Notes – Pat Parelli – morning session ·
Will prove to us between now and January that he can make passing level 4 simple by showing us the picture, giving us a clear destination. · Can’t teach someone but can set it up for learning. · Carrot person/stick person – both are wrong. · Cite: movie Man from snowy River, Malcolm Gladwell Outliers. · Freestyle riding: can you fall asleep and turn it over to your horse—don’t change gait or direction. · Rappore, respect, impulsion, flexion · Wax on/off—judo kid. ·
Preview of how simple finesse can be—preview: marked out the chalk lines for dressage court. Finesse = precision riding or concentrated riding or 1st steps in dressage riding. 20x40 meter ring—will give lives to use and rules of engagement. · Demonstrating: Emily Thompson on Porsche, Rob, Lauren, Mattie Sam and Lee riding Vision AR. o
Casual to concentrated reins, left hand on the pommel, right hand “I love you” 3x to lateral flexion—elbow to the rib o Same soft 1,2,3 then use to move HQ o Take weight back and move forehand o Horse learns 1,2,3 I love you as what happens before what happens etc · Showed use of lines to ride a precise 10 meter circle (or 20 meter circle). Need to know departure and arrival spots. · We will need to purchase chalk. · Pat called out patterns to the group. · Showed 7 games: friendly, porky use legs to walk faster (steady pressure), relax and show w/driving game w/leg, yoyo lengthen or shorten stride etc. (Note: check out how I use steady and rhythmic pressure w/legs!) · Puzzle solving is the opposite of direct line thinking · Be particular without being critical or you will turn into dressage nazi.
Lunch break: one hour – great meal and Pat and Linda talked to everyon e.
Focus groups: 200 split into 3 groups – I met with Carol Coppinger – answered q uestions on white board: what got you here? What keeps you here? What deepens your experience? What makes you an effective advocate for the Parelli experience? What else do we want?
Linda Parelli – afternoon sessions on riding General: How do we change the world for horses? One horse and one human at a time. 20 million horse owners, 25,000 current savvy club members and about 175,000 people following Parelli principles. Upcoming more members, 1 star instructors, ambassadors to coordinate activity, etc. Horsenality packs expanded and needing software fix—will be 100 page report on your horse, you and the match between you.
#1 LBI in an arena setting: Sara Grimm (mastery student) and Smart 7. Fun, funny session. · LbI and treats: human pez dispenser · If you have leadership issues, treats don’t work · How do you know if it is a leadership or motivation issue? · Upcoming mastery manual—how to recognize respect (easy to see disrespect) · LBI: “I am the leader unless you have something I want!” · Ask him to go and leave him alone · Same life in your body that you want in the horse’s body · Make it a fun game: don’t prevent horse from stopping but they’ll wish they didn’t · LBI don’t use legs too much makes for crabby horse ear pinning, tail swishing · Strategy: tighten butt count to 3, pick up string and use driving game to bother him then cruise when you get some effort · When he gets going—should you go do something? NO not ready. Let him stop and good boy · Drive with energy i.e. 3 slaps fast to human shoulders—be careful with this, Smart 7 bucked like crazy—Sara rode it beautifully. · Then smart 7 offered canter/licking lips etc Get to LBI thru their mind no their feet. · If asks for treat tickle the lips rather than ignore him. · I like you, you’re interesting, it’s a game. · Short burst of energy—stop while its good · Phases: 1. Squeeze butt, 2 reach for string 3. Slap shoulders w/string. Soon he will make correction from phase one.; · Smart 7 not stopping when asked: Pulling reins/legs etc to get him to stop—making you work harder than he is. Back him as far as he went beyond where you asked and up your phases to really pump legs for the backup if need be. Then he will be lighter and stop when asked. This method does not hurt the horse physically--more it really bothers him emotionally—that is the goal. Pat calls it an off sides penalty. Horse will make psychological change and be more balanced. · Going too slow: Have him go slower—it’s a mental brace. Then when you get a good trot stop. That way in a few weeks or even 1 year from now things will be different. However if you neglect the method and go back to nagging etc then the good results go down the tube. · Note: no treats or cookies given. · Problem was leadership not motivation. · Bucking: If you aren’t ready to ride the buck, get off and fix it on the ground. · At this level you should NOT need to use legs to get the horse to go—should come from the seat! · Irritate without it being painful or aggressive. · Go thru phases faster
#2 Opposite Problem: Horses that rush at the canter: Horses with lots of go. Jamie on Topsy an LBE with tantrums. And Ben on Morgan a RB horse. · Partial disengagement on the rail—keep moving tho dropping to slower gait, causes relaxation. Then go back to canter but just for a few strides. · Eradicate tension especially at the canter · Pattern: follow the rail, RB emotional tension/LB mental tension · Consistent approach, retreat thresholds. Continued forward motion. Little more leg than rein. · LBE Says: “So You think You’re My Leader? How about now? How about now? · Have to stay 10 steps ahead of LB horse. · Program do this 7 days in a row. · Million transitions for relaxation. · See impulsion mastery manual for more info on Partial Disengagement. Session
#3 Fluidity/Rider makeovers. · Increase skill poise presence · Peddle legs to get in synch with a bouncy horse · Exercise to find the diagonal: turn human’s shoulder to outside then inside—1/2 circle of each, which feels easier. Eventually do it w/very slight turn of the shoulders to feel it · Pull up belly button with each stride on posting trot and push saddle back with your seat—will help your horse to get off his forehand · Also shoulders down, inner thighs wrap, belly button to the spine, knit the ribs, seat pushes down
