Enjoy four days dedicated just to you and your horse! Uninterrupted time with your horse in a learning environment is one of the best, most efficient ways to improve your horsemanship and your progress.

This course will involve both playing online and an introduction to riding safely and naturally. You’ll learn to be more effective and clear in your communication and you’ll start learning to win the 7 Games! As a result, your horse will trust and respect you even more. The bond between you will be stronger still. You'll be introduced to the 22' rope and a number of patterns to add variety to your online play as you continue to build consistency. You and your horse will be bored no more!

You will gain an understanding of saddle fit, equine posture, and saddling. You’ll also learn how to read your horse’s horsenality and how to stay safe by doing a “pre-flight check” before riding. You'll learn how using one rein gives you control, and how to do the one-rein stop effectively. You’ll get to practice beginning Level 2 riding skills such as direct and indirect rein positions, the phases for go and whoa, follow the rail, transitions, and more! It’s so easy even adults can do it! :)

You’ll receive the hands-on coaching you need to keep progressing on your own, with the help of Parelli educational DVDs, when you go home. You’ll see how common issues such as not standing still for saddling and mounting, refusing to go, going too fast or bolting, bucking, being “herd bound” or “barn sour” can disappear.

The clinic format comprises presentations, simulations, demonstrations, practice, and coaching. This course involves Online play and Freestyle riding, and is limited to 8 participants. This clinic begins 9:30 a.m. Thursday, June 3, and at 9:00 a.m. Friday-Sunday. The day will end at approximately 5:00 p.m. with a lunch break of an hour or so.

Pre-requisites:  Successful self-assessment of L1 ground games/tasks and all of the Friendly Game Freestyle riding tasks in L1. (See Savvy Club website for self-assessment tasks for each level.) This clinic is also ideal for those who have officially passed the L1 audition and want help with riding as well as moving into L2 online. Familiarity with the L2 DVDs and L2 Patterns is recommended.

Parelli equipment expected for this level: Horseman’s halter, 12’ line, 22’ line, carrot stick, and savvy string. Natural hackamore recommended, but not required.  Bring a saddle & saddle pad/blanket (these do not have to be Parelli brand).

Which horse to bring:  Bring a horse you can ride at a walk and trot (on purpose!), and have ridden within the past two weeks. Please, bring a horse you can already ride, whether with the rope hackamore or bridle; do not bring a horse you want to learn to ride. Bring the horse with which you feel most safe and confident. You can transfer what you learn to more challenging horses when you are ready. Your horse is your teacher, and learning from a “Steady Eddy” (your easiest horse) is what Pat and Linda Parelli recommend.

No stallions allowed at any clinics! A stallion is an intact male two years or older, whether used for breeding or not.

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