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This Week at Parelli...The Royal Show 2008UK Celebration NewsMary Ann Kennedy releases new CD!Fluidity II-Finesse Course PhotosLe Trec PlaydayParelli MasterclassSailing Smart Breeding Contracts Now Available

Each Week...Question of the WeekSee Pat and Linda in JulyUK Celebration with Pat and LindaCourses at the Parelli Centers RFD-tvLicensed Parelli Professionals

Discovering the secret truths about horses Pat realized where his destiny lay, but what sort of man would he have to become to changethe world...? Find out on Saturday July 12th on RFD-TV. Click Here to

see a preview of Zero to Hero.

See Pat and Linda

This Weekend!

2008 USA TourJuly 12-13, 2008

Madison, WI Alliant Energy Center

Veteran's Memorial Center

Highlights from the Denver, CO Tour Stop If you have trouble viewing this clip CLICK HERE


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Parelli UK CelebrationAugust 9-10, 2008

Birmingham UK NEC Arena

Would you like to help us spread the word in the UK?We have flyers and posters of all sizes available. Email us [email protected], with "UK Celebration Posters" in the subject

heading and we will send you your supply to post in your favourite feed store, saddlery, livery and riding centre.

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Travel to the UK Celebration with other Parelli

Students!

Belgian and Dutch Parellistudents are also very anxiouswith the exciting program for the2008 NEC Parelli Celebration.There's no better way than tomake the trip across the channelin close company with otherenthusiastic Parelli students toget even more inspired. TheBelgian PNH Booking Office isagain organizing the successfulbus and hotel arrangement foronly € 158! Pick-up spots areAmsterdam, Utrecht, Antwerpand Gent. The bus will alsoshuttle between the hotel andthe NEC. Seats are limited, sohurry to book yours:[email protected]

UK Birmingham Celebration

Join us for the Parelli Celebration at the NEC Birmingham on 9-10 August 2008 to witness a mesmerising performance by Pat and Linda Parelli. Learn life-changing techniquesto improve your understanding of your horse and build a strong relationship, whether you ride for pleasure or for competition.

If you would like to reserve tickets contact the ticket factory on 0871 945 6000 or on-line at www.theticketfactory.com If you have any questions please call us at the UK office on 0800 023 4813

UK Celebration Translations Available!

You can now order your headset for simultaneous translation of the event in French, Italian and

QUESTIONI have a 16-year-old Left-Brain Introvert Quarter Horse. He is my first horse and I have had him for eight years. We have completed Level 1 together and have begun on Level 2. I have recently retired and have now been able to spend playtime with him each morning. I try to vary what we do still playing with communication and savvy. He does well with food incentive. The past several days, my horse has been challenging me more relative to leadership, or so it has appeared to me: attempting to bite (sometimes making contact), throwing his head, bucking, running past me and then coming back to stand looking at me. I do not know if this has anything to do with our other horse who is currently experiencing tender feet due to the abundant wet weather and wet pasture conditions here in our area and he is jealous of the attention I am giving the other horse, or if he is genuinely challenging my leadership due to the now increased amount of time we spend together. I am continuing to play with him as normal and deal with issues as they crop up -- stopping what he is going to do before he does it and channel that behavior in another direction or, in the case of biting, back him up out of my space before he even thinks of making contact. Thank you for your help. - Marilyn

ANSWERLeft Brain horses are SO interesting! Here's the thing to know about them...they are confident, smart, and they are NOT looking for a leader. So the more you want to do with this horse, as in advance, the greater your leadership skills need to become.

For sure he is challenging your leadership and he's calling the shots, and what makes it even more challenging is that you're playing at liberty. The fact that he can run past you, run up to you when he wants, get close enough to nip tells me that he is in control and he's doing what he wants... it may be in a playful way, but it's risky when you are not the leader.

The best thing to do with a Left-Brain horse is drive him away, especially Zone 1. This means get his Zone 1 busy... send him to things, and if you are at liberty keep chasing him away until his expression changes to a more submissive one and he 'asks' if he can come to you rather than just arriving when he wants.

Sometimes this feels hard to do because you really want your horse to come to you, but it needs to be on your terms otherwise your horse is the leader, and that's not healthy. It needs to be a 51:49 arrangement and you need to have the 51%!

