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.
- Update frequency
- every 7 days
- Average duration
- 29 minutes
- Episodes
- 356
- Years Active
- 2018 - 2025
Episode 295: Allowing Choices: Empowering Your Horse's Mind
Stacy Westfall introduces the concept of "allowing" versus "making" in horse training. She emphasizes that both approaches have their place, with "making" including positive actions like guiding or s…
Episode 294: Predictable vs Unpredictable: From 'Oh This Again' to 'Oh, I See It There!'
In this episode, Stacy discusses the importance of addressing predictable problems in horse training before tackling unpredictable ones. She argues that focusing on known issues is more effective, as…
Episode 293: Recalibrating Your Horse Goals: A Step-by-Step Guide
Stacy addresses the common feeling of being "behind" in horse training, offering a framework to reassess and recalibrate goals. She provides four key questions to ask yourself when feeling behind, th…
Episode 292: You are Invited: Two Invitations Horses Offer Riders
In this podcast episode, Stacy Westfall introduces the concept of viewing a horse's behavior as an "invitation" that riders can choose to accept or decline. She explains that horses often present two…
Episode 291- Lessons Learned on the Trail and Foal Update
In this podcast, Stacy recaps her experience with the Tevis Cup Virtual Challenge. She shares that she will do it again, and what she will do differently next time. She also shares an update on Left…
Episode 290-The Power of Touch: Building Connection Through Contact
In this episode, Stacy emphasizes the importance of establishing contact with horses in order to achieve connection. Contact refers to physical touch, whether direct or through tools like reins or wh…
Episode 289: Recovery Time: The Missing Piece of Your Training Plan
When pursuing long-term goals with your horse, it's crucial to intentionally plan for both physical and mental recovery time. While most riders allow physical recovery for their horses after intense …
Episode 287: Distracted: Should I let my horse stop and look, or keep him moving?
Episode 286: When Words Fall Short: How You See It vs. How I See It
In this episode, Stacy dives into the challenge of using words to describe what happens with your horse. She starts with a common experience: reading a student's description, then watching a video to…
Episode 285: Five levels of distraction you can see in a horse.
In this podcast, Stacy shares five levels of distraction that she see in horses.
This is important to think about, because if you can recognize it in layers, or levels of distraction, then you have …
Episode 283: Switching Gears: Mastering Multiple Roles with Your Horse
This podcast episode discusses the dual roles riders embody: the supportive advocate and the accountable coach. The challenge arises when riders need to switch between these roles depending on the s…
Episode 282-Riding Towards Understanding: the Virtual Tevis Cup Challenge
In this episode, Stacy Westfall explores the power of goal-setting and learning in layers, using her own experiences and the upcoming Virtual Tevis Cup as examples. She explores how breaking down bi…
Episode 281- Earning Wisdom: Two Stories of Personal Growth
Today's podcast explores the concept of wisdom as something attainable through experiential learning, rather than mere accumulation of knowledge.
Through two compelling success stories, you will see…
Episode 280: Gratitude Amidst Adversity: Caring for Orphaned Foals
Stacy Westfall shares a deeply personal journey of unexpected challenges and gratitude in her latest podcast episode. Following the sudden loss of her husband's mare Lucy, who left behind a ten-day-o…
Episode 279-The Pitfalls of Regret: Tracing Its Effects on Thought Patterns
In this episode, you will hear a segment from a recent Zoom call where Stacy celebrates a student's first horse show experience. Within this conversation, three key themes emerge: the show as an eval…
Episode 278: Rushing Forward: Overcoming the temptation to rush
In this episode, Stacy shares a challenging moment she very much wants to rush through. Drawing parallels between human behavior and equine tendencies, Stacy emphasizes that rushing is not merely a p…
Episode 277: Two ways you may be disconnecting from your horse
In this podcast, Stacy explains two unintentional releases riders often overlook and the challenges they cause for the horse. These are also things that can happen in your everyday life.
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