We Ride Sport and Trail Magazine April 2017 | Page 44

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

small bush and gently turned her around and

around it, expecting her to see there was no

where to go. She never slowed. She was locked

in fear, with her crazy face on.

Then, in desperation, I took hold of the reins in

both hands, and headed her straight for a tall

pine tree. When we ran to it, I said whoa and sat

deep in the saddle. She hit the tree with her

forehead. Then she frantically looked side to

side, and I headed for another, and another, each

time I sat and said whoa. She finally stopped, and

I dismounted.

I walked her back and untacked her. I was amazed

at how much of a Right Brained Extrovert she was.

Right Brain horses can't think, and I had never

seen an extrovert with so much go!! Yes, she had

become crazy because of her experiences. But I

knew that just like people with PTSD (post

traumatic stress disorder), there was a way of

helping her with the right course of action.

My experiences as a Parelli Instructor, and the

individualized help I had received from Linda

Parelli with my Josh mule years before, gave me

lots of strategies. I used 10 or more strategies on

Jewels for several months, but felt I needed more

help. I contacted Linda. She told me to bring

Jewels out for a look.

To be continued...

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Nancy