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Skip to contentMenuHomePodcastAboutWork with MeStudent LoginMenuHomePodcastAboutWork with MeStudent LoginI help riders become confident, communicate clearly and get results with their horses.LISTEN TO PODCASTFeatured on:Train your own horse with ConfidenceTransform doubt into confidence.Do you have a nagging feeling that you could achieve more with your horse…but you’re not sure what the next step is?Does training your own horse feel overwhelming at times?Have you found yourself thinking ‘just being with my horse’ is enough…but you wish you could also have more?I have faced all of these issues at some point on my own journey. Thankfully, I found solutions and I want to share them with you!What would change if you felt doubt creeping in... but you had a plan for how to overcome it?What if next time you headed to the barn…and things didn’t go as planned…and you felt curious and open instead of frustrated?What would it be like to consistently reach the goals that mean the most to you?Inside my course, The Resourceful Rider, I teach riders how to manage their minds around riding, how to clarify their cue systems, and a lot more.Click Here to learn moreStudent Feedback"Who would have thought that a horse trainer would be the most influential therapist in my personal psychological healing? You, Stacy, have enabled me to overcome obstacles that were blocking healthy relationships in my life, with humans, horses, dogs, all living things, and especially with myself. I have learned to be more aware of what I (and others) am doing, the why (mind) and the how (body) I am doing it, resulting in the realization that I am my own agent and actually know how to make intelligent choices, though they may be difficult. You have no idea how enormous the change in me has been, which naturally flows out and pours onto the relationship with my horses. Thank you."-Donna C."I can’t type fast enough... I’m so excited to share this story. Yesterday I had one of my worst rides yet attempting spiral out (outside rein only) for the first time. Stacy read my questions related to that on the zoom call last night and offered a variety of helpful suggestions. I was excited to try them today.YES!!!!!All 3 of my horses had the lightbulb go on today! (And quickly!) They didn’t change - I did. The horses went from being resistant, frustrated, and sluggish to being energetic, willing, and smart. They all found it easily when I was able to help them find it under Stacy’s guidance. It feels like magic; but it was nothing more than changing my attitude and the approach. By asking for less of a bend to the inside, establishing a cadenced rhythm, floating my hand out (leading, not pulling), using more leg and LOOKING at the new path I wanted the shoulder to travel, everything clicked. I asked for just a step at first (letting them float back to the circle or even stop) and offered praise and gentle release. We then added steps. They can all do a full spiral out circle now in both directions. It was so FUN!I told myself that I would try all of the suggestions today and keep a playful attitude. If anything started getting frustrating, I planned to stop and return to basics (walk, trot, lope, stop & transitions.) The right attitude combined with active coaching from Stacy turned one of my worst days (yesterday) into one of my best (today!)THANK YOU, THANK YOU, THANK YOU! Stacy - you are the best."-Sheila L.“I am so happy with Mikey's progress and getting so excited about where we are headed, we had a bit of a rocky start but with your help and clarity I think he’s going to be my little superstar ?The funny thing is I feel like I have alot of the answers, I just don’t trust myself enough to believe I am right, self doubt has been the biggest thing holding me back and your course & video reviews are helping tremendously, Thank you so much for your time. I have also felt that your changing slightly and improving in the way your teaching and encouraging your students, it’s true that even at your level and experience we never stop learning, evolving and becoming better versions of ourselves.”- Kylie G."Thanks so much for the zoom call on creating a training plan. I took your suggestion regarding writing down the plan AND all the resistances to that plan that my mind offered. My mind apparently has a LOT of obstacles identified:"This is taking a lot of effort (just to create the plan)""There's not enought time to do everything I am planning""This is too much riding for Josie (my 4 year old)""This won't leave enough time to work Peanut (my 2 year old)""Pirate (my 6 year old) will get resistant toward the end of all this work""What if Pirate is still not 'getting it'?"(we are currently struggling with Right lead departure "Oh, but I want to move on to other exercises, shouldn't we move on?""But video set up is such a pain and it takes a long time!""Won't Josie get bored?""isn't that too many transitions in a row to plan?""shouldn't I just jump to what we are stuck on? (right lead departures)""Isn't 10 too many?""More videoing?...geesh!"Identifying and paying attention to all these resistances has somehow made it easier to stick to my plan the last 3 riding sessions! I spent more than my allotted half hour that you suggested, but it was my first time actually trying to plan out how I would ride 2 horses in April.Next iteration of creating a training plan will likely take me less time, so I look forward to it.You really are helping me to train my own horses and I am enjoying it. thank you ?-Allison L.Do you have a Clear Communication System?If you want to communicate more clearly with your horse a great place to start is with understanding the cues or aids you are using.I teach riders using simple patterns that clearly illustrate which cues or aids you are currently using as well as if you are over-using, under-using or mis-using any cues.In my course you will gain a greater understand the way that the horses experience each aid.You'll recognize the moments where you may be using conflicting cues (which is often why horses seem resistant).You will see the progression of the horses training from the first ride all the way to bridleless riding so you can clearly see the system.Plus, live weekly calls where you can ask your questions live.SHOW ME THE PROGRAMMost Recent Posts Episode 204: Your horse experiences your body. READ MORE Episode 203: The Resourceful Rider READ MORE Episode 202: 3 things to do when the next step ISN’T obvious READ MOREGO TO THE BLOGFree PDF Download "Why is my horse...20 things your horse is saying with his behavior"!DOWNLOADPDF will be delivered to the email address you enter as will weekly tips from Stacy. Totally free. Unsubscribe anytime.Something went wrong. Please check your entries and try again.© 2019-2022 STACY WESTFALL | WEBSITE BY MAPBLOG | PRIVACY | TERMS | CONTACT | STUDENT LOGINLoading Comments...