How Interesting

August 19, 2010

Hi there, Apologies for the big gap between blogs, lots going on – travel, writing, big things afoot. OK, enough excuses. I feel compelled to write about this given recent “events” and scuttle butt on the internet. Before I write my blog I reacquaint myself with the last thing I wrote to you about and, [...]

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Personal Growth is Rarely Convenient

August 5, 2010

As my great mentor, Glynn Braddy, often used to say to us: “Personal growth is rarely comfortable or convenient.” What a wonderful thing to remember when you’re feeling the growing pains as you try to improve yourself through horsemanship! One time a student asked when he could expect his “problems” to be over so he [...]

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An Update from Fran

July 27, 2010

Hi everyone, I just got an email from Fran to tell me of her recent great success as a result of what she learned and uncovered in her lesson with me in Ohio. When you make a breakthrough, the next time you approach that same spot it’s not the same because there’s been a fundamental [...]

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Peeling Back the Onion Layers

July 23, 2010

Although the Ohio event was now three weeks ago (gosh time flies!) I remember it as clear as day. Of all the students that applied for a lesson with me, Fran and her horse Crest were successful. Fran and I had already discussed issues she’d had with him over the last couple of years; he [...]

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Poop – Examining The Little Things In Life

July 20, 2010

Okay, so I couldn’t help wanting to write about this… and if you are wondering about whether you should read this or not, be warned by the word in the title: POOP! I was just outside with our puppy, Moxie, (took her out to pee and poop) and I got really excited to see how [...]

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Back Home to Pagosa Springs!

July 16, 2010

Wow, it’s been three weeks since we left, crisscrossing the country before flying to Spain and then the UK.  I’m busy playing ‘catch up’ because that’s a long time to be away, so I’ll take more time this weekend and tell you more about my time with Luis Lucio in Spain. I learned some wonderful [...]

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Parelli Update from the Past Few Weeks

July 9, 2010

Hi everyone, Long time no talk!  Things have been a bit crazy – in a good way.  Right now I’m in England and haven’t been home since our show in Ohio.  After that Pat and I went to St Louis, then Nashville (for that Equine Live RFDTV show with Rick Lamb), then Pat flew home [...]

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Meet our new puppy – Moxie!

June 21, 2010

Ooops I did it again Well who would have thunk it… we now have two miniature dachshunds. Some of you may have already seen Moxie on the Savvy Club drawing video clip last week, she is our new addition and, as I said to Pat, she is not for us, she is for Vinny! I [...]

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The Buzz from the Insiders!

June 11, 2010

You’ve probably heard by now that our team is starting to blog. And we think that’s wonderful! I hope you’ll take some time to check it out and see what’s going on behind the scenes. We are blessed to have a passionate, dedicated team that supports us and you as Parelli goes through its amazing [...]

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Another Allure Breakthrough

June 10, 2010

I cannot wait to play with Allure today!  Do you know why?  …Because I had a super breakthrough with him over the weekend.  He has been such a challenge for me over the years and I’ve learned so much from him as a result and while things are going super on the ground, riding has [...]

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