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Recording: Following hands, spiral out to counter-bend, horse's body/horse's mind connection, Doing Hard Things: Apr 3, 2024 (98:41)
Recording: Student video reviews, active inside/active outside rein, riding a straight line with bend, spooking on the trail, training at the 'energy' level of the spook: Apr 13, 2024 (88:25)
Recording:✨How to create, or generate an emotion on purpose, Apr 17, 2024
Recording: Thoughts, beliefs, theories; walking all exercises in the steering and collection course, bend and go forward, does the ‘fire drill’ apply to quiet horses too? Apr 22, 2024 (112:31)
May 1, 2024 Noon ET (12pm ET/ 11am CT/ 10am MT/ 9am PT/ 8am AKST/2am AEST) Topic: Live teaching and coaching
May 8, 2024, 3pm ET (2pm CT/1pm MT/Noon PT/11am AKST/ 5am AEST): Topic: Live teaching and coaching
May 16, 2024, 4pm ET (3pm CT/2pm MT/1pm PT/Noon AKST/ 6am AEST): Topic: Live teaching and coaching
May 25, 2024, 2pm ET (1pm CT/ Noon MT/ 11am PT/ 10am AKST/4am AEST): Topic: Live teaching and coaching
May 29, 2024, 5pm ET (4pm CT/3 pm MT/2pm PT/1 AKST/ 7am AEST): Topic: Live teaching and coaching
Jun 5, 2024, 11am ET (10am CT/9am MT/ 8am PT/7am AKST/ 1am AEST)
Workbooks & printable support materials
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Evaluation Workbook and Printable Worksheets for Evaluation
Goal Setting Workbook PDF
Train Your Own Horse with Confidence PDF
Riding Assessment PDF
Whoa Cues PDF
Feeling wheel & awareness exercise
Creating a work schedule PDF
Past Zoom call recordings
Recording: Coaching Marathon! Part 1 & 2. Mar 30, 2024 (156:16)
✨Harnessing the power of emotions: Mar 20, 2024
Recording: How to be kind to your horse, and create lasting change. Baseline video purpose and printable PDF. Video review: fire drill, reining circles, inside rein clarity. Mar 15, 2024 (99:00)
Recording: Riding balanced reins to support while exploring the use of the inside rein. Mar 6, 2024 (80:06)
Recording: 🎁Bonus Call: Plan Your Next 30 Days (96:50)
Recording: ‘Mistakes’ can hold valuable lessons, practicing a technique ‘with intensity’ to prepare for problems, stiffness in poll: lowering inside ear, lack of forward motion (horse reporting ‘this is work’): Feb 28, 2024 (105:55)
🔥Recording: 🔥The Fire drill: create a solid base emotionally and physically to create safety for both horse and rider.🔥 Feb 22, 2024 (103:24)
Recording: New Member Welcome Call: Feb 21, 2024 (86:18)
Recording: BONUS CALL: ❌Avoiding Common Relationship Mistakes with Horses: Debunking Myths for a Fulfilling Connection (59:18)
Recording: See-Identify-Understand (how I do this for you on these calls), Excellent demonstration of active outside rein (detailed review), wandering circles follow up success, distracted horse assignment: Feb 12, 2024 (99:40)
Recording: Goal updates, Set your Feb goals!, three students and horses demonstrating active outside rein: Feb 5, 2024 (89:42)
Recording: 😊Breaking Free from Self-Judgment: Navigating Your Past, Present, and Future: Feb 1, 2024
Recording: The importance of celebrating EVERY success, Feeling ‘graspy’ around your goals, picking your theme and defining it clearly, words and their feelings, an ADVANCED look at wandering circles: Jan 24, 2024 (69:45)
BONUS CALL: Mindset Mastery: Learning from your struggles using the model
Recording: Creating your own ‘grading’ scale , noticing words we react neg toward, tempo/lower leg use/ahead or behind horse, spiral in and out challenges, trail riding towards performance goals, yearly theme ‘right’? Jan 19, 2024 (89:09)
Recording: Groundwork illuminating ridden concepts, behind vertical, egg to perfect circle to wandering circles, 2 options for over-bending and going out through the shoulder during active inside rein only, increasing bend to increase shoulder moving out : Jan 10, 2024 (92:20)
Recording: Student Goal Reviews: Jan 6, 2024 (100:21)
Recording: BONUS: Jan 6, 2024 “Designing Your Journey: A Strategic Planning Session for Your Horse-Related Dreams or Goals” (99:55)
Recording: Goal setting, study YOUR reaction, add bend to reveal issues, wandering circles/shoulder in/cutting it off, introducing spurs, overwhelm, leadership and trail riding: Dec 29, 2023 (92:59)
Recording: Groundwork/trailer loading, bosal/bit, wandering circles/active inside only and active outside rein, horse drifting away from arena wall, canter departure and balance, tying: Dec 20, 2023 (122:05)
Recording: BONUS CALL: Mindset Mastery: How your success was created.
