Parelli Instructor Reference Manual Property of Parelli Dz ULTIMATE OPPORTUNITY dz 1 All contents copyright 1997-2011 by ȈȈǤ It is the intellectual property of Pat Parelli and Par ȈȈǤ No part of this manual or related files may be reproduced, transmitted in any form, by any means (electronic, photocopying, recording, or otherwise) without the written permission of ȈȈ © 1997 Licensed Parelli Professional ȈȈ This manual is designed to help you in developing your own skills to a point of excellence. No manual can substitute for your taking on the mantle of PARELLI and making it your natural style. 2 Introduction Welcome to the Parelli Professional Program. This manual is intended to serve as a guide for you on many fronts: guidelines information advice knowledge PARELLI core values Please keep it in good order and update it as new information is sent to you. This manual is for the personal use of PARELLI Instructors only and cannot be shared or reproduced in any way without the written permission of PARELLI. To do so will mean immediate suspension from the Program. This manual remains the property of PARELLI at all times. All the information contained is the intellectual property of Pat Parelli and Parelli Natural +RUVH0DQ6KLS © Copyright 2009 3 What is Parelli? Parelli is: Dz Ǥdz 4 Parelli Core Values Ȃ Put the Relationship First ͻǁŚĞƚŚĞƌǁŝƚŚLJŽƵƌŚŽƌƐĞ͕ƉĂƌƚŶĞƌ͕ĨĂŵŝůLJ͕ĐŽ-workers, customers, vendors, or business partners ͻƵƐĞŽƉĞŶ͕ŚŽŶĞƐƚΘƌĞƐƉĞĐƚĨƵůůĂŶŐƵĂŐĞ;ŶŽŶ-violent communication) Be the Best Me That I Can Be Be Humble ͻƉƵƌƐƵĞĂƉŽƐŝƚŝǀĞƉĞƌƐpective ͻƐĞƌǀŝĐĞĂďŽǀĞƐĞůĨ ͻďĞŝŵƉĞĐĐĂďůĞǁŝƚŚLJŽƵƌǁŽƌĚ ͻďĞĂŶ͚ĂĐƚŝǀĞƉĂƌĞŶƚ͛ĂŶĚƉƵƚLJŽƵƌĨĂŵŝůLJ͛ƐŶĞĞĚƐďĞĨŽƌĞƚŚĂƚŽĨ ͻďĞƐŽůƵƚŝŽŶĂƌLJ yourselves ͻĚŽŶ͛ƚƚĂŬĞƚŚŝŶŐƐƉĞƌƐŽŶĂůůLJ ͻďĞŝŶĐůƵƐŝǀĞŶŽƚĞdžĐůƵƐŝǀĞ;ŶŽƚĂƵƚŽĐƌĂƚŝĐͿ ͻǀĂůƵĞƐďĞĨŽƌĞŽƵƌĞŐŽƐ Get it Done, with a Little Fun - proposed change ͻďĞŝŶŐĂƵƚŚĞŶƚŝĐĂďŽƵƚ ŚĞůƉŝŶŐƚŚĞǁŽƌůĚĨƌŽŵƚŚĞ͚ƐƉŝƌŝƚ͛ŽĨŚƵŵŝůŝƚLJ (Create Fun with Individuality) ͻĐĞůĞďƌĂƚĞŝŶĚŝǀŝĚƵĂůŝƚLJʹ you are free to be yourself Truth, Transparency & Trust - proposed addition ͻŚĂǀĞĨƵŶĂĐƚŝǀŝƚŝĞƐŽƵƚƐŝĚĞof work without horses sometimes ͻŚŽŶĞƐƚLJ ͻnjĞƌŽŐŽƐƐŝƉ džĐĞĞĚdžƉĞĐƚĂƚŝŽŶƐ͚tKt͛^ĞƌǀŝĐĞ ͻǁŚĞƚŚĞƌLJŽƵĂƌĞĂŶŝŶƐƚƌƵĐƚŽƌŽƌŝŶWĂƌĞůůŝ^ƵƉƉŽƌƚ͕ĂŝŵƚŽĚĞůŝǀĞƌ Keep it Natural - proposed addition more than ͻŝƚ͛ƐĂůŝĨĞƐƚLJůĞĐŚŽŝĐĞ the student or customer expects, everyone is a customer Embrace Never Ending Self-Improvement ͻĨŽƌƵƐŝŶĚŝvidually, as a team and a family ͻŶƵƌƚƵƌĞůĞĂƌŶŝŶŐΘĐŚĂŶŐĞ ͻĞŵďƌĂĐĞŝŵĂŐŝŶĂƚŝŽŶΘĐƌĞĂƚŝǀŝƚLJ ͻĐƌĞĂƚĞƐƵƉƉŽƌƚΘƉƌŽŵŽƚĞŽƉƉŽƌƚƵŶŝƚŝĞƐĨŽƌƉĞƌƐŽŶĂůΘ professional growth Do More With Less ͻŚŽǁĐĂŶǁĞďĞŵŽƌĞĞĨĨŝĐŝĞŶƚΘĞĨĨĞĐƚŝǀĞ ͻǁŽƌŬƐŵĂƌƚĞƌŶŽƚŚĂƌder ͻŚŽǁĐĂŶǁĞďĞƐƚƵƚŝůŝnjĞƚŚĞƌĞƐŽƵƌĐĞƐǁĞŚĂǀĞ 5 The Parelli Image Our aim is to apply this to everything we do, for systems, product development, teamwork, people management, customer service and the development of PARELLI and those associated with it. We ask you to embody these same qualities in your association with us and your customers. Integrity Ȃ Personal and Professional World Class customer service Professional Progressive Supportive Great education systems Great products Great teachers Easy to do Think global, act local. 6 Pat Parelli Pat Parelli never dreamed that his philosophies and teaching approach would one day have such an enormous impact on the horse industry. He began as a rodeo rider, was successful at it for fourteen years, and tried to find life after rodeo by training horses. The answer lay in teaching people instead of training horses Ǥ ǯ trained start slipping backwards when being handled and ridden by people who lacked the expertise to keep them making progress. Several of his customers talked him into giving riding lessons which at ǯ ǡ ǡ Ǥ evident that this was where the answer lay, not in training horses, but in teaching people how to train their own. Dzdz The more Pat taught, the more he realized he had to find ways to get people to be able to learn the Dzdzǡ ǡ ǡ Ǥ positions. So Pat began to develop a system built around much more than just words: he used concepts and tasks and allowed the details to come later. He found that if he could think of imaginative challenges, people would progressively develop the feel, timing and balance it took to be able to do them. Ǥǯ ǯ ǡ ǡ more savǤ ǯǤǡ -people were becoming adept, skilled and confident. Many of our top students started off with difficulties and ǯ ǡ ǯ themselves and developed the savvy to then master their horses. ǯ ǯ Ǥǡ and learning behaviors of horses, it teaches the human to become a horseman, step by step. Pat begins at the beginning, which means on the ground and not in the saddle. He teaches you to develop a relationship with the horse, then become his teacher, gain more confidence and understanding, develop an independent seat, feel, timing and balance. All the while you are urged to challenge yourself, to get better and better, to become an improve-aholic. 