NEWS ARCHIVES

 

December 2007

In this newsletter: 

  • Congratulations to our latest Level 1 graduates
  • Purchasing Parelli equipment – Holiday Specials!
  • 2008 clinics
  • Looking for stories and pictures from Quebec for Parelli E-News
  • Enhancements to the VifArgent Web site
  • Did you know…

To download the entire December newsletter, click here.

 

Congratulations to Marsha Thomas of New Richmond QC, who just passed her Level 1.  Marsha had to overcome significant physical and emotional issues to learn to trot with her horse Willy - proof that with a positive attitude, hard work, heart and desire, everyone can do it.  Well done!

 

New in the Downloads section!  You can now view instructions for choosing your Parelli bridle (depending on your horse, your level and usage intended), instructions on how to use the Cradle bridle and the positive attributes HorsenalityTM chart.

 

November 2007

Time to think about your holiday gifts!  You will find great specials on the Web Shop on Success Series packs and DVDs, Theraflex pads and Parelli courses.  For you, for your friends or for your horse!  Good until December 31st.  Happy shopping!

In this newsletter: 

  • Congratulations to our latest Level 1 graduates
  • Purchasing Parelli equipment – take advantage of the strength of our dollar!
  • Looking for stories and pictures from Quebec for Parelli E-News
  • 2008 clinics
  • Enhancements to the VifArgent Web site
  • How to access the previous newsletters
  • Did you know…

To download the entire November newsletter, click here.

 

October 2007

Congratulations to our most recent Level 1 graduate:  Christian Lamontagne of Jonquière, Québec.  Christian worked very hard with a challenging horse to achieve his red string.  Well done Christian!

News from Gaspésie

Rain or shine, the Gaspésie crowd was present, able and willing for the Level 1 clinic held in New Richmond September 29-30.  They came with a great attitude, minds open to learning and demonstrated the true spirit of sharing and hospitality.  Featured below, founding members of the new Parelliens Gaspésiens club!  Thanks to all for a great weekend in this beautiful part of the country.

 

Danny, Liette, Patrick, Julie and Marsha enjoying Parelli trail ride and picnic.

New Richmond Beginning Level 1 Clinic

 

Rain is not a problem!  Level 2 students ready for a wet day of learning!

 

September 2007

Congratulations to the most recent Level 1 graduates!  They are:

Julie Boivin with WestTurn

Patrick Boulét with Sunrise

Both are from New Richmond, Québec

 

 

 

In this newsletter: 

  • The Parelli Savvy Conference in Colorado
  • How do you Parelli?
  • Reminder :  Parelli equipment purchases
  • Looking for stories and pictures from Quebec for Parelli E-News
  • Lessons, clinics, assessments and video coaching
  • Did you know…

To download the entire September newsletter, click here

 

August 2007

In this newsletter: 

  • Latest news update
  • Looking for stories and photos from Quebec for Parelli e-News
  • Lessons, clinics, assessments and video coaching
  • The latest DVD set from Parelli has been released
  • Heading West to the Colorado Savvy Conference…
  • Did you know….

To download the entire August newsletter, click here

Introducing the newest product in the Parelli Line Up!!! 

The Parelli Success Series DVDs was launched August 4th and 5th at the UK Savvy Conference.  

This, the newest product in the Parelli line up, is truly unlike anything they have ever released.   

While the levels program caters to the student who wants step by step instruction in a “home study” format, this series covers “the Parelli keys to success with horses” in chunks that a confident person could pick up and run with, no matter where in the series they start.  

The style of information is very conceptual; this is the VERY BEST of both Pat and Linda in front of the camera.  

This is a product that EVERYONE - from a new student who may be a higher level rider or competitor, to our existing Professionals - will enjoy and get a lot out of.  

In addition to appealing to every audience from English to Western and from Pleasure to Competition riders, there is information here (particularly on HorseanalitiesTM, Collection, and Lead Changes) that will directly serve Parelli Professionals and also Level 3 and above students who have been waiting for new Level 3 information.  

Never before have Linda and Pat Parelli been able to consolidate their most important concepts in such a powerful and concise way, not to mention launch one of the most exciting developments in the entire horse industry called The Horsenality™ Profile.

