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!
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Pressure motivates, but it's releasing when you get points that teaches a horse. For the rest of her life, she will remember our lessons. Now Fergie has the potential to become a great saddle horse one day because of her understanding and acceptance of people's desire for speed control.
It was exciting to see the changes in
her behavior! She was getting so
curious and wanted to come to me.
Emotionally she was showing me,
with her head down, licking her lips,
3 points, that she didn't need to run
away from me, and it was safe to stop.
Mentally, she was learning to respond
and follow my suggestion to move
forward while blowing out through
her nostrils, a sign of relaxation and
another 3 points! Whatever she did,
stop or go, it was a good deal for her.
When I got points from her, she got
smiles from me!
Before long, Fergie accepted me, my tools, and the halter, so I attached the lead rope and asked Fergie to lead up with a small amount of steady pressure on the rope. Taking my time, I then asked her to back up with gentle
pressure on the halter. I repeated the
exercise while looking for points.
More points got her more releases
from my hands, and she progressed
faster and faster with each session.
Within 2 weeks of emotional and
mental training like these
groundwork exercises, Fergie was
leading up well. She could walk, trot,
and canter on my slightest request in
hand and at liberty with a happy look
on her face.
She also could slow, stop, and back up willingly without getting excited, once she understood and accepted my pressure, both emotionally and mentally.