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Today, through the success of helping hundreds of thousands
of horse owners across the globe and with training centers located
on three continents, the name Parelli represents the international
gold standard of horsemanship.
Pat Parelli is the pioneer and founder of Natural Horsemanship
– A Natural Approach to Horse Training, the number one equine
training program in the world. Across all schools of equitation,
from dressage, eventing and jumper classes to western reining,
gaited breeds and Thoroughbred racing, the Parelli philosophy has
served to forge an enduring bond between horse and rider, taking
performance a quantum leap forward.
As two of the world’s preeminent equine behaviorists, Pat
and his wife, Linda, continue to tutor royalty, advise Olympic and
Paralympic medalists and captivate global audiences at sold-out
venues. By implementing the principles and techniques of the
Parelli Program, horse lovers are empowered to understand horses
the way masters do.
What is the Parelli Method?Parelli’s natural approach to horse training is a holistic
system that equips the trainer with the tools and mindset to build
trust and partnership without fear, force or intimidation.
Parelli horsemanship principles spawned the birth of the
Natural Horsemanship movement by coining the name in 1990.
Over the past 20 years, Linda and Pat Parelli have worked with
early-adopter students to perfect the Parelli at-home learning
program, resulting in more than 200,000 people across 35 coun-
tries experiencing the hidden language of horses. By building a
real foundation, Pat and Linda were able to achieve success that
most horse owners could only dream of.
Parelli stands alone as the world’s premier equine train-
ing regimen because it educates the trainer first. Through the
principles of love, language and leadership, students learn the
natural lexicon of horses, the value of empathy and respect, and
the importance of understanding the individual animals in order
to build safe, healthy and lasting relationships.
Changing the World Early on, Pat found that horses were easy to train; the
challenge was teaching people. Most horse owners fail to achieve
their dreams due to the fear and frustration that inevitably comes
when trying to impose one’s will on an animal.
If he could teach people the patience and temperament
required to communicate naturally with horses–to master the
nuance of their physical language–and to consider their needs first,
wouldn’t that, in some small way, make the world a better place?
The key was in the transformation of people as a funda-
mental approach to building the best possible relationships with
horses. Pat had to help people develop their horse “savvy” and
he has since created a scholarship fund to help people achieve
this end knowing a lack of funds should not stop this transforma-
tional process.
In the early ‘90s the system came together when Linda
shaped Pat’s teachings and techniques into a step-by-step
course and the Parelli Program was born. They are a power-
ful husband-wife team spanning male and female, Western and
English, recreation and competition.
Thanks to the success of the program, Parelli is changing the
world for horses and humans.
The Human ExperienceIn contrast to many other training programs, Parelli focuses
on the intellectual, psychological and emotional elements since
this is where the greatest failures occur. The program allows
horse lovers at all levels to achieve cooperation without
dominance and willingness without coercion.
Natural horsemanship employs communication methods
that draw from the instinctive ways horses interact within a herd.
This foundation enables both horse and human to become more
physically, mentally and emotionally connected, creating an
atmosphere of trust and an optimal environment for schooling.
Expanding upon the global phenomenon of natural horse-
manship, Parelli has introduced the Foundation Method. Dedi-
cated to the philosophical approach of principles before goals–or
foundation before specialization–the Foundation Method seeks to
affect a transformative human experience to prepare the trainer/
rider with the best possible grounding for success.
Parelli’s natural approach to horse
training is a holistic system that equips
the trainer with the tools and the
mindset to build trust and partnership
without fear, force or intimidation.
Natural horsemanship employs
communication methods that draw
from the instinctive ways that horses
interact within a herd.
The Foundation Method is an engaging
combination of philosophy, demonstration,
exercises and simulations, designed to enable
both experienced and non-experienced horse
people to proceed through the program at
an appropriate pace
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A natural approach to horse training.