Yesterday afternoon we had the opportunity to audit Walter Zettl lessons again. It is such an honor to be able to watch a master give lessons to amazing horsemen. The first lesson we watched yesterday was Linda's on Westpoint. There was a huge difference in Westpoint's confidence since Linda's lesson on Tuesday. It was absolutely amazing to watch! He is an incredible mover with so much power. I also noticed a big difference in Westpoint since the Game of Contact course that was in November. He has much more confidence in himself and Linda, you could really see how much he trusts Linda and that she will not treat him as he has been in the past.
The second lesson we were able to watch was Amy Bowers on her horse Sapphire. I just love watching Amy ride! She is so quiet, soft, patient, and gentle with Sapphire. Sapphire is also an amazing mover and was using her body so correctly in her lesson. Walter taught her over some jumps too, which was so clear to see how he was teaching dressage over jumps. Sapphire was relaxed, confident, and using her back so nicely. He had her going up with a steady tempo to the jumps and keeping her slow and relaxed, no rushing to the fences. She had such an amazing ride!
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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