Oct 29, 2025
This episode explores how a horse’s lightness can quietly fade long after the “preschool” stage—and how that process often begins in the smallest, most overlooked moments of handling. Using Baby Whisper’s first haltering lessons as a lens, Stacy shows how early experiences with pressure and release shape a...
Oct 22, 2025
This episode explores how bend can be developed through the horse’s body—beginning in the shoulders and hips and flowing forward to the head and neck.
Key takeaways:
– The head and neck often reflect what’s happening in the shoulders
and hips
– Hear how the same draw exercise used with foals applies to...
Oct 15, 2025
The earliest lessons in a horse’s life often echo through every stage that follows—and understanding them can transform how you work with horses of any age. In this first episode of the Preschool of Horsemanship series, Stacy Westfall shares what her foal Whisper taught her about curiosity, space, and timing, and...