When horses play dominance games you'll notice that the dominant horse is the one that can move the others away and around, and he does not let them come close to him until he knows they have accepted the number two position. You'll be amazed at how this will work for you too and how much nicer he'll become. All he's doing is taking the lead and if you continue to allow it, it will get worse... and it's not that he hates you or anything, he's just doing what horses do: jostling for position, and the Left-Brain horse is much more


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inclined to do this. Right-Brain horses are looking for a leader who can help them feel safe... but that's not your horse!

Of the Four Savvys, Liberty and Finesse are the two most complex things to do with a horse and until your relationship is better I would not be playing at Liberty, but rehearsing for it by getting very good OnLine. You can still use the food incentives, but it must be balanced with obedience and respect for your leadership. Using the Seven Games with obstacles when playing on the ground gives you a plan so you can direct your horse with a variety of ideas instead of just doing mindless circles.

One last thing... what you are calling 'jealousy' is really just dominance. Once again, he's calling the shots and organizing the herd, and you are part of his herd. That needs to change. He has to be part of your herd.

The Royal Show is a Success!

The energy was buzzing Thursday morning as we opened up the Parelli office & Marquee for the 2008 Royal Show.

The Royal Show attracted over 99,000 people and our team of Parelli Volunteers put in a fantastic effort of sharing the Parelli message with show goers & that Pat & Linda will be at the NEC August 9-10.

We had four demonstrations with horses in the Grand Ring and seven information presentations in our marquee on Horsenalities & Seven Games. A big Thank you to Rob McAuliffe for leading the Parelli Team here in the UK before, during and after the event. Thank you also to the Royal Show Savvy Team and Carmen Smith for presenting over the four days.

A huge THANK YOU to all the wonderful volunteers, Angela Monk, Jo Hatch, Kara Thompson, Vicky Craig, Lyn and Katie Ward, Jenny Beynon, Tony Gooch, Elly Robb, Lee Palmer, Alison Jones, Victoria Crofton-Wadham, Lyla Cansfield, Jody Ruysen, James Roberts, Rachael Morland and Michael Grohmann, who gave 110% of their energy & time out of their busy schedule to be the face of Parelli here at the Royal Show for 2008.

Le Trec Playday

Thank you Pat and Linda! Priorand proper preparation prevented p... poor performance (and accidents!) and allowed our horses to enjoy the day as much as we did! This was the first Le Trec dayfor most of us and our horses. Butthanks to the Parelli program, the obstacles that proved very challenging for many of the normal riders were interesting puzzles for our Parelli horses. It was greatseeing people approach and retreat as necessary and also to see horses that previously would have gone RB beserk, being relaxed partners. The first half ofthe day was spent playing with the obstacles and tasks and slowest canter, fastest walk. Thenafter a short rest it was off through the gorgeous Totara Park for the orienteering stage. Our group was unique, as we stuck together and waited when someone needed to get off for a while and we made up our own fun


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along the way, putting feet on tree stumps etc. A big thank you fromour horses ....Neo, Tai, Jimmy, Dancer and Jazz. -Phyllisann

Parelli Masterclass on Horse and Country TV

Tuesdays and Thursdays at 7.30PM on Sky Channel 280. Yourchance to see the director's cut of the Parelli Masterclass, including new footage never shown before! Take this opportunity to see extended versions of the INCREDIBLE Parelli Masterclass series on Horse and Country TV.

Parelli Masterclass — Way More Than Riding Episode 5 Pat Parelli reveals his architecture for natural horsemanship andproves it by performing an amazing display of horsemanship on his horse Magic, and transforms a scared horse into a potential show jumper. Incredible TV.

Parelli Masterclass — Way More Than Riding Episode 6In this remarkable final episode of the fantastic Masterclass series,Pat Parelli mounts and rides a wild horse transformed into a partner and Linda Parelli teams with her wonder horse, Remmer, to perform breathtaking dressage moves bareback and bridleless. Linda's demonstration of fluid riding is incomparable. Amazing TV!

Mary Ann Kennedy does it again... her new CD "The Rhythm of The Ride" is wonderful. Greatmessages, great melodies, great rhythms. Some of my personalfavorites are: The Rhythm of theRide, Hoofprints On My Heart, Mirror Mirror, Heart In Your Hands, Horsenality and The Language Of Love... okay, that's almost all of them! You can lookforward to hearing them at Parelli events, tour highlights, etc. -Linda Parelli

Order your CD NOW!www.maryannkennedy.comwww.parellicollection.com


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Parelli: Zero to Hero Part 2. Thisamazing film reveals how cowboy Pat Parelli has revolutionized horsemanship worldwide. Catch RFD-TV on DISH Channel 231 and DirecTV Channel 379.

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