journey with me! I will be updating frequently via phone starting today. Join me & please buckle in!
Tuesday, October 12, 2010
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Monday, October 4, 2010
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Change of Seasons, Acceptance, Circumstances and Lives
Hello Friends,
Nov. 27 (28)th - Parents, Ed and Tonya, should be heading down to pick me up and break at Disney World for Thanksgiving.
Will be home and resting until take-off in January of 13 or 14, 2011. Externship should start on January 15 of 2011.
The weather has blessed us with a cool breeze to temper down our stress and the heat that the wretched summer brought us these months past. I am watching the trees being caressed by the wind, as the water of our beautiful lake dances with the reflection of the equestrian partners above, grazing peacefully on the green foliage below. How wonderful the change of seasons are to the inhabitants of earth, the outsiders of the business world, the horse lovers... those who would rather endure the natural elements, instead of the comforts of artificial temperatures of the home. Change brings so many things to our life, such as joy, happiness, sadness, confusion, adaptability, learning, flexibility, chances, new beginnings or drawn-out ends. But change, is inevitable... "Change is the only constant factor in life." Thank goodness for it, it keeps life exciting, worth living. It grows us in character and makes us who we are, hopefully for the better.
Christian Helms and Doc, playing at Dan Thompson Clinic
Photographs courtesy of Aaron Tomblin
I love change because it causes me to become a stronger and better person. Through change I have grown, especially through these past few months. Having been teaching more, focusing on equine care and barn management, stuffing my brain with as much Parelli materials and basic to advanced horse knowledge, learning to manage and take care of a home, fulfilling responsibilities I don't want to fulfill... becoming a busier and more responsible person with these horses, is one of the most joyful responsibilities I have ever fulfilled. Mucking stalls, feeding, grooming, cleaning, sweeping, pulling weeds, coordinating clinics, doing paperwork, managing 10 horses hooves as a farrier, teaching lessons, teaching horses, watching miracles happen every day... what a WONDERFUL job.
At the moment I am doing this and much more as I prepare for my expedition to the Parelli Florida campus, my mind is doing flips! But the journey is the most fulfilling part, I am enjoying this time of preparation... it is causing me to grow. Sundance seems to be the healthiest and most beautiful he has been in years, his attitude towards me has been totally different since I have been working with Dan Thompson the past few months. I have been introduced to a different Sundance than I knew before, I do not have a punk at the end of my rope but instead I have another "Mariah" at the end of my rope. He seems confident, but if you push him around instead of asking he will get upset because he does not want to be "wrong". I do the same thing, I get angry or upset when I am wrong, because my intentions are nothing but for the best and I always strive for perfection. When I get something wrong, I get angry at myself. Sundance somewhat is coming from that same position too, he offers so much to me, I just need to learn to ask and pick up on what he is offering me.
Mariah Helms and Aamira listening to overview of the day at Dan Thompson Clinic.
The clinic was very exciting, amazing changes were made in horses and even MORE SO with people! The experience was one I will never forget, and changed MANY peoples lives for the better. Lives will not be the same, and I look forward to seeing the fruits of our labor in the future! I also look forward to seeing how the relationships with my horses change, I am starting to see a dramatic difference!
Photographs courtesy of Aaron Tomblin
Hopefully I will be able to enjoy one more lesson with Dan before I leave for Florida. Here is my current plan and schedule for my departure to Florida, this list includes my friend and traveling partner, Sarah, who is coming down from WAY up north in Massachusetts. She will be taking classes with me in Florida, which I am very excited about.
Oct. 28th - Sarah pulls in with horse and trailer to our home to rest.
Oct. 29th - Sarah and I leave early AM to head to house in Reddick, FL, 10. Will arrive later afternoon.
Oct. 30th - Open house at Parelli Campus, going to see the sights.
Oct. 31st - Settle more into house, get needed items, prepare horses and let them settle in.
Nov. 1st - Check in time between 9:00 am - 12:00 PM... Settle horses in on campus, unload tack and park trailers. Class starts at 1:00 PM.