✅ Recording and PDF: Masterclass: Navigating the 10 most common challenges that slow your progress with your horse. (219:10)
Recording: Neck reining stages, forward as a habit pattern, increasing bend without decreasing circle size, deconstruction layers of the backup, groundwork tips: Dec 13, 2023 (99:54)
Recording: Leg waving, back up, perfection or progress (red/yellow/green zone), wandering circles, grabbing for grass, creating steadiness, bits, side pulls: Dec 8, 2023 (94:53)
Recording: Luxurious amount of time, month long challenge, uphill balance of horse, adjustability and advancing, Are you over-bending or is HE?, pick one thing to change (here is my suggestion) Dec 1, 2023 (81:31)
Recording: Finding the balance between steadiness and adjustability. Nov 20, 2023 (105:46)
Recording: Power thought for the WIN, rein contact, lunging issues, bucking, loss of a horse, direct or indirect path towards goal, cuing the canter, 10 session patiences, etc.: Nov 13, 2023 (105:10)
Recording: Keeping it 'together' at events, taking in person lessons, preparation and trust, uncovering reasons for lack of forward before ‘solving’-Nov 7, 2023 (88:09)
Recording: Young horses, collection and stops, improving head in spiral out, timelines, seasons: October 30, 2023 (98:54)
Recording: Mental effort/physical effort, Horses thoughts from one area showing up in another area, Steering in the back up, Shifting’ into reverse: October 16, 2023 (91:43)
Recording: Bit chewing, progressing young horse, +7 horse becomes -2, increased leg use for independent seat, ‘Hug’ to stand still cue, forward as a direction :Oct 9, 2023 (94:36)
Recording: Are patterns boring? Whoa and hug to stand still, etc. Oct 4, 2023 (105:19)
Recording:Active hands and legs, wandering circles, the challenge of straightness, improving the back up, keeping forward motion with increasing contact to communicate collection, active vs pulling: Sept 29, 2023 (97:42)
Recording: Forward progress and returning to basics, Stage 1 to lope to counterbend, active inside rein-wandering circles October 25, 2023 (73:21)
Recording: When to sell, finding a trainer, ducking behind the bit, questioning the back up, how straightness changes the gait and can encourage collection :Sept 19, 2023 (77:45)
Recording: Improving back up from the ground and ridden, causes of heavy chewing on the bit, questions to ask when working with a horse that challenges you: Sept 13, 2023 (77:27)
Recording: Whoa: how improving this will change your seat, outside rein for improved collection, etc. Sept 4, 2023 (87:01)
Recording: Bit or no bit, collection, using more leg when riding, groundwork that carries over to riding, reading your energy: Sep 1, 2023 (80:44)
Recording: Feeding time behavior, motivating lazy horses, neck reining transitions: Aug 21, 2023 (70:55)
Recording: Bend and forward from the ground, canter-walk-canter, snaffle vs shank neck reining: Aug 16, 2023 (68:38)
Recording: Fine tuning, B- work, the secret to riding great corners, Aug 7, 2023 (81:35)
Recording: Is this what neck reining should feel like? Student video reviews: Drifting or trying to follow the outside rein? Aug 1, 2023 (89:14)
Recording: Student video reviews: bend and follow vs spiral out: Jul 24, 2023 (78:19)
Recording: Wandering circles, groundwork and ridden. Jul 18, 2023 (87:54)
Recording: The challenge of changing bend/changing directions, student video reviews: Jul 10, 2023 (72:05)
Recording: What's your end goal? Student video reviews and seeing your end goal: Jul 4, 2023 (91:40)
🌟Recording: Student video reviews: How the front inside leg is related to softness and bend, Jun 30, 2023 (104:38)
Recording: Training plan: Student video reviews: Bend and Forward, Bend and Forward, Bend and Forward: Jun 24, 2023 (96:57)
Recording: Video reviews: advanced cues (neck reining) vs preventing bolting, spiral in & out, training session structure, transitions from straight line to bend: Jun 17, 2023 (90:49)
Recording: Models inside of models, going back to move forward (trot to improve canter), learning from choices: Jun 5, 2023 (90:53)
Recording: Creating a training plan, celebrating ALL improvements, self carriage and increased collection: May 30, 2023 (77:46)
Recording: Wandering circles improve canter, getting inside bend without circle getting smaller, returning to groundwork bend and wide hands for head tossing, etc. May 27, 2023 (93:39)
