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Train Your Own Horse with Stacy Westfall

Stacy Westfall teaches people how to understand, enjoy and successfully train their own horses. In her podcast, she shares all of her knowledge in her area of expertise: horses. She offers insights into issues that riders face in their own minds as well as the way they are viewing the challenges and goals they have with horses. She shares tips on becoming a better rider as well as a better leader for your horse.
Discover how you can understand things from your horses point of view so that you can enjoy the learning process with your horse. When you are able to understand what your horse is experiencing mentally and physically the process of learning new things becomes more enjoyable.
Your goals may be showing, trail riding or simply enjoying life with horses-all of which Stacy enjoys herself.
She shares her own struggles and successes to allow listeners to understand that everyone experiences ups and downs.
Through her podcast, website, YouTube channel and social media Stacy answers questions about: Fear, when to sell a horse, goal setting, safety, ground work, trailer loading, lead changes, reining, spins, stops, western dressage, ranch riding, when to get help, lessons, clinics and improving your safety, success and enjoyment of horses.

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Latest Episodes:

Episode 204: Your horse experiences your body. Oct 12, 2022

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When you work with your horse, you look at his body to understand his full experience. You probably notice his physical responses to your cues, as well as physical clues to his emotional state. Have you stopped to consider that your horse is doing the same thing?

Just as your horse's emotional state is reflected in his body, YOUR emotional state is reflected in your body, too. Rider's tend to focus on physical cues they give the horse, for example, the application of the rein, leg, or seat aids. The bigger impression you make is with your energy, which is the expression of your emotions in your body. As humans, we have a unique ability to disconnect. This can be a problem if we do it when with our horses…because your horse is constantly reading your body. The best news is that this is a skill. It is something that can be taught. It is something you can learn. Listen and learn more.

Episode 203: The Resourceful Rider Oct 05, 2022

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Are you a Resourceful Rider? Examples of resourcefulness include: 1-Being strategic about how you leverage your resources; 2-Not wasting time and money; 3-Getting the best out of what you have; 4-Being flexible and adaptable; 5-Thinking outside the box; 6-Being willing to learn new skills or develop existing ones when necessary. Listen now hear specific horseback riding examples of each of these.

Being resourceful is a skill that can be learned, practiced and enjoyed. It can help you achieve things you didn't think were possible…until you looked at it from a different view.

Episode 202: 3 things to do when the next step ISN'T obvious Sep 28, 2022

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Episode 201: The next most obvious step. Sep 21, 2022

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I recorded this audio while riding Willow bridleless; day 2. My point: I didn't set out to ride Willow bridleless, as in, the thought was NOWHERE in my mind. Yet, we arrived here. Looking back at our journey, you could say we took many detours…or you could say that I consistently took the next most obvious step.

Consider what would happen if you took these two steps, over and over and over again:

1- remember why you are doing this. What was your dream-goal? 2-take committed action.

Sometimes the next, most obvious step…really is the best choice.

Podcast 200: Can you relate to any of these struggles or success stories? Sep 14, 2022

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200 episodes and over 1,000,000 downloads later…its working!

200 episodes and over 1,000,000 downloads later…

When I started this podcast, I wanted to help riders understand their horses, so they could create clear, confident, communication…and it's working!

To celebrate reaching these milestones, I'm sharing my student success stories. These moments are glimpses into the process of gaining clarity through understanding. You can hear both the struggle and the breakthrough, as well as the enjoyment and the success.

Thanks for listening!

Episode 199: The trickiest concept Sep 07, 2022

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The trickiest concept of them all…If the horse gives the 'incorrect' answer…it doesn't necessarily mean you taught the lesson wrong.

This one can make you crazy… Or it can make you micromanage… Or it can tempt you to force things to happen…

The challenge is that in teaching the horse…we are always getting feedback from them, but if they give the 'incorrect' answer…it doesn't necessarily mean you taught the lesson wrong.

If the horse questions you…and you think his feedback means you're doing it wrong…you might change what you're doing…even though the horse was just asking if some previous answer could apply here...or was offering something creative...or was asking for clarification.

Episode 198: The benefits of NOT believing you can. Aug 31, 2022

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What stands in the way of reaching your dream? The ability to hold belief for the amount of time it takes to achieve it. But… If it's as simple as believing…why don't we just believe? There are many hidden benefits to NOT believing.

It conserves energy, allows you to stay where you are, and lets you experience less of the uncomfortable emotions that often come with trying new things. But… What if you ARE capable? What if you can do it if you just keep going? Learning to hold space for belief is a skill you can learn. I'll explain more in the podcast.

Episode 197: The delayed side effects of your habit patterns: desirable or undesirable? Aug 24, 2022

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Episode 196: Teaching, Testing and Micromanaging: The difference is timing Aug 17, 2022

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The difference between testing, training, and micromanaging is TIMING.

If you are not sure of the difference in timing there, is a much higher chance that you will be frequently 'correcting' mistakes, or you'll find yourself trying to prevent mistakes.

There is a way to train your horse that feels like guiding instead of 'correcting'. In this podcast, I share how you can set your horse up for success, stop micromanaging and 'test' when you are confident the horse knows the answer.

Episode 195: I don't want my horse to stop meeting me at the gate. Aug 10, 2022

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Have you every considered asking more of your horse and thought, "I'm afraid my horse might stop meeting me at the gate." Or maybe you took a lesson or tried a new technique and the next day when you went out you thought, "I'm surprised my horse still met me at the gate."

If you have ever had a thought along this line, it's time to take a more in-depth look at where this is coming from. In this podcast, I outline three places these thought commonly stem from. I also explain the stage of learning where it is normal for the horse to have this question. Finally, I share the thoughts I have that have prevented me from every having this thought.

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