It was a Parelli tour event at the Louiseville Fair Grounds. Jenny and Tony had taken Velvet and Sasha to ride when the instructors got to put on their demonstration and were giving lessons from Pat.
We were there the day before getting ready. Getting ready is riding and practicing, as well as bathing. Being Velvet’s owner, I got to be there too and watch. It was quite an honor.
We were all gathered outdoors in a great big open space, suitable for horse back riding. Linda Parelli was sitting on the sidelines watching Pat and some of the other instructors ride. Linda knows me because I have taken a level 2 course with her many years ago in Colorado. I don’t know how she does it, but she always recognizes me and knows me by name.
I was sitting just a little behind her trying to be as quiet as a church mouse. We were watching Jenny and then little four year old Caitlyn ride Velvet.
Linda turned to me with this question: ?Is Velvet just extraordinarily beautiful for a Fox Trotter?” Then she laughed and said that she knew what my answer would be. Velvet’s mom would say, Yes, Velvet is extraordinaly beautiful for a fox trotter.
I laughed too and gave her question a serious think-thru in the small amount of time I had before a reply should be coming out of my mouth.
I thought about all the beautiful fox totters I have met and about Velvet.
I replied, “Velvet is beautiful. Her head is beautiful. She is a beautiful black fox totter. But there are other fox trotters out there that are just as beautiful as she is.”
I’ve mulled over just what causes Velvet to be so extraorindarly beautiful in the eyes of Linda Parelli. Linda has seen just about every kind of beautiful horse in the entire world. Linda thinks Velvet is beautiful.
I have a better answer now. Yes Velvet has a beautiful head and beautiful conformation. She is in great shape and well muscled. She has great tone because when Velvet goes on tour, she has been rode in preparation for the event. The biggest inner aspect that makes her beautiful is her mind. She has been given choices all her life. She has learned to think through requests from humans. I believe her life with the Parelli method has enhanced her great physical beauty. It sets her apart in the horse world!