Recording: How you block your own wisdom, other people triggering self-doubt, creating rhythm: May 18, 2023 (79:08)
Recording: Will your horse notice a change in you? Baseline ride, counter canter, back up with leg cue: May 9, 2023 (87:07)
Recording: Can you be powerful and kind? Purpose. Active inside rein examples: beginning, middle advanced. May 1, 2023 (71:44)
Recording: Success story, passion for horses, equine body language, improving the stop to improve contact and transitions: Apr 28, 2023 (75:52)
Recording: Model on laughing, student video reviews: Neck position during transitions, stopping off leg release, sprinkling stops, leg/rein balance, active outside rein, ranch horse stops, stage 3 collection inside steering (spin) Apr 21, 2023 (102:20)
Recording: 3 ways to evaluate if it is a correction or a repeatable techniques, video reviews: loss of balance on straight line, walking turn on forehand, transitions: Apr 11, 2023 (67:31)
Recording: How to take consistent action, improving balance in canter, first counter-bending, riding transitions. Apr 6, 2023 (76:51)
Ask your question live: A conversation with Stacy Westfall (84:59)
Groundwork: creating bend, student video reviews, steering without kicking hip out: Mar 29, 2023 (108:31)
Recording: 'Wrong' model, Where groundwork and wandering circles ridden meet, video review: Mar 20, 2023 (88:54)
Recording: Teaching on body/mind awareness, Groundwork: Mar 17, 2023 (76:19)
✅ Recording: Groundwork to improve your riding using Perfect circle, wandering circle and 4 leaf clover pattern: Mar 6, 2023 (60:41)
Recording: Video reviews: Rewarding with leg cue, releasing for outside leg movement(spiral out), inside leg movement to create turn/spin, Maja, Sheila, Laurie, Jami: Mar 1, 2023 (69:30)
Recording: Video reviews: Stage 1, Counter bending, transitions, etc: Feb 25, 2023 (73:41)
Recording: Live teaching and coaching: Feb 15: messy middle, contact, safety & back to basics, more layer=more questions, video reviews (80:01)
Recording: Live teaching and coaching: Jen, Kylie, Heather, Tanya, Tya, Kathy: Feb 6 (83:21)
Recording: Live teaching and coaching: Nadja, Tammy, Laura, Kathy, JoAnn: Feb 1 (89:55)
Recording: Student video reviews: Jan 23, 2023 (72:05)
Recording: Monthly Q&A session: Jan 16, 2023 (70:24)
Recording: Goal Setting #2: Jan 11, 2023 (81:22)
Recording: Goal Setting #1: Jan 4 (79:29)
Recording: Your dream and why you want it: Dec 28 (69:00)
Recording: Live teaching and coaching: Judy, Jen, Maja, Kylie, Jami, Tanya: Dec 19 (81:59)
Recording: Mindset Mastery and Body Scan: Celebration and Success call: Dec 16 (61:55)
Recording: Student video reviews and live questions:Nadja, Donna, Kylie, Maja, Christina, Jami: December 9 (69:00)
Recording: Starting and Re-Starting tips for this program: December 1
🌟Recording: Video Reviews:Ann & Jen(walking turn on forehand), Kylie (outside rein and octagon), Jan (breakthrough on softness) November 30 (80:09)
Recording: Q&A:More play and observation, leads, etc: Shelia, Jami, Mito, Diana, Lindsay: November 21 (77:55)
Recording: Student video reviews: Jami, Christina, Laura, Lindsay, Maja: November 16 (81:34)
🌟Recording: Creating softness with back up from the ground: November 7 (94:56)
Recording: Live teaching and coaching: Fear, Student videos: Outside rein to stop overbidding, snaffle to shank, back up while giving at pole and more: October 31, 2022 (107:17)
Student video reviews: October 26:Heather, Lindsay, Nadja, Aaryanne, Laurie, Jami, Lori (71:19)
Recording: Monthly Q&A session: tipping points, thresholds, hand positions, bits:October 17 (67:53)
Recording: Student video reviews:Maja, Kylie, Jan, Jami, Lindsay, Riece:October 15 (76:34)
Recording: Live Workshop: Your horse, your mind, your body: October 6 (68:11)
Recording: How success is created & student video reviews: Sep 29 (69:04)
Monthly Q&A session; clarifying cues: Sep 24 (69:12)
Recording: Live teaching & coaching. Sep 12 (73:32)
Recording: Student video reviews: September 6 (75:27)
Recording: Spiral out-counter bend, messy middle: August 30 (71:34)
Recording: Monthly Q&A session: August 18 (71:16)
Recording: Video reviews: nose up, rushy, unbalanced...recognizing your horse's feedback: Aug 13 (69:13)