Pat and Linda together on each DVD bring their greatest strengths to you in wonderful, bite-sized pieces. Pat’s vision, his expert horsemanship, incredible depth of thought together with Linda’s intuitive teaching offers insights and steps for immediate application to help you succeed like never before.

Watch this... it will reorient you, refocus you, re-ignite you and accelerate your progress GUARANTEED.

Following is a brief description of the contents of each of the 10 DVDs.

1. HORSENALITYTM ~ The Key to Understanding Horses: Learn how to read horses the way Pat Parelli does. He quickly identifies the horse’s innate character and creates instant rapport and results because he knows what’s uniquely important to that individual. 

2. The Secret of Teaching Horses ~ THE SEVEN GAMES: End confusion and see how the Seven Games are at the root of everything you want to teach a horse on the ground or on his back, not to mention an important alternative to longeing. 

3. SAFE RIDE ~ The Secret of Control & Confidence: Pat Parelli shares his savvy of preparing horses so they are calm, confident and responsive. Plus simple safety drills to help keep you safe. 

4. NATURAL RIDER ~ The Secret of Fluidity: Linda Parelli shows how easy it is to become part of the horse by learning to move with every gait. Not only does it cure the bounce, it puts an end to aches and pains! 

5. NATURAL ATTRACTION ~ The Secret of Catching Horses: Horses are designed by nature to not be caught! By understanding what attracts horses actually changes much more than a catching problem. This DVD also covers leading with savvy. 

6. BEYOND THE ROUND PEN ~ The Seven Games at Liberty: One of the most fun and fascinating things you can do with a horse is play with no strings attached, from having them stick with you all the way up to flying changes, spins, passage and more! 

7. CALM RIDE ~ Impulsion Balancing Go & Whoa: Some horses have more go, and some more whoa and neither should be frustrating for you. Pat and Linda teach you the simple secrets of gaining impulsion with your horse. 

8. RIDE OUT ~ Open Areas & Trails: Pat Parelli teaches you how to prepare your horse in advance for everything from grazing to spooking, giving you new hope for a fun and relaxing ride. 

9. NATURAL COLLECTION ~ The Finesse Formula: Learn the specific keys to collecting a horse which helps it all come about naturally, without force, and that collects him at every level: mentally, emotionally and physically. 

10. NATURAL LEAD CHANGES ~ Discover the Lead Change Ladder: By focusing on the ingredients and knowing what to do first, second, third, etc. the Lead Change Ladder becomes a simple and effective way to teach even the most advanced flying changes.

Available by clicking on the Web Shop link of this site.

 

July 2007

In this newsletter: 

  • Congratulations to the new Level 1 graduates
  • Successful Advanced Level 1 clinic in St-Honoré
  • Looking for stories and pictures from Quebec for Parelli E-News
  • Lessons, clinics, assessments and video coaching
  • Purchasing Parelli equipment
  • Do you know the Liberty & Horse Behavior pack?
  • Did you know….

To download the entire July newsletter, click here

 

June 2007 - Letter from Pat and Linda Parelli

A LETTER FROM LINDA AND PAT  PARELLI 

25 years ago, Pat shared the concept that « horsemanship can be obtained naturally without the use of force, fear and intimidation » with a small group of people here in the USA.  In the following years, the Parelli message developed, grew and spread to the world, creating a better world for horses.

As the understanding and demand for the Parelli Natural Horse-Man-Ship program and services grew, Parelli selected a number of people in various European countries (and elsewhere) to help us spread our message, our teaching products and our equipment.  We called them  « Parelli Distributors » and gave them the right to sell our products, to use our trademark and in certain cases, to translate our program in various languages.  In some cases this worked well, but not so much in others.

Finally, we realized that the best way to ensure that you would be receiving information and materials that are accurate and up-to-date would be to provide them directly ourselves, rather than to go through our distributors.  The progress of technology and of e-commerce solutions makes this easier and allows us to share directly our knowledge, our information and our programs.  We have a message - Pure Parelli - coming directly from Linda and Pat.  This is how we will be proceeding in the future:

PARELLI NO LONGER HAS DISTRIBUTORS!  Don't be fooled by people who pretend that they have our authorization to use the PARELLI  brand, our other trademarks or the right to sell our educational products and our equipment; this includes our former distributors.

