Did you have a dream when you got your first horse?  Has this dream become reality?  Would you like to improve your savvy, your relationship and your communication with your horse, to see unwanted behaviour disappear, to ride with confidence, to develop harmony with your horse, to have fun with him?  Geneviève Benoit teaches Parelli Natural Horsemanship,  a program based on the natural language and psychology of the horse.  Rapport, mutual respect, communication and trust are the keys to winning your horse's heart.  This foundation applies to all horses and to all disciplines of riding, English or Western.  It is structured by level to provide a systematic and progressive approach to learning to be savvy with horses.  You start at Level 1, and then go on to Levels 2, 3, 4 and more if you wish.  Levels 1 to 4 are about teaching people about horses.  This is where you will learn to think like a horse and to play their games so that you can communicate.   Levels 5 to 6 are where you learn to  teach horses.  I am currently studying Level 5 in the program.

This program is for everybody.  You don't have to be talented or be a stuntman.  It does not take years to see the results.  All you need is commitment, heart and desire, and the right tools to learn and be effective.  This program is unique because the information has all been made available to you, in the form of a logical process, and there are lots of ways to access the knowledge Pat has gained and shared over his lifetime.  It all boils down to the seven keys to success!

 

How do you wish to improve your horsemanship?

• Handling your horse on the ground (safety, training)
• Preparing to ride:  saddling, pre-flight checks, mental state of the horse
• Riding with fluidity, freestyle
• Playing on line 
• Games and exercises on the ground -- respect, communication, courage
• Games and exercises in the saddle
• Horse psychology
• Developing lightness of response
• I am licensed to teach OnLine, Liberty and Freestyle Savvys
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Our commitment to you - click to read the Parelli Professionals promise

Clinics are available for groups up to 10 riders.  They are often organized by students of the program who wish to gather up a group to advance, learn and to enjoy an intensive shot of savvy together!  Clinics (2 days or more) target one level or one savvy, depending on the group.  Level 1 clinics consist of ground work only.  Auditors are welcome at clinics.

Why attend a Parelli clinic?

• Begin your journey with Parelli or progress through the levels
• Experience Pat's techniques live and in person
• Accelerate your learning with immediate feedback while you are there with your horse
• Get answers to your questions
• Observe the techniques and see them work with different horses
• Experience breakthrough changes in yourself and your horse, and witness the changes in other people and horses in the clinic
• Watch how the 7 games can be used for many purposes, and at many levels
• Enjoy an intense injection of savvy as a group, and have fun!

Clinic coordinators can benefit from free lesson time as a thank you for their effort in organizing a clinic.  What is involved in being the host or coordinator of a clinic?  You basically share the responsibility of arranging it in your area - here is what you might be doing:

• Be the main contact point for people to enroll, provide them with the forms and gather deposits.
• Arrange the use of the facility, with an alternative indoor arena in case of bad weather.
• Advertise the clinic - put up flyers, put an ad on the Federation site, etc.
• Arrange for volunteers to help out with set up and during the clinic.
• Provide participants with logistics information:  accommodations, directions, restaurants, etc. 
• Provide participant information and an attendance list to the instructor.
• Make sure everything is ready for the instructor, and everything is left clean after the clinic is over.

For more information on clinics, click on Clinic Description.  You would like to organize a clinic in your area, please contact Geneviève!

VIP Clinics are for small groups (1 to 3 students) who wish to make a private booking for a tailored clinic lasting 3 days or more, where they will partake in an intense, focused and personalized learning experience.  Participants in VIP clinics will also benefit from free level assessments and a follow-up service by email and by phone. 

Group lessons allow you to share travel expenses and to learn with friends.  3 to 10 students per group, who are studying at the same level.   Lessons are tailored to your level of experience and to your objectives, whether your goals are to relax, to become more confident, to gain ground skills or ridden skills, to better understand horse psychology, to become a horseman or woman, to advance in the program or any other objective.  My teaching style focuses on safety for you and your horse, respect for the horse and the rider, and the fun of working and making progress.  Lessons are given at your barn with your own horse, or with a horse that you would like to build a relationship with in order to advance. 

Workshops (with horses) are for Parelli students who are going through the program but need specific help or feel stuck.  They focus on one savvy in one level, a pattern, or else, a specific skill (trailer loading, preparing for the vet, preparing for a safe ride, 7 games with an obstacle, lead changes, the circling game, Parelli tournament, etc.)  Workshops allow you to advance your savvy and your knowledge in good company during an informal and fun half-day or day.  Groups are 5 to 10 students.  Workshops may be held on a regular basis at equestrian facilities who choose to host them.  They can also be set-up to learn and practice specific horsemanship skills such as horse care, ground work, first aid, equipment or any other topic.  Auditors are not permitted to preserve the intimate setting of the workshops.  Please contact us if you'd like to host a set of workshops at your facility.

Seminars are workshops lasting half a day or full day, without horses, that allow you to find out or to delve into different topics related to Parelli and to natural horse care.  This is your opportunity to get educated with a minimal investment of time and money, and without having to bring a horse.  There are many topics that can be covered, for example:  the study of Horsenality^TM, Saddling Savvy (choosing and fitting a saddle), natural horse health, introduction to the Parelli principles and to the 7 Games, rider fluidity, etc.  Each seminar will consist of a talk, simulations and question periods.  There is no limit to the number of participants at seminars. 

Private and semi-private (2 people) lessons.  This is the way to go if you want to receive a lot of personal one-on-one interaction.  If your horse is with me in training, you can come to my host facility to take your lessons.  There are no auditors, unless special circumstances warrant getting the instructor's permission.

I offer a 12 hour package at a reduced price for your private and semi-private lessons.  12 hour packages must be purchased in advance.  Private lessons will be offered first to clinic participants in the days surrounding the clinic while I am on site.  

Video help (hourly rate).  Can't get to a clinic or workshop and you need immediate help?  You can send me your videos to get help and individual coaching in order to make progress.  Please contact me before you send in your video to find out the hourly rate and for instructions on how to proceed.

Optionally, your horses can also be started on the natural feeding program that is described in the section on Horse Health, which is also the one I use for my own horses. 

This service is booked by the month, 2 month minimum.  Space is limited and only available to students of the Parelli program.   For more information, contact me.