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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 114- Exercise: coach yourself to coach your horse Jan 20, 2021

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Here are four ways exercise can improve your riding. 1-To exercise regularly you'll need to coach yourself 2- Exercise can help you physically become stronger, more flexible and more coordinated. 3-Exercise can help you understand your horses mind…if you're going to coach him to work…get good at coaching YOU to work. Your goal is to be more understanding and encouraging…not critical and judgement…see point number one again (learn to coach yourself, then coach your horse) 4- Exercise can improve your horses body…because a fit rider has better balance and is easier to carry.

Episode 113: How to calendar your horse goals Jan 13, 2021

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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 so seriously is because with three horses, show goals, family commitments, and a business to run I see a huge benefit to planning ahead.

Episode 112- Can you have Relationship AND Results with your horse? Jan 06, 2021

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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 teach you how to prioritize your thinking so you can have a better relationship & bigger results.

Episode 111: 3 reasons you're afraid to set big goals with your horse Dec 30, 2020

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Are you going after big goals with your horses? How do you define 'big goal'? What does that look like for you? Here are three reasons I often see riders avoid setting big goals: 1) You are afraid of how it will feel to fail 2) You're afraid of how you might treat your horse while trying to achieve the goal 3) You don't know how to get there In this episode I discuss how I see these show up and how you can overcome them!

Episode 110- Inspired by Man o' War aka Big Red Dec 23, 2020

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Which horse first inspired you? The earliest memory I have of being inspired by a real horse was my mom, reading stories to me of Man O War aka Big Red. Stories like these gave me a glimpse into a world filled with horses. The authors wrote of horses with heart and 'the look of eagles.' In this podcast, I share with you some of the stories that inspired me.

Episode 109: Fear around training your own horse Dec 16, 2020

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How do you separate fear from danger? In this podcast I discuss the importance of recognizing fear and what it could be pointing to. I also explain why it is important for riders to increase their understanding. I'm also celebrating the two year anniversary of the podcast…and discussing the challenge of doing something you're uncomfortable with.

Ep 108: 3 observations from almost buying a horse. Dec 09, 2020

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I almost bought a horse. In this episode, I discuss many of the factors that went into my decision to NOT buy the horse including logic, emotion, daily life, time invested, purchase price, resale, etc. I know everyone's situation is different but I think that listening to how someone else is making decisions can be helpful.

Episode 107: Training Cycles: Yearly, weekly, daily Dec 02, 2020

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I use training cycles to make my daily rides more efficient and productive. The same techniques work when I view my week month and year in a similar way. In this episode, I'll explain the benefits of training cycles…and the importance of a rest cycle or less intense phase in the cycles.

Episode 106-Make your dreams a reality in 10 minutes Nov 25, 2020

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How many times in your life have you made a list of things you want? I've done it in different forms for years. Maybe it was on a financial list…things I want to buy. Maybe it was on a goal list…things I want to do. Maybe it was on a bucket list…things I can only dare to dream…

In this podcast, you'll take a brief quiz...and then discover how to make those things on your list a reality…in 10 minutes!

Episode 105-Older horses and the decision to euthanize Nov 18, 2020

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In this podcast, I'm going to discuss a tough subject, older horses, and the decision to euthanize. This decision is often made in emergency situations or when the quality of life is an issue. In my case, I can also see an impending crisis coming. Separating and understanding the emotions and the facts that surround each situation, and then putting them together to make a decision has been helpful for me. Listen to hear more.

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