There is ONLY ONE TRUE SOURCE for Parelli products:  Parelli USA.  Visit us on www.parelli.com

There is ONLY ONE CLUB offered by Linda and Pat:  the Parelli International Savvy Club.

There is ONLY ONE TEAM of instructors and horse specialists that are licensed by Linda and Pat:  our team of Licensed Parelli Professionals.  These professionals hold a valid license to teach the Parelli program and to sell our products (please see our list of Licensed Instructors below).

When we decided to make this a better world for horses, we took our commitment very seriously.  Only those who have completed our « Parelli Professionals Program » have met our very high standards, are up to date on our latest research and training, and have the opportunity to become a Licensed Parelli Professional.

It is important that you know that former Parelli instructors and distributors who no longer hold a valid license to teach the Parelli Savvy System are not aware of our current research, latest discoveries and current teaching.  In addition, they do not have our approval to teach our program, or to distribute our material.  Show us your support by calling on our Licensed Parelli Professionals.  You will find below the latest list of our European and Canadian team.

CANADA

Don Halladay, 3*    Fawn Anderson, 3*    Sandy Lang, 2*    Ron Pyne, 2*    Geneviève Benoit, 2* 

SWITZERLAND

Michael Wanzenried, 4*    Berni Zambail, 4*    Walter Gegenschatz, 3*    Adrian Heinen, 4*    Carmen Zulauf, 3*

David Zuend, 3*    Maude Valecschini, 2* 

NETHERLANDS

Eddy Modde, 3* 

ITALY

Franco Giani, 3*    Rolando Heuberger, 2*    Gianluigi (Gigi) Pini, 2*    Angelika Schneider, 2* 

FRANCE / BELGIUM

Marie Claire De Selliers, 3* 

SWEDEN

Erika Furberg, 2* 

AUSTRIA

Martin Wimmer, 3*    Ursula Schuster , 3*    Michael Grohmann, 2*    Patricia Vauldhaus, 2*    Sieglinde Aumayer, 1* 

GERMANY

Silke Vallentin, 3*    Ralf Heil, 3*

All our European Parelli Professionals will be joining us in Birmingham in August for a celebration of Parelli Natural Horse-Man-Ship – we hope to see you there.  Until then, KEEP IT NATURAL and MAY THE HORSE BE WITH YOU! 

Linda and Pat Parelli

April  2007 - Special Bulletin

  • Looking for locations to host Parelli workshops

  • The Parelli Tour stop in West Springfield, MA 

  • Lessons, clinics, assessments and video coaching 

  • My Web Shop is now available! 

  • Did you know…

To download the complete bulletin in pdf format, click here.

 

April  2007

  • My trip to the Parelli Ranch in Florida 

  • Lessons, clinics, assessments and video coaching 

  • My Web Shop is now available! 

  • Parelli Tour Stop in West Springfield, MA 

  •  The Savvy Québec Forum, it’s for you 

  • The International Savvy Club, it’s a must 

  • Did you know…

To download the complete bulletin in pdf format, click here.

 

January 2007

Hi everyone! 

If you are looking for a saddle:  I had the opportunity to ride in the new Fluidity saddle designed by Linda Parelli.  This saddle has been designed to maximize the comfort and mobility of the horse, while allowing the rider to sit correctly on their balance point and to free up the horse's front end.  I loved that saddle and I recommend it without reservation!

The saddle is very comfortable, both for the rider and the horse.  My mare moved just as well in the new Fluidity as she does in my Balance saddle.  Same thing for the rider.  The seat is placed such that you can naturally sit on your balance point.  It's top quality, very well made, soft and sturdy leather and very nice to look at.  I will soon be trying out the Super Wide model on my bigger horse.  But the Standard is already wide and would fit most regular horses.

If you are interested in ordering, I can provide all the order forms and the information on sizing and measurements.  Since I am at the ranch until March 10th, I can take your order directly to Parelli Collection and this will both facilitate and accelerate the process.  The benefits of ordering from an instructor are:  you can get answers to your questions, get help in finding the right size and accessories, and I earn a small commission (no price change for you), which helps me finance my studies.

