Massachusetts to visit the Equine Affaire (November 2013). He had been hauled shorter distances and was traveling with other horses which helped him stay relaxed. Some horses won’t drink much when traveling but Jac caught…
Read MoreStacy’s Video Diary Jac- Episode 29- Teaching a horse to move hips
Total Training Time 78 hour 10 mins Look at how far Jac has come with just under 80 hours of training! I know it seems like I do this every episode but…again, I demonstrate how I warm Jac up and explain why I keep working on bending and counter bending…I want him to MASTER it.…
Read MoreStacy’s Video Diary: Jac- Episode 28- Jac goes to the All American Quarter Horse Congress 2013
Total training time- 65 hours 50 minutes Jac’s first trip to a horse show was a visit to the All American Quarter Horse Congress…during the freestyle reining. Jac wasn’t ready to show, but I wanted to introduce people to Jac…and introduce Jac to people. Jac’s training has progressed well to this point but I decided…
Read MoreStacy’s Video Diary: Jac- Episode 27-Teaching the beginning of the sliding stop.
Total training time 58 hours 30 minutes Jac gets his first shoes…hind shoes only. Many of my reiners are barefoot in the front. They have shoes in the hind because it makes it a lot easier for them to slide. Training the slide as well as performing it 3-4 times in a pattern makes shoes…
Read MoreStacy’s Video Diary: Jac- Episode 26-Horse training is a conversation between horse and human
The main point of the Jac project was to show you my training methods in an everyday setting. The beauty of the project has been that there are little golden nuggets that have been captured; moments when you can really ‘see’ what Jac is thinking. This is one of those episodes. Often times people think…
Read MoreStacy’s Video Diary: Jac- Episode 25-Changing bits & 2nd stage of spinning a horse
Total training time 42 hours 50 minutes Jac has had some time off because I took a ten day trip to visit family. I chose to move Jac to a twisted wire bit. As with any bit it is as harsh as the hands that use it. I changed bits because Jac doesn’t have the…
Read MoreWhen in your training do you start to care about how the horse is holding his head and neck?
“Question Stacy Westfall, when in your training do you start to care about how the horse is holding his head and neck? Or does this just come naturally? Just curious on your thoughts on this subject.” There are many opinions concerning what a horses headset should be. Some breeds or disciplines desire the head to…
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