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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 154: Creating emotions to benefit you and your horse Oct 27, 2021

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Horses are excellent at reading emotions. Have you learned the skill of creating an emotion on demand? You'll learn how to create and emotional state: both positive and negitive. I'll share an example that you can do in five minutes to experience your control over your emotions. Then I'll share three situations where you can practice creating a positive emotion.

Episode 153: How your thoughts change your results with your horse. Oct 20, 2021

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Henry Ford summed it up well, 'Whether you think you can, or think you can't, you are right." In this podcast I explain why this is so true with our horses. Our thoughts change the way our cues feel to our horses. I share an example where the only thing I changed was my thoughts…and it drastically changed the outcome. If you ever have these thoughts: "I should be better than this by now." "I'm not good enough." "I can't do this." this episode is for you!

Episode 152: Stages of thought awareness Oct 13, 2021

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The main point of life coaching is to bring awareness of how our thoughts are impacting our results. Most riders would willingly consider that their body was impacting their horse. In this episode I discuss the stages that riders go through when increasing their awareness both physically and mentally. I also share two warning signs that you might be blocking your awareness.

Episode 151: Life coaching and the riders mind Oct 06, 2021

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In this season of the podcast I'm discussing life coaching principals and how they apply to working with your horse. Life coaching addresses 'The Rider's Mind' which shows up in all quadrants.

If I expand my intro I say each week in the podcast take a look at how the riders mind is in each phrase, "I'm here to help you read your horses body language, learn how to interpret the information you get without judgement of yourself or your horse, and learn to adjust your behavior to adjust your horses behavior."

Episode 150- Should you be playing a never ending game with your horse? Sep 29, 2021

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In this podcast, I discuss the difference between 'finite games' which involve players, rules and winners and infinite, or never ending games, where the point is to keep playing because the journey is all there is. I share examples of this in the horse world and in everyday life. Then I close by telling you how I can easily identify which I'm playing…so you can try it too.

Episode 149- Three traits I see in riders who reach their goals Sep 22, 2021

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ALL riders I've talked with experience dissatisfaction…the interesting thing is that some keep going and some do not. I see people give up…and I see people who overcome. What is the difference? I discuss three traits I've noticed in riders who consistantly reach their goals. I explain the tipping point that I see and how how you can intentify these patterns in other areas of your life also.

Episode 148- Three situations where horses frequently double check the rules Sep 15, 2021

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In this episode, I discuss three situations where it is common for horses to ask questions about the rules. I call these moments 'Grandma's rules' which is my fun way of explaining that horses are always seeking out the most benifitial set of rules to opperate by. I explain where the name came from and how understanding this can improve your view the questions your horse is asking you.

Episode 147: This is the awkward, uncomfortable part of the journey. Sep 08, 2021

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Increasing a riders awareness of the feelings or emotions that come up during the learning process is extremely beneficial. For most riders, learning to train their own horse means learning new skills and experiencing the feelings that often accompany that like; vulnerable, nervous, disappointed, frightened, uncertain and awkward. In this podcast I explain the role of these uncomfortable emotions and how they can lead to other emotions like focused, determined, strong, excited…and confident.

Episode 146-Why patterns can help & why riders resist riding patterns Sep 01, 2021

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Today I'm talking about patterns…why I recommend riding patterns and why riders often have resistance to riding patterns. I'll discuss anticipation in multiple forms, increasing your awareness by getting feedback from your horse and how your focus, or lack of focus, is impacting your ride.

I posted two of my favorite training patterns over on my website under the show notes for this episode. They are great examples of patterns that can be useful in improving your communication with your horse.

Episode 145: Skill confidence vs self confidence Aug 25, 2021

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If you're in the middle of a work session and things aren't going the way you hoped do you lose confidence? How does this impact your time with your horse? In this episode I propose the idea that we can have different types of confidence. I outline 'self' confidence vs 'skill' confidence and explain why knowing the difference could improve your results with your horse.

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