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Linda Parelli to Headline 2012 Horse & Soul World TourImagine
a pitch-black arena filled with thousands of antsy spectators. Every one of you
is standing up, breathing, waiting. As the music rises, it launches the 2012
Horse & Soul Parelli World Tour. Drumbeats fill your chest and the
hair stands up on your arms. Out of the darkness bursts not a mustached cowboy,
but a petite, blond woman with high black boots and dressage saddle. With a
massive chestnut Hanoverian by her side, she sails across the arena waving to
4,000 cheering spectators and smiles. This
is Pat’s better half. And this is her tour. Linda
Parelli is a student and a seeker who has pushed her own horsemanship in order
to be a conduit of inspiration for others. For the 2012 Horse & Soul Tour,
she will harvest two decades of passionate devotion to natural horsemanship and
pour it out on fans in eleven US cities. Perhaps
because of her persistence, Linda Parelli is now widely considered one of
horsemanship’s finest communicators. As the most dedicated student of the
system that bears her husband’s name, Linda Parelli is celebrated for her
intuitive coaching which she delivers with wit, compassion and kindness. “Linda
is the hardest worker I know,” said her husband Pat Parelli who will teach
alongside her during the 2012 Horse & Soul Tour. “Her passion as an
educator is reaching a fever pitch and I don’t think anyone has experienced
even the tip of what she has to offer.” Because
of her dressage background and the diversity of her students, the 2012 Horse
& Soul tour will encompass both English and Western disciplines. It will
feature the now-famous Seven Games™ that are the foundation of Parelli system.
Tips for fool-proofing lead changes and instruction on Pat’s notion of
Horsenality™, a concept which Linda developed and communicates with zeal,
round out the weekend events. “Her
work in horsenality, rider posture, contact and collection is pioneering a new
frontier in horsemanship. These topics apply to any rider, regardless of
discipline,” Pat Parelli said. In
perennial collaboration, Linda and her horses don’t just perform at tour
stops, they captivate. Surprises are embraced and then sorted with the
intelligence and precision available only to those who have spent long hours
earning them. Watching Linda engage her dressage horses in an extended trot or
in a series of flying lead changes, impels her students to come up higher; to
work harder, to learn more, to grow. But
best of all, those who know her will tell you, Linda Parelli is funny. At
a demonstration once, Linda trotted past a capacity crowd on her Dutch Warmblood
Remmer and, mildly annoyed with her bouncing sunglasses, took them off and
winged them into the audience. “That
wasn’t an Elvis thing,” she said. “I want those back.” The
crowd laughed and cheered its approval for the woman many people in the
horsemanship world consider, bigger than Elvis. But
the beautiful thing about Linda Parelli is that no matter how big the venue or
how bright the star, the relationship with the horse is always paramount. And
that is the very essence of the 2012 Tour. Admission
to the 2012 Horse & Soul Parelli World Tour is $25 in advance and includes
admission for both days. Parelli Members can receive up to seven free tickets.
For more information or to purchase tickets parellihorseandsoul.com
or 855-PARELLI. Feb
11-12 Feb
25-26 March
30-Apr1 May
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May
19-20 June
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July
21-22 Oct
13-14 Oct
27-28 Dec
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Dec
8-9
The Parelli Program and The Parelli Natural Horse Training Method combines in-depth equine psychology and common sense communication techniques into the ultimate recipe for horse and rider success. It allows horse owners at all levels of experience (from trail rider to Olympic level Dressage rider) to achieve success without force, partnership without dominance and harmony without coercion. Our wider goal is to help create a better world for horses and the people who love them through the non-profit Parelli Foundation. We hope you will become a Parelli Natural Horsemanship Member, and join us in this noble goal.
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