22 Foot Feather Lines

Brand new item from Parelli! I love these lines... they are so light weight. Awesome for ground driving....... Highly recommend them.... Thank you Pat Parelli for sharing an amazing tool to help us humans communicate better with our partners.....

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Keep it natural-
Dawn

Teaching

Just a note to say how blessed I have been since September to have found some amazing students to teach! I am honored to be part of their journeys and they know who they are........ The improvements are amazing in such a short time. The Parelli Program is awesome and putting purpose to principle is what it is all about... foundation before specialization. Wow is that ever true. It is amazing to see how quickly things come together when the foundation is solid and is built brick by brick........

I absolutely love coaching humans to be better partners for their horses! Never ending self improvement in all aspects of life..... wow is that powerful!

I am really living my dream and as I told Pat Parelli personally in August thank you for giving me the opportunity to never work another day in my life!

Parelli Rendezvous - Florida

Wow what an amazing 3 days in Jacksonville Florida! A huge thank you to Pat and Linda Parelli and the whole team for making the weekend about US! Yep...... It was a weekend of networking and fun for students, instructors.... everyone.... It was wonderful to see horses and humans at all levels enjoying their time together. Everyone was cheering and supporting each other throughout the tournaments and games....... I had such a wonderful time and so wished I had brought my horse Lordy... NEXT TIME for sure.........

What was most amazing to me from being a former competitor of dressage where tension can run high.... Everyone was so friendly and supportive! It felt like I was on another planet at times. A Parelli Planet! LOL

Ground Driving

Playing with 2 line ground driving..... with the 45 foot line......

Patterns really do help to increase the communication! It is a work in progress..... Finding my holes and where Lordy needs to be lighter on the lines..... Watch for more updates.....

Savvy On-
Dawn

Humbled

The day after the wonderful 45 foot play session.... I decided to play early in the crisp morning air in the upper field.... on the 45! Well Lordy is a true LBI highly motivated by food and so the lush thick green grass of the hay field had his attention..... As I started to play and began to politely suggest he "not" eat grass his energy and sassy play drive started to surface. After a few suggestions into ask and then tell.... well do I have to say more... as he "knew" thata promise was soon to folllow... he decided to zag when I asked him to zig and the line crossed over his back and he had the upper hand and so I had to drop the rope...... Lordy took off like a rocket through the lush green field at top speed with the 45 foot white snake dragging at his side. I did my best to recall him back...... yep... nope.... he was on a mission - straight back to the barn!

Down the hill and through the field he flew... what more could I do but drag my carrot stick and my butt down the hill and back to the barn to fetch him... without emotion... LOL

There his big butt was.... standing in the center of the barn... saying who me? So I asked him to catch me and off we went back to the field.....

It was a good hike for both of us...... we had some brilliant moments but I was well aware of the thresh hold... and needless to say... NO munching on grass!!!! Was not even going to go there. LOL

We played with changes of directions, flying changes and yoyo 40 feet out and back at the trot. Had a fabulous time.... but I must say I am always humbled on how if truth were known... the horse is always in control. Their strength is incredible and I am always humbled when my horse decides to leave that he really does have a choice. It is naive to think that they don't!

Keep it natural-
Dawn

45 Foot Play Session!

Wow what an amazing break through today with Lordy online. We played in the sand arena with a few barrels on the 45 foot line.... His play drive was amazing - the most connected and playful to date!!! Lordy being an LBI..... I struggle to get inside his head and have him "want" to play and do versus "make" him...... If today was a glimpse at what tomorrow and the future can be.... watch out here we come! He read my energy and change of directions and responded with lightness and exuberant expressions.... bucking, leaping and rearing.... oh my.... LBI Lordy usually finds his feet well grounded... LOL

The weather was beautiful and I felt honored to be able to play so brilliantly with my partner! Thank you Lordy for allowing me to join you mentally, emotionally and physically! XO