Posts Tagged ‘Stacy’
Connecting the Mind and Body of Horse and Rider: An interview with Stacy Westfall
Calling all podcast listeners (or those interested learning how riders often limit their results with their horses accidentally)… Barbra Schulte had a huge impact on me when I was in college so it makes total sense that an interview with her would also be eye opening. Take a listen, we cover some really useful stuff!…
Read MoreWelcome Mini Mocha!
AND HIS NAME IS…. First, thanks so much for all the fun name ideas that were posted on Facebook! I’ll share my thoughts on the names that were sent in, then I’ll tell you why some of my favorites didn’t fit this mini…then I’ll share his name. Names that made me laugh out loud: ⭐️Mushroom…
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 More3 Reasons to ride in split leather reins
In the leather rein category the two main choices are split leather and single loop reins. Split leather reins are two individual leather reins, typically eight feet long. Each rein attaches to the bit individually and the rider holds both in their hand when mounted. Even typing it out makes it clear that there is…
Read MoreWillow, AQHA ‘I Can Can I’ won an award!
Although this buckle is dated 2019 it just arrived! Willow aka ‘I Can Can I’ is a registered American Quarter Horse and in 2019 we competed in both traditional and western dressage. You can watch that journey on YouTube under my playlist ‘The Trail to the World Show.’ That year we not only learn about…
Read MoreEpisode 104: Western Dressage Test Explained…and WDAA World Show Results!
Do you understand how western dressage is judged? In this podcast, I share the results of Presto’s test and explain the scoring system. Each number the judge gives represents a word, for example, 6 represents ‘Satisfactory’. In addition, the judges often give comments and remarks. At the end of the podcast, I also share how…
Read MorePresto’s score sheets: Western Dressage World Show 2020, Basic Level Test 1
?The score sheet for Presto’s first show arrived! The class placings are still not available but the judge’s marks and comments are. You can click each one to enlarge it and the pdf version is available on my website (if you’re having trouble reading these). If you’re new to reading the test results, here are…
Read MorePresto’s first trail ride
For Presto’s first trail ride, I asked my husband, Jesse, to ride my mare Willow ahead of Presto. I’ve ‘ponied’ Presto from Willow before so they are both comfortable with being close to each other. Willow was both a calm influence and in case of emergency I could have used her as a wall to…
Read MoreEpisode 88: Western Dressage: a conversation with Lynn Palm
Today I’m talking with Lynn Palm about western dressage. Lynn literally wrote the book on the subject of western dressage. She competes, judges, and teaches people about the sport. In this conversation, we discuss the step by step nature of the dressage tests, how the tests lead to balance in horse and rider…and more!…
Read MoreEpisode 82: Ride with Confidence- a conversation with Barbra Schulte
Today we are talking about Riding with Confidence and my guest is Barbra Schulte. She is a Hall of Fame rider and a performance coach. I looked through my emails and asked her questions about fear of cantering, fear of messing my horse up, fear of making a fool of myself when I ride, and…
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