Other than Pat and Linda Parelli, Dave Ellis is one of the two highest premier instructors in the Parelli organization.
We did lot’s of turning (hindquarter and forequarter) …with the human getting in time with the feet. We did lot’s of transition of trotting to a back. We did lot’s of transitions of casual rein to concentrated rein and back to a casual rein. We did partnership riding which is like drill team riding with two or three people.
The instructor always checks everyone out during the exercise. He got me once on something I was doing wrong.
It’s getting close now…
At the end of the day, I was in the barn aisle. The instructor came into the aisle where I was and asked How Old is JR. I replied that he is only 4. The Premier Instructor said,
“Well, he’s as smooth as silk! He’s a very nice horse, Susan.”
This was not in reference to his gait. It was in reference to all the transitions…how his body moved in the correct and timely manner.
Plus, he was as smooth as silk …gait-wise!
JR is the auditor favorite!