Posts Tagged ‘ride’
Episode 124- Scared on the trail: Let them look or keep them busy?
Have you ever been in a situation where your horse saw something in the distance…maybe out on a trail ride OR even when you change something in the pasture or arena? Did you wonder…should I let them look…or not? Thats the topic of todays podcast. ⬇️FULL SHOW NOTES Links mentioned in podcast: https://youtu.be/JdiYKk99SPo?t=103
Read MoreAQHA Journal story on Stacy Westfall
The AQHA Journal magazine story. Scroll through this PDF or click to download. I’m kinda speechless (can you believe it?) and I don’t know what to add except, thank you to Holly Clanahan for telling the story, Donnie Rosie for the beautiful photos and those who were interviewed, my husband Jesse, and friends Suzi Vlietstra…
Read MoreEpisode 118: How can I STOP my horse from being aggressive towards other horses?!
House rules. Pasture rules. Grandma’s rules… Do you really mean that? Are you bluffing? Can I chase your kids? Can I have your spot in the pecking order? When you walk by a stall does a the stalled horse threaten? When you walk by a tied horse…does that horse threaten? When you are leading or…
Read MoreEpisode 117: Challenging Conversations with Your Horse
Episode 117: Challenging Conversations with Your Horse Today, I’m answering two listener questions that at first might not seem related. And in the broader sense of the term, maybe the broadest sense, they both fall under the category of challenging conversations with your horse. Listen here are some of the questions that were asked: How…
Read MoreEpisode 114: Exercise: coach yourself to coach your horse
I’m wrapping up this season of the podcast and headed into season 11 which will be answering listener questions. But before I leave this season I wanted to speak about a sometimes dreaded subject: Exercise. Here are four ways exercise can improve your riding. 1-To exercise regularly you’ll need to coach yourself 2-…
Read MoreEpisode 113: How to calendar your horse goals
In a perfect world…what would this year look like with your horse? What would you accomplish? In January of 2022…what would you like to have achieved? In this podcast I share with you how I use my calendar and tracking to get so much done. One of the reasons that I take January goal setting…
Read MoreMy horse can’t be ridden but I want to keep his brain active…do you have any ideas?
“Hey Stacy! I have a coming 8 year old QH gelding who can no longer be ridden. He was my amateur ranch versatility reserve champion ride. Unfortunately, due to a fall he took as a 3 year old, he now has calcification pinching a nerve in his hip, causing him to be extremely uncomfortable and…
Read MoreRelationship building with your horse…the unchosen path of injury or sickness
Relationship building…the unchosen path. Building relationships requires some amount of focused time. I’ve observed this with both horses and humans. Here is an excerpt from yesterdays podcast, “Now, there is another way that I have seen people build relationship with their horses and you might run into it, but it is not one you would…
Read MoreEpisode 112: Can you have relationship AND results with your horse?
If you were forced to choose between having a great relationship with your horse OR getting big results…which would you choose? Relationship OR results? Do you think you have to choose…or do you think you can have both? Today I’m explaining how I get BIG RESULTS…while still keeping the relationship the main thing. I’ll…
Read MoreCooling and drying horses after winter rides
Hair dry in the barn… Do you ever ride in the winter, put a cooler on your horse, and find that an hour later they are cool but still have damp spots? I do. Sometimes they dry right up and sometimes…nope. My solution: keep a hair dryer in the barn. Not only can the dryer…
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