 

Contact me if you have any questions or if you would like to order.

Keep it natural,

Geneviève, at the Parelli ranch in Florida

 

December  2006 

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October  2006 

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August 2006 

  • A historical first at the clinic in St-Honoré 

  • You are stuck, you have a specific problem?  There are resources available to help you!

  • Why choose an approved Parelli instructor? 

  • Parelli Levels vs. Savoirs Éthologiques 

 To download the complete bulletin in pdf format, click here.

 

3 July 2006

  • Parelli Equipment Sales 

  • Parelli Savvy Québec Forum 

  • Horse Training Services 

  • Answering a Frequently Asked Question:  When do I get off my horse?

To download the complete bulletin in pdf format, click here.

 

3 June 2006

I would like to share with you my experience at the Parelli clinic hosted in Ste-Catherine-de-la-Jacques-Cartier.  I was pleased to assist Maurice Thibault, 3-star instructor.  First of all, I would like to thank Joy and her team for organizing a first class event.  They worked really hard, and it showed.  Everything was there:  a sound system, a well-kept outdoor arena, play obstacles (pedestal, cow barrels, car wash), an indoor arena for the rainy hours, home-made food and snacks, picnic area, tents for the Parelli store and the cooks, welcome team, parking and mostly, good spirits!  The sun even showed up several times between rain showers.  I was charmed by the location, by the motivation and the enthusiasm of the participants and the spectators, as well as the team spirit demonstrated by the Club des Cavaliers de Ste-Catherine.  I believe they intend to repeat the event next year, and I certainly hope they will.  You are invited to express your interest by contacting Joy Toussaint (418-875-3982 or Joy@coopcscf.com), which will allow her to gauge the number of participants that would sign up.  Thank you to Maurice for allowing me to work with such a great group of folks, I really had fun.  After this wonderful experience, Maurice and I decided to get together again for the clinic that will be held in August in Hérouxville, at Josée Pronovost's farm.  Thank you also to my volunteers who did a super job holding the fort at the Parelli store and expertly fielded a lot of questions from prospective buyers.  As always, thank you to the horses, who always have something to teach us.  We had several challenging horses at the clinic, and we saw several transformations.  Kudos to the owners who trusted the process and were able to remain patient and persistent despite some difficult moments during the four days.

Remember - stay natural, positive and progressive!

 

15 May 2006

  • New at VifArgent:   Parelli Equipment for Sale 

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21 March 2006

Spring is sprung!

I have returned to Quebec after another wonderful trip to the Parelli ranch, in Florida this time.  January and February are ideal months for training with horses in Florida.  If you ever can attend the new courses that are being offered at the Parelli centres, don't hesitate.  The new format is very powerful and you will learn many things that are not available in the books or the DVDs (yet!), and it does not matter at what level you are studying (1, 2, 3 or more).  Only the instructors who signed up for the 6 week class have had access to this material, which is another evolution of the program.  We went into a lot more depth into equine psychology and horse behavior than ever before.  We had a number of discoveries through experimentation.  How is the horse motivated, how can we get the horse to 'want' to do things for us, of his own free will and with exuberance and fun?  How can we be the best rider possible and eventually bring our horse to execute the most advanced maneuvers while keeping him comfortable, relaxed and without him ever knowing it was difficult?  These are some of the topics that we delved into during our 6 week course, and this material is available only at the Parelli centres.

We also had the pleasure of meeting Walter Zettl, world-reknown dressage master who lives in Canada.  Walter spent time with the Parellis to exchange information and ideas about the current evolution of world-wide dressage and to hone their dressage skills.  I was lucky to be able to sit in on a lesson with Linda Parelli.  What a joy to witness a dressage master whose methods and system are perfectly aligned with Parelli principles, and who always puts the mental, emotional and physical  well-being of the horse first!  Walter is in fact very upset with many of the practices that are common in modern dressage and regularly raises his voice against decisions of the IEF that compromise the happiness of the equine athlete.  He also confirmed that the Parelli horses have an excellent foundation for progressing into the higher levels of dressage.  Parelli horses are calmer, smarter, more attentive and better prepared mentally and physically for advanced dressage.

 Happy Spring!