This morning we started off with a horsemanship lesson with Berin. We worked on the fluid rein and incorporating it into our freestyle. Max did awesome, really starting to stretch into the bit and lift his back.
After our horsemanship, we had our Driving Testing with Nate. First was the written exam, which went pretty well. Then we had to harness one of the team drafts, harness the single horse, and then tie up the driving lines.
In the afternoon I was on the Horse Development rotation, but our group was with the teaching group since Kalley is at the Road to the Horse. We observed the fast track teaching, which was great to watch.. such a great learning opportunity. The group did the focus circle and trail riding practice. It was great to see how the coaches taught the students and what exercises they had them do.
Welcome to my blog where I can share my journey with you! I am a Licensed Parelli Professional Two Star Junior Instructor. Here you can read about my experiences with Parelli Natural Horsemanship, my personal horsemanship journey, and my journey with being a Parelli Instructor. I hope to inspire and empower you with my quest for never ending self improvement. I have been studying Parelli for 11 years and am an official Level 3 graduate. I am studying Level 4 with my two horses, Max and Savannah. I grew up riding horses the traditional way and was in the United States Pony Club for 12 years, where I competed in Eventing and Dressage. My first introduction to Parelli was with my pony, who at the time was not a problem horse. I've had my andalusian mare, Savannah for 7 years now and after 2 years of struggling with her while not using Parelli methods, I knew I had to change something. I have been doing Parelli with her for the past 5 years and graduated Level 3 with her fall 2010. In the Spring of 2010 I received Max from Kelly Sigler. I owe it to my two amazing horses, as I would not be where I am now without them, they are my greatest teachers. The journey so far with Parelli has been fun, fulfilling, challenging, and life changing.
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