Nov.1st - 26th - Fast Track class! Got to get my big girl pants on and get ready for some whip cracking!
Oct. 29th - Sarah and I leave early AM to head to house in Reddick, FL, 10. Will arrive later afternoon.
Oct. 30th - Open house at Parelli Campus, going to see the sights.
Oct. 31st - Settle more into house, get needed items, prepare horses and let them settle in.
Nov. 1st - Check in time between 9:00 am - 12:00 PM... Settle horses in on campus, unload tack and park trailers. Class starts at 1:00 PM.
Nov.1st - 26th - Fast Track class! Got to get my big girl pants on and get ready for some whip cracking!
Nov. 27 (28)th - Parents, Ed and Tonya, should be heading down to pick me up and break at Disney World for Thanksgiving.
Will be home and resting until take-off in January of 13 or 14, 2011. Externship should start on January 15 of 2011.
Without a doubt, I am very busy and excited about this upcoming trip and look forward to seeing how I will mature and the person I will become because of this rare opportunity. I am very much looking forward to seeing all the familiar faces at Pat's ranch and catching up with some of the people I love so dearly! I will feel right at home, as I did last February and cannot wait to show my appreciation by giving them all that I have. I am ecstatic to see where this takes me, and how many people and horses will be changed through it. I only pray I will get everything right!
Thursday, August 26, 2010
RE. DAN THOMPSON 3* Parelli Professional coming to CHARLLOTE, NC
Hello Friends!
SEE ATTACHMENT FOR MORE INFORMATION!
Dan Thompson, 3 Star Parelli Professional, is coming to Mariah Helms' Facility "Patch of Heaven Stables".
Located in the south Charlotte area of North Carolina, town of Wingate, NC. Located on 40 acres of Parelli paradise, packed with play grounds, arenas, trails, peaceful pastures and serene open barn for your horses to enjoy, overnight pasture and stall boarding available. Nice hotels and restaurants located just 10 minutes away from our little equestrian paradise on earth.
Sept 11 - 12, 2010, two days full and packed with endless savvy and FUN for you and your horse! Playing with advanced Levels 2 and 3.
Register soon to save your spot for this education vacation get-away! Lunch will be provided and catered by a local family owned business, so bring a couple of bucks to enjoy a gourmet meal when you break from a blast-packed morning of savvy.
Please contact Mariah Helms at mariahhelms@hotmail.com or 704.499.1106 ASAP to reserve your spot! Please do not hesitate to ask any questions!
Yours Naturally,
Mariah Helms
Thursday, August 5, 2010
Don't You Wonder Where We've Been? Around the World and Back Again!
Hello Savvy Family,
I have had absolute blast lately, as TONS of events have been tossed my way and I caught them with complete and utmost energy and enthusiasm.
I will start with Wednesday, of two weeks ago. I heard Dan and Gretchen Thompson, 3 Star Parelli Professionals, were MOVING to North Carolina, only about 3 hours away. That got this innate introvert moving, I was totally ecstatic to say the LEAST! As I had been needing help with the infamous fabulous Fabio (Sundance), for almost a year and a half now. (I just recently finished High School (SHEW!), you know how terribly torturous and tying-down that can be. So NOW that I am FREE, I can have as much time as available to Parelli and studying with professionals.) I called their coordinator ASAP, (about as fast as my hand could get to my cell phone in my wranglers!) and had Dan come to my place in two days. He came, and hit off straight away! I learned a boat load about focus, and teaching your horse to find YOUR focus... did you know that my focus was, well, NOT there?! I had none! No wonder why Sundance's middle finger was so ripped and buffed! DUH.
Time for a BFO...
Ha ha ha...
(Blinding Flash of the Obvious!)
Anyway, we played online creating somewhat of a focus on my part for an hour and a half. One of my favorite quotes of Dan... "There are two ways a horse can play: 1)With you OR 2) Without you!" The big question is, can you get him to play WITH you? Without forcing it on him, but by causing it to become HIS idea. Because of course! YOU think your idea is better! Is it not? Don't YOU have the best ideas ever? I don't think so, I think I do... well, so does your horse. He thinks his ideas are the best in the whole entire universe!... Darn IT!... Yeah, well I thought the same thing...
BUT
We can cause our ideas to become theirs, and sometimes their idea is just as good... because with the ugly comes the beautiful. We can take what they offer as feedback, and grow from it... and make something beautiful from it.
In other words, I had a blast.
As for my sessions afterwards, I can't say enough. The best I have had, in the LEAST, the last two years. I am jumping out of my shoes to say the least, Sundance has never been so sticky to me in forever... never been so attentive. My arrows are multiplying in my quiver during and after every session, and I have never been so thrilled in so long! Today was the first time in years that I had a lesson, and I wanted to go BACK outside and play again. I beg to God that this is not a momentary phase, but only the beautiful beginning to the end of our rut. The beginning of me becoming a more self-sufficient and savvy horsewoman.
We put Sundance up, and spent another hour and a half playing with Aamira. She is the model of a Left-Brained Extrovert, and you add some extra spunk of being a little yearling... she is a bundle of GO! PLAY! FREE! I have never had a lot of time with this specific horsenality, so I had a blast learning about how the horsenality works a little more and how to keep them occupied and obedient.
I also was blessed enough to audit a three day clinic with them, Friday through Sunday. Friday consisted of Advanced Liberty Skills and Young Horse Development. Saturday and Sunday consisted of Beginning Level 1 and Advanced Level 2/3. I learned quite a bit from the Liberty class, was very much entertained by the young horse class, loved watching the fist light bulbs of the beginners class and quite a few pages of notes from the advanced levels class! I always love meeting new Parelli people, and thoroughly enjoyed meeting new people and creating ties that will bind forever. The individuals at Parelli clinics, true Parelli students, have such an amazing and different feel to them... I love the atmosphere, I can't explain it. And to be a part of it, is also unexplainable.
Yesterday, Wednesday, I traveled to Stokesdale, North Carolina for a day at Camp Carefree trimming and shoeing horses with Brandon Crew and a couple more of the Healthy Stride farriers and enthusiasts. We had horses flying in an out of the barn like popcorn in a movie theater! I learned so much and absolutely loved being there trimming and helping, talking and growing with the fabulous group. Discoveries are made every day, and doing that with people you treasure is incomparable. Spending a lifetime with horses, totally engulfed and dedicated, is most definitely a life worth living... a battle worth fighting. Changing lives in the mean time, that is a total plus!
I am back home now, sore and tired from all the traveling, but so hopeful and excited about what is ahead. I feel like I don't have enough time left now between the time I have to leave for Florida in less than 3 months, for my career with Parelli. I have discovered so much, and I am so thankful to my Father above for that incredible blessing! Please stay tuned for more updates, pictures of the above happenings will be coming soon! I am trying to get a clinic coordinate for D&G Thompson here at my facility... even if that does not work out, I will have one of them here once a month working with me until I leave for Parelli University.
Keep me in your thoughts and prayers, as I have an extreme friendly game coming up. This time, the trick's on me. Let's just keep it safe and say that a nice oral surgeon is going to partner up and dance with my wisdom teeth this Monday morning, at 8:30 am. I will have all next week off, so I will be dozing on and off and relaxing... recouping, I am hoping, will go well and regenerate me for my next spurt of savvy!
Until next time...
Mariah Helms
I have had absolute blast lately, as TONS of events have been tossed my way and I caught them with complete and utmost energy and enthusiasm.
I will start with Wednesday, of two weeks ago. I heard Dan and Gretchen Thompson, 3 Star Parelli Professionals, were MOVING to North Carolina, only about 3 hours away. That got this innate introvert moving, I was totally ecstatic to say the LEAST! As I had been needing help with the infamous fabulous Fabio (Sundance), for almost a year and a half now. (I just recently finished High School (SHEW!), you know how terribly torturous and tying-down that can be. So NOW that I am FREE, I can have as much time as available to Parelli and studying with professionals.) I called their coordinator ASAP, (about as fast as my hand could get to my cell phone in my wranglers!) and had Dan come to my place in two days. He came, and hit off straight away! I learned a boat load about focus, and teaching your horse to find YOUR focus... did you know that my focus was, well, NOT there?! I had none! No wonder why Sundance's middle finger was so ripped and buffed! DUH.
Time for a BFO...
Ha ha ha...
(Blinding Flash of the Obvious!)
Anyway, we played online creating somewhat of a focus on my part for an hour and a half. One of my favorite quotes of Dan... "There are two ways a horse can play: 1)With you OR 2) Without you!" The big question is, can you get him to play WITH you? Without forcing it on him, but by causing it to become HIS idea. Because of course! YOU think your idea is better! Is it not? Don't YOU have the best ideas ever? I don't think so, I think I do... well, so does your horse. He thinks his ideas are the best in the whole entire universe!... Darn IT!... Yeah, well I thought the same thing...
BUT
We can cause our ideas to become theirs, and sometimes their idea is just as good... because with the ugly comes the beautiful. We can take what they offer as feedback, and grow from it... and make something beautiful from it.
In other words, I had a blast.
As for my sessions afterwards, I can't say enough. The best I have had, in the LEAST, the last two years. I am jumping out of my shoes to say the least, Sundance has never been so sticky to me in forever... never been so attentive. My arrows are multiplying in my quiver during and after every session, and I have never been so thrilled in so long! Today was the first time in years that I had a lesson, and I wanted to go BACK outside and play again. I beg to God that this is not a momentary phase, but only the beautiful beginning to the end of our rut. The beginning of me becoming a more self-sufficient and savvy horsewoman.
We put Sundance up, and spent another hour and a half playing with Aamira. She is the model of a Left-Brained Extrovert, and you add some extra spunk of being a little yearling... she is a bundle of GO! PLAY! FREE! I have never had a lot of time with this specific horsenality, so I had a blast learning about how the horsenality works a little more and how to keep them occupied and obedient.
I also was blessed enough to audit a three day clinic with them, Friday through Sunday. Friday consisted of Advanced Liberty Skills and Young Horse Development. Saturday and Sunday consisted of Beginning Level 1 and Advanced Level 2/3. I learned quite a bit from the Liberty class, was very much entertained by the young horse class, loved watching the fist light bulbs of the beginners class and quite a few pages of notes from the advanced levels class! I always love meeting new Parelli people, and thoroughly enjoyed meeting new people and creating ties that will bind forever. The individuals at Parelli clinics, true Parelli students, have such an amazing and different feel to them... I love the atmosphere, I can't explain it. And to be a part of it, is also unexplainable.
Yesterday, Wednesday, I traveled to Stokesdale, North Carolina for a day at Camp Carefree trimming and shoeing horses with Brandon Crew and a couple more of the Healthy Stride farriers and enthusiasts. We had horses flying in an out of the barn like popcorn in a movie theater! I learned so much and absolutely loved being there trimming and helping, talking and growing with the fabulous group. Discoveries are made every day, and doing that with people you treasure is incomparable. Spending a lifetime with horses, totally engulfed and dedicated, is most definitely a life worth living... a battle worth fighting. Changing lives in the mean time, that is a total plus!
I am back home now, sore and tired from all the traveling, but so hopeful and excited about what is ahead. I feel like I don't have enough time left now between the time I have to leave for Florida in less than 3 months, for my career with Parelli. I have discovered so much, and I am so thankful to my Father above for that incredible blessing! Please stay tuned for more updates, pictures of the above happenings will be coming soon! I am trying to get a clinic coordinate for D&G Thompson here at my facility... even if that does not work out, I will have one of them here once a month working with me until I leave for Parelli University.
Keep me in your thoughts and prayers, as I have an extreme friendly game coming up. This time, the trick's on me. Let's just keep it safe and say that a nice oral surgeon is going to partner up and dance with my wisdom teeth this Monday morning, at 8:30 am. I will have all next week off, so I will be dozing on and off and relaxing... recouping, I am hoping, will go well and regenerate me for my next spurt of savvy!
Until next time...
Mariah Helms
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