In case you missed it, 2011 Freestyle Congress Champion Stacy Westfall and TSW Can Can Vaquero scored a record breaking 238 and performed to the packed coliseum Saturday night with a moving bridleless routine to Celine Dion’s, My Heart Will Go On, from the blockbuster movie, The Titanic.
One of the members of the audience captured the performance on video. CLICK HERE to check out the link to her video posted on her Facebook. Video © Lindsey Page. PLEASE BE PATIENT WHILE IT LOADS.
Information about Westfall from Wikipedia:
Stacy Westfall is a professional horse trainer who specializes in reining. She was the first woman to compete in, and to win the “Road to the Horse” competition.
In 2006 she won the Quarter Horse Congress Free Style Reining while riding the black mare Whizards Baby Doll both bridleless and bareback. When a video of that ride was posted on her website in February 2008 it went ‘viral’ and came to the attention of television talk show host Ellen DeGeneres. DeGeneres interviewed Westfall on her program on March 14, 2008.
Westfall’s other accomplishments include:
- 1997 Graduate of University of Findlay
- 2003 NRHA Futurity Freestyle Champion (Bridleless)
- 2005 All American Quarter Horse Congress Freestyle Futurity Champion
- 2005 NRHA Futurity Freestyle Champion
- 2006 Road to the Horse colt Starting Champion
- 2006 All American Quarter Horse Congress Freestyle Champion
- 2006 Named to The University of Findlay’s Western Equestrian Wall of Fame