Ambassador Spotlight: Vicke McCall
Bridging Mind and Body with StressLess®
Vicke McCall has dedicated her life to helping horses achieve balance, both physically and mentally. Her work focuses on bodywork, posture correction, and movement training, but she has learned that true progress begins with the mind.
Vicke’s journey with StressLess® began when she worked with an off-the-track Thoroughbred that was highly traumatized and reactive. Despite her extensive experience, she struggled to help him until a client suggested trying StressLess®. After introducing the supplement, she noticed an immediate difference: the horse became calmer, more focused, and easier to work with, without losing his personality.
Vicke integrates StressLess® into her training programs. She frequently works with kissing spine horses as well as others that have been passed through multiple trainers, but for various reasons failed out of the typical training systems. These horses often come with physical, mental and emotional scars. She explains that early in her career, she had a tendency to become mechanical in her approach, focusing only on correcting posture, activating muscles, and lengthening tight areas. But she quickly realized that without reaching the horse’s mind first, physical changes were limited. One challenging horse taught her this lesson, and it reshaped her approach: slow down, connect mentally, then work on the body.
This philosophy is captured perfectly in Vicke’s own words, “I can’t change the body if I can’t reach the mind. And I really can’t reach the mind if I don’t have access to the body.”
StressLess® enhances this holistic approach by easing anxiety and taking the edge off, helping horses remain attentive, confident, and balanced. It allows them to express their personalities while engaging fully in training, making it an essential tool in Vicke’s program.
By combining mind-focused training with physical work and StressLess®, Vicke helps horses gain strength, improve posture, and develop the confidence necessary for success. Her approach demonstrates that mental and physical health are inseparable, and that a horse’s willingness and engagement are just as important as their physical abilities.
StressLess® is widely recognized as one of the best calming supplements for horses, providing a natural way to reduce stress while supporting the horse’s overall well-being. It’s available in 30- and 60-day tubs on Amazon or purchased directly from us at Inspire Equine.
According to Vicke, “StressLess® just takes the edge off and makes them more focused and manageable without changing their personality.”
