Now THIS is a trained horse

iridehorses · 02-07-2008, 06:14 AM

Scroll down and open the 1st link when you get to the URL. Try to keep a dry eye. http://westfallhorsemanship.com/inde...=category&id=2

qh7lover · 02-07-2008, 06:24 AM

ive seen her and her horse do that in person.. she was at the PA Horse expo i think when i saw her and her horse preform her freestyle reining.. pretty amazing stuff to watch.

oldhorsehome · 02-07-2008, 06:44 AM

WOW!!

StormChaser · 02-07-2008, 06:58 AM

Stacy W. is my idol! I could only dream of getting a chance to train under her. I think she is amazing.

AMD · 02-07-2008, 07:01 AM

Nice. Anyone that can spend time with the same horse for several years though definitely can have that great of a connection - Its not so much training as a bond with the animal. I've seen it lots of times with kids, adults, different breeds.

Pat Parelli did that back in the late 1980's - free style reining without saddles or bridles. Different training - same result. If I had the time and money to spend all day with my horses - I would be doing the same thing

But its definitely a great display of horsemanship and the connection one can have with a horse. Get out there and spend time with them - you will be doing the same things in no time.

GingerSnap · 02-07-2008, 07:03 AM

ohmygoodness that made me cry...Just amazing to watch!

John · 02-07-2008, 07:09 AM

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Originally Posted by AMD

Nice. Anyone that can spend time with the same horse for several years though definitely can have that great of a connection - Its not so much training as a bond with the animal. I've seen it lots of times with kids, adults, different breeds.

Pat Parelli did that back in the late 1980's - free style reining without saddles or bridles. Different training - same result. If I had the time and money to spend all day with my horses - I would be doing the same thing

But its definitely a great display of horsemanship and the connection one can have with a horse. Get out there and spend time with them - you will be doing the same things in no time.

Stacy was the winner of "Road To The Horse" last year. That is where they ride a colt in one weekend.

AMD · 02-07-2008, 07:09 AM

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Stacy was the winner of "Road To The Horse" last year. That is where they ride a colt in one weekend.

I'm well aware of that. Thanks.

John · 02-07-2008, 07:40 AM

Her method of establishing respect is the best that I have seen.

AMD · 02-07-2008, 08:12 AM

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Her method of establishing respect is the best that I have seen.

Agree to disagree. I've seen her several times - one time liked her (she was riding that horse), next time hated her (working with a rough colt)- last time.. errr (working with people on their horses).

I was just pointing out that she isn't doing anything fancy by getting to where she is. Spending a lot of time with the same horse is going to get to somewhere - your going to develop that bond everyone looks for. When she starts taking new horse after new horse to that level - then i'll be impressed. But until then - shes just another one of the people with a great horse who she did some great things with. Not denying shes a great horsewomen, but shes not doing anything that several other people in front of her haven't done before. Shes just a little more flashy - doing it at congress. Shes definitely smart.

There have been other people to win the road to the horse as well. Shes not the only one. IMO thats almost as much luck as it is skill - getting the quiestest colt in the bunch always is going to help your cause than having a naturally more skiddish one. She worked up here with a colt that was a little skiddish - who WAS human friendly and had respect and done saddling and ground work - and she didn't get on it in that weekend (she was definitely expected to). I admired her for not getting on a colt that wasn't ready, BUT, if she would have given him thinking breaks I thinks he would have had a quieter colt to get a little farther. I was not impressed with the ground work she was doing - too rough and too quick for my taste.

02-07-2008, 06:14 AM	#1
iridehorses Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: Upstate of SC Posts: 366 Images: 38	Now THIS is a trained horse Scroll down and open the 1st link when you get to the URL. Try to keep a dry eye. http://westfallhorsemanship.com/inde...=category&id=2

02-07-2008, 06:44 AM	#3
oldhorsehome Senior Member+ Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: Texas Posts: 1,935 Images: 302 Blog Entries: 7	WOW!! __________________ Bumper sticker of the year: "If you can read this, thank a Teacher and, since it's in English, thank a Soldier!!! "I've been Goosed!" Member COL Club- hand over the Oil of Olay and nobody gets hurt!

02-07-2008, 06:58 AM	#4
StormChaser Senior Member+ Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: I live in a really small town in Kansas. Posts: 2,064 Images: 637	Stacy W. is my idol! I could only dream of getting a chance to train under her. I think she is amazing. __________________ HGS's Big and Beautiful Queen Exercise is a bad word...everytime I hear it...I wash my mouth out with chocolate!!!

02-07-2008, 07:01 AM	#5
AMD Senior Member+ Join Date: Feb 2007 Posts: 997	Nice. Anyone that can spend time with the same horse for several years though definitely can have that great of a connection - Its not so much training as a bond with the animal. I've seen it lots of times with kids, adults, different breeds. Pat Parelli did that back in the late 1980's - free style reining without saddles or bridles. Different training - same result. If I had the time and money to spend all day with my horses - I would be doing the same thing But its definitely a great display of horsemanship and the connection one can have with a horse. Get out there and spend time with them - you will be doing the same things in no time. __________________ "With horses there are about a hundred different ways to get it done. About 70 of them will be effective. About 10, maybe 15 of those ways will be a good deal for the horse. Your duty to your horse is to find a way that's effective, and a good deal for your horse." ~Ronnie Willis~

02-07-2008, 07:03 AM	#6
GingerSnap Senior Member+ Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: In my own state of mind Posts: 3,545 Images: 278 Blog Entries: 1	ohmygoodness that made me cry...Just amazing to watch! __________________ Fly with the Angels my sweet Annie! Annie voted HGS's horse with the most unique facial markings! *'The will of God will never take you where theGrace of God will not protect you.'*

02-07-2008, 06:24 AM	#2
qh7lover Full Member Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: a small town, PA Posts: 179 Images: 80	ive seen her and her horse do that in person.. she was at the PA Horse expo i think when i saw her and her horse preform her freestyle reining.. pretty amazing stuff to watch.

02-07-2008, 07:40 AM	#9
John Senior Member+ Join Date: Mar 2004 Location: B.C. Canada Posts: 3,386 Images: 39	Her method of establishing respect is the best that I have seen.

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