Events and Clinics
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All clinic are open for registration (except the TX clinic)
Some events are still waiting on location or date confirmation. If the registration button leads to a email, you will be added to the participants list. As soon as the details are confirmed you will receive an email with the details and waiver.
If you would like to mail in registration for any event, use this printable Sign Up Form
You can pay your deposit or registration fees here. Make sure you add in the description which clinic your funds are going too.
Lessons
PRIVATE LESSONS - $85 PER HOUR
One-on-one instruction tailored for you and your horse.
SEMI-PRIVATE LESSON - $60 PER HOUR, PER STUDENT
This is a great opportunity for couples, friends, or play groups who have similar interests, roadblocks or goals. A group dynamic offers unique peer-learning, accountability and the chance to experience a variety of Horsenalities and Humanalities.
WORKSHOP - $150 PER PARTICIPANT, $20 PER AUDITOR
Workshops are a great opportunity to focus on a specific topic or technique within a group setting. Tool handling techniques, horseless simulations and hands on horsemanship. Workshops are 3 hours long and require a minimum of six participants.
Topics:
- Intro to The Seven Games
- OnLine Patterns
- Freestyle Patterns
- Beginning Finesse
- Success on the Trail
- Beginning Liberty
- Advancing Liberty
- Carrot Stick Riding
Prices are based on Portland and surrounding areas. I would be happy to drive further out, however there will be a minimum booked hours. Those hour can be divided up among multiple participates. Hour minimum depends on the distance travelled.
Advancing Horsemanship Clinic
Rancho Ruiz, Gilroy, CA
March 4rd- 5th
Online 7 games, communication, making a game of it!
Tune up your Freestyle. Yields, back up, sideways, carrot stick riding, bridle less!
Build confidence, online and freestyle with obstacles.
Riding with contact. Fluidity, bend, balance and contact
Advancing Clinic 3++
Location TBA- Washington State
April 1st-2nd, 2017
Online 7 games, communication, making a game of it!
Tune up your Freestyle. Yields, back up, sideways, carrot stick riding, bridle less!
Build confidence, online and freestyle with obstacles.
Riding with contact. Fluidity, bend, balance and contact
One day Intensive Horsemanship (POSTPONED)
SCCHA Santa Cruz, CA
Here we’ll focus on developing more mental connection with our horses - stronger than any lead rope, learning how to help bring out your horses play drive and puzzle solving skills. In the saddle we’ll follow the same important keys adding emotional collection with relaxation and progressing your understanding of feel & timing - getting the message to your horses feet for a true understanding.
Focus on Freestyle and Finesse
With Sandi Parker
Rancho Ruiz, Gilroy, CA
June 1st-4th
4 days of non- stop riding. Advancing freestyle riding and developing the calm collected horse. We will be asking for more connection through refining communication asking for more flexion and suppleness in all zones. Teaching the horse to stretch and relax in the walk, trot and canter. Transitions including leads and lead changes; patterns that will help you get the lead you want; refining carrot stick riding and lots more. As an extra bonus, we will also be introducing the cutting simulator to give our horses some purpose.
BASP Camp
SCCHA, Graham Hill Show Grounds, Santa Cruz, CA
Date: July 20th- 23rd
Workshops
Friday
*9- noon
Porcupine game- Lead by a….No bad place to hang a
rope off a horse.
*2-5pm
Zone 5 driving
Saturday
*9- noon
Ride Like a leader: Learning how to get control of
your horses’s feet.
*2-5pm
Finesse - Training sequence - Exercises to build
confidence in contact for your horse
Sunday Parelli Games
Available for Private Lessons Thursday and Sunday
2 One Day Clinics - Basics to FUNdamentals
Location Cornelius, OR
August 4th & 5th
Saturday -Level 1+ Group will be focused "OnLine" (with the horses on 12 foot ropes) and developing skills on the ground to prepare for riding safely and take the student on to putting to purpose all of the rope and tool handling. The 7 games will be taught and a basic understanding of all 7 will occur.
Sunday - Level 2/3 OnLine, Liberty and FreeStyle will be included in this class. The OnLine portion will use 22 foot ropes to add distance and additional safety. This class can also include Liberty Catch me games, Intro to Carrot Stick riding and intro to transitions all the way to cantering. Each rider has the flexibility to do what they are confident doing. Every class is structured to be as safe as possible and lots of fun.
5 Day Super Clinic with Houston Mounted Police
This is a closed class for the Houston Mounted Police
October 6th - 10th
Custom Camp
With Tina Giordano
Rancho Ruiz, Gilroy, CA
October 7th-10th
This 4 Day Custom Camp is designed to help you reach your individual goals and improve your partnership between you and your horse. This is an all levels camp. Taught by 2, 4 Star Senior Parelli Instructors and Horse Development Specialists. Space is limited to 16 spots. This camp is acustomizable learning experience! Set your goals, pick your focus, choose the workshops that you want and need for you and your horse. The small group atmosphere will allow students who are just getting started in Level 1 to students who are working on their level 4 the time and attention to succeed. What ever the goals and challenges you will get the help and tools that you need to take you horsemanship to the next level.
Advancing Horsemanship 3++
Location TBA- Washington State
November 4th & 5th
All Savvy's will be included which means Liberty
Catch me games, increasing the challenges while at Liberty, asking for more connection through
refining communication asking for more flexion and suppleness in all zones. Teaching the horse
to stretch and relax in the walk, trot and canter. Transitions including leads and lead changes;
patterns that will help you get the lead you want; refining carrot stick riding and lots more. Each
rider has the flexibility to do what they are confident doing. Every class is structured to be as
safe as possible and lots of fun.