Focus Fun Fail

November 27, 2021Posted inFancy, Flying Change, Parelli
Today was a "Liberty" day.  I decided there was not enough afternoon time to do both liberty and ride. I do have the challenge of the Parelli audition for Level 4 Liberty.  Time to get serious. Fancy is in a short time training period with the great Erin Patterson.  There happens to be a wonderful round pen at the stable which is the perfect size for our Liberty required tasks.  All four Level 4 Parelli auditions require flying lead changes.  Fancy can do the liberty flying lead changes with her…

Prior and Proper Performance Prevents Piss Poor Performance

August 27, 2021Posted inFancy, Parelli, Sweetie
This is a Pat Parelli sentence.  Understanding this very well, I prepared for Sweetie's trailer loading to get to vet for her dentistry appt.  Fancy and Sweetie will be riding together, but Fancy is in training with Erin.  I took the first "prior and proper step.  I haltered Sweetie and led her out of her pasture.  Sweetie has one eye.  She lost one eye to cancer and also had an operation on her rear end to remove cancer Both were successful.  I do nothing with Sweetie except feed her.  I…

Swan Lake with Susan and Fancy

June 24, 2021Posted inFancy, Flying Change, Parelli, Swan Lake
The evil witch hates the royal family. She searches for the young woman whose destiny is to marry the Cowboy Prince. The witch finds the princess and casts an evil spell on her.  The future princess is turned into a SWAN!  The future princess wanders around and finds her lake (a blue tarp). Is the future princess destined to remain a swan, dragging her lake everywhere? The Cowboy Prince, future king, cares nothing about royal bloodlines.  He wants true love.  He decides to search for his future beloved in the countryside.…

Fancy is a Star Mishmash of Dave Ellis Clinic

April 15, 2020Posted inFancy, Parelli
HI’m starting to write notes of all the devious, tricky difficult evil maneuvers, plus horse history: Dave meeting Pat amazing story; difference between English and Western riding is war; difference between Texas cowboys and California cowboys; riding offense or defense sidepass or leg yield or turn the hindquarters; ride halfway across arena with feel, turn reins loose and canter the rest of the way; hindquarter turn, back up alternating steps; lead change exercise- California roll rein feel, one rein shorter, leg yield and canter; three strides to get canter, give…

Earn Cisco’s Heart

July 26, 2016Posted inCISCO, Parelli
If you are a Parelli person, many unParelli people think you are certifiable. If you follow the quest, you are still OK to be with other people. We are not dangerous. The Levels program in Parelli is like the black belt kind of thing in Judo. You don't get the black belt unless you live the black belt. It becomes your life. I need Cisco to worship me and want to do what I ask of him. I want his heart. If I have his heart, I will have everything…

Saddling Rules

July 2, 2016Posted inAmazon book, Parelli, Sage
In the Parelli world, a people training program, we learn many rules that keep us safe with horses; rules that might save our lives or from injury. There are many safety basic rules for saddling a horse and mounting a horse.. In the original Level 1 test, saddling and mounting were tasks included in the test. In my first book, Susan FoxTrotter, I told the story about my sad, unsuccessful mounting task. There I lie in the dirt looking up at a very concerned David Lichman. I said, "Did I…