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Then he turned too much to the inside, so I corrected again, never losing my focus. I could feel him asking me, “which way?”, so I tweaked my posture a little. With a strong focus and my body set in the correct position, Bingo! A perfect circle without me telling him to stay on it. We both relaxed, and he blew out in relief, as we cantered beautifully in rhythm, reins swinging. It felt wonderful!

It's exciting when things fall into place when we set ourselves and our horses up for success. Pat and Linda prove how powerful horse psychology is. Horses do superbly when taught the psychology that they ‘get to’ perform. They look proud and confident. Riders who are critical of riding well, and follow the sequence of development of horses on the ground and in the saddle, in and out of an arena, are hard to beat. The eager look of 'oh boy, I get to!’ on the horses’ faces is so much better than 'oh, no, I've got to’, any day. Everything is trailer loading….with excellence.

2018 International Instructors Conference and Horsemanship Gallery in Ocala, Florida

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Nancy Slater is a Parelli Professional who has dedicated her life to making the world a better place for horses and the people who love them. Her self-less passion for educating kids as well as demonstrating how a real partnership with your horse can lead to competitive success is what makes Nancy stand out. We could not be more proud to be represented by Nancy as she helps us to teach horse riders, trainers and owners to use love, language and leadership to reach their goals with horses. Thank you Nancy!

Pat and Linda Parelli

“Horsemanship is the perpetual and progressive series of habits and skills that both horses and humans need to become partners.” Pat Parelli