7 ǯ r been with horses. The ǡǯǤ You learn about liberty, riding without bridles, incredible ground skills like laying horses down, leading them by the tail.... and the most complicated and impressive maneuvers of all the top sports with ultimate finesse. ǯ ... and the answer is, very little. This is about going on and beyond the expected norms. ǯ ǡǤ horses, the better life is for the horse. And the more simple everything starts to become with your partner: trail riding, dressage, jumping, cutting, reining, racing, roping.... you name it. The goals may be the same but this is a more natural approach, not one fraught with frustration, discipline, tie-downs and harsher bits. This one is fun for both you and the horse. Pat Parelli is one of the most provocative thinkers, teachers and horsemen of our time. His system explodes the well-propagated myths and misunderstandings around horses and gets to the real truths of what horsemanship is all about. Whether your goal is just to have a betteǡǯ heights of your sport, this system will get you there with more fun, more reward and more savvy than you could imagine possible. You are in a special position; you have been invited to become a Licensed Parelli Professional and to help Pat Parelli turn his vision into a reality. You need to cherish this opportunity and treat your career as a Licensed Parelli Professional with the care and dedication which it demands. By now, you know Pat; there is no room for compromise, especially at this level. We have high expectations and we demand them of you as well. Welcome to the Licensed Parelli Professional Program. Linda & Pat Parelli 8 Parelli Objectives Our Objectives We have always considered it of crucial importance that you have an intimate understanding of our goals. It is only by understanding what drives us that you will be able to follow the Ǥ Dzǯdzǡ we have taken a risk that the message could get fainter and fainter the further it gets from Pat. By sharing our objectives and values with you, we hope that it will be possible for you to do two things: 1. Follow the PARELLI path closely but with your own personality. 2. Anticipate where PARELLI is headed and forecast changes (perhaps before we even announce them!) The following pages summarize a massive amount of thought and embody our intentions for the long term. Let us know what you think... it is a living document. 9 Objectives for the Licensed Parelli Professional Program: To establish a base of Licensed Parelli Professionals that we can confidently recommend to students and customers. To develop and motivate a Licensed Parelli Professionals team which is committed to excellence by remaining positive, progressive and natural. To make available new knowledge and skills so Licensed Parelli Professionals can keep themselves up to date. To progressively expand the Parelli Professional Program to offer instruction on a local level throughout the USA, Canada, Australia, New Zealand, Europe, and eventually to other parts of the world while enhancing the quality of the instruction. To invite new Parelli Professionals based on attitude, compatibility to the team, interpersonal skills, professional image, relationship with PARELLI and skills (Level 3). To provide ongoing support to Licensed Parelli Professionals through continuous communication, sharing customer feedback, horsemanship programs and yearly ǯ Ǥ To protect the quality of the program at all costs. Are you helping to achieve these objectives? 10 Parelli Professionals Students need support in order to accelerate their horsemanship UHVXOWV7KDW¶VZK\ZHFUHDWed the Parelli Professionals Program. Having Licensed Instructors is especially important to me because I need people I can trust to teach my program with integrity... and who I can confidently recommend to students of Parelli Natural +RUVH0DQ6KLS Upon creation of the Professionals Program in 1994 it has proven WREHYHU\HIIHFWLYHDQG,¶PHVSHFLDOO\SURXGRIWKHOHYHORI commitment and pride my Instructors have shown through the GHYHORSPHQWDQGH[SDQVLRQRI3DUHