Day 4 Notes - Bit o' Savvy

Parelli Bits and Bridles

November 4, 2010

Questions-

When do you transfer to the Parelli Shank bit? Towards or working in Level 4

What is the use of the cavesson with the western performance bridle set? Is the same concept of the Parelli Cradle bridle

Control > Contact > Engagement

HACKAMORES

Natural Hackamore (H1) Control

H2 Bosal (between H1 and H3) Control in preparation to H3

H3 Regular traditional bosal and hackamore - Control preparing for Contact

SNAFFLES

Comfort Snaffle - 3 piece - control

Confidence Snaffle - 3 piece (learning contact)

Sweet Iron Snaffle/Jeremiah Watt - no contact - control

CONTACT BITS

Cradle Bride

C1 - comfort snaffle piece (tongue pressure) RBE

C2 - more port (more pressure on bars than on tongue) RBI

C3 - wider (less pressure) LB

Points of Contact

- NOSE

- CHIN

- POLL

- BIT

Large rings put more pressure on the mouth and the poll

Small rings on the noseband and chin strap

LATITUDINAL FLEXION VS. LONGITUDINAL FLEXION

LA. FLEX is for bending and control from zone 1 to zone 5 from side to side.

LO. FLEXION is for engagement and contact from zone 1 to zone 5 from topline.

SPADE BIT

B3 (equivalent to C3) and B2 (equivalent to C1/C2) for longitudinal flexion, western performance. B2/3 to be used with romal reins. Weight Ratio is about 5-6 : 1

DOUBLE BRIDLE (2 reins)

Weymouth curb/ shank - longitudinal flexion

Bradon Snaffle - latitudinal flexion

Testing is all over! Regular schedule has resumed.... going to online stations, demos and playtime today. Will show pictures as much as I can! Savvy out! XOXO

Day 3 - Midway

Got done with Liberty tests very early, we are situating our horses and tack for the Finesse testing so we will be properly prepared and ready! Going to grab snacks and the laptop from the truck and hang at the lodge, call about the new Parelli Faetherlite lines... eat, renew our strength! Just RELAX! I love this! We can't wait to do Finesse, today has been so great... and it's not even half way through!

Day Two Events

Playing after Freestyle testing, finished all 12 stations very quick! 3:00 to 5:00 pm. We have the ponies clean and eating hay, stations clean etc. heading to RCC Western Store to get a cap for our heads and a cell phone holder for Sarah's Droid before the store closes. Going to go back to the horses at Parelli and finish currying them, since they'll be dry then, grain them make sure everything is clean and probably clean Sundance's hoof walls off to finish up the polished look and comfort of his hooves. We are expected to continue testing I believe Finesse tomorrow, not sure about Liberty? We'll see soon! Oh, and we'll get supper when we get home! Organic spinach pizza, yum! Stay tuned, I will try my best to update at every possibility.

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Notes from Fast Track - Day 1

Sitting here in the Parelli Lodge during lunch break, enjoying the cool AC and quiet peace... there is no internet at the house so here at the lodge is the only place I can update my blog with extensive characters as my phone can only handle so much!

Straight from my notes!

Breakfast 7:00 to 8:00 am

Lunch 1:00 to 2:00 pm

Supper 6:00 to 7:00 pm

Regular Daily Schedule for Month

8:00 to 11:15 am Exercise time and Focus station

11:30 am to 1:00 pm Demo and Classroom time

LUNCH

2:30 to 3:00 pm and 4:30 to 5:00 pm Afternoon sessions

5:00 pm and on FREE time

Course Outline

Week 1 ~

Catching Game

Online Skills

(Online purpose? *Teach us something

*Teach them something

*Prepare them for something)

Week 2~

Freestyle

Pat gets back from Portugal

Don't make me use the reins for...

*steering

*stopping

Goal is "bridless"

Week 3~

Liberty

Refining Freestyle

Precision Riding

Week 4~

Precision

Core Values of Parelli Natural Horsemanship for Students and Instructors

1. Put the relationship first

2. Be the best me I can be

3. Get it done with a little fun

4. Exceed expectations

5. Embrace never-ending self improvement

6. Do more with less

7. Be humble

8. Keep it natural

That's all! I will share more as time and opportunity allows... I skipped lunch to share notes with you!

FWD:

Sundance and Savannah drinking molasses at Parelli University Florida