Recording: Focus on steering the shoulders, Making mistakes in the 'right' direction, straight line video review: August 4 (62:43)
Recording: Improving Western Dressage movements, etc. July 28 (70:41)
Recording: Monthly Q&A session, July 23 (67:28)
Recording: Dressage halt vs ranch/reining stop, etc. July 10 (61:36)
Recording: FORWARD is a direction, not a speed: Riding straight lines vs circles. July 9 (61:53)
Recording: Self evaluating vs outside evaluations (shows, clinics, lessons)June 30 (64:44)
Recording: Specific and non specific sessions, Video reviews: evaluating 4 leaf clover pattern ride, lead changes transferring cues. June 21 (63:20)
Recording: Video reviews, bit question, tension when riding, etc. June 16 (75:55)
Recording: Effectively evaluating your rides Jun 4, (64:34)
Recording: Live coaching:Getting results, moving between techniques for greater understanding, riding spiral out and counter-bend: Jun 2 (75:08)
Recording: Live Q&A Session: Video review: Walking turn on forehand, Active outside rein and more. May 28 (73:13)
Recording: Leg cues: Part 2: Using your legs to improve your steering…without using your legs to steer! May 17 (66:34)
Recording: Leg cues: Part 1: Where to start and the most common problems: May 12 (64:50)
The Riders Aids: Collection course, down the wall: More leg? More rein? April 16 (65:56)
Recording: Apr 11: Breakthroughs, resistance, standards/goal, counter-bend tips (70:21)
March recording: Pattern Problems (66:17)
Improving your stop: Apr 25 (73:44)
March Recording: How does this relate to lighter contact or bridleless riding? (65:42)
March recording: March 16 (63:44)
Recording: Live Student video reviews - February 23rd (73:36)
March recording: Seeing the 'big picture' in 'small' steps. Forward motion, training attitude & body. (65:37)
Recording: Monthly Q&A session: strengths, strengths overdone, purpose, anticipation, leg swipe questions, etc. - February 16th (60:42)
Recording of Zoom: Following hands: Is your horse pliable? Are you blocking energy or shaping, leading & guiding the flow of it?- February 9th (67:16)
Recording: Student video reviews-January 29th (74:26)
Summary of: Improving Steering & Teaching Neck Reining-January 7th (15:14)
Recording of: Monthly Q&A session-January 19th (77:57)
PDF: Creating a training schedule
Recording of: Teaching and Improving 'Whoa' Zoom Call-January 5th (68:25)
Recording of: Welcome, how to use this course, Q&A, video review example-January 3rd (68:20)
Recording of December 8, 2021 call (66:39)
Recording: Creating, following and modifying a training plan: April 4 (64:07)
Student Video Reviews
Active inside rein only: 4 leaf clover pattern- Allison K.-April (5:14)
Barrel racing success, 4 leaf clover pattern, following hands at walk: Lori H.- April (5:25)
4 leaf clover with transitions; Lisa-April (5:22)
March video reviews
Active Inside Rein: Christina S. -March (5:41)
Live Student video reviews: February (73:36)
Active Outside Rein Questions: Suki -February (10:02)
Walking turn on the forehand: Heather W. -February (2:47)
Active outside rein: Shari E. -February (7:35)
Active Inside Rein: Laurie H. -February (1:59)
January 2022: Student video reviews; Steering, active inside rein, etc. (version 2) (74:26)
Walk the line: hand/leg balance & planning ahead: Tanya C.-January (9:18)
Active inside rein: groundwork & ridden on elementary horse: Kylie G.-January (11:48)
Active inside rein: normal wobbles/questions: Kathryn G.-January (4:27)
Active inside rein: Celebrate what is working, use groundwork to discover: Chiemi K.-January (7:27)
Active inside rein: Head tilt & rebound questions: Christina S.-January (9:59)
Active inside rein: changing old habits: Shari E.-January (7:53)
Balanced reins: Inside rein emphasis: Jill S.-January (7:10)
Active inside rein: Bend & Low energy: Terri S.-January (8:02)
Neck reining: what is causing resistance? : Lisa R.-January (4:48)
Active inside rein, wandering circles-Chiemi (5:17)
Arena use and whoa question-Linda (3:25)
Rhythm, Relaxation: Lead change update-Bob (2:39)
Should I change patterns?-Laurie (7:02)
Whoa, square halts-Lauren (8:01)
Recording: Is this what neck reining should feel like? Student video reviews: Drifting or trying to follow the outside rein? Aug 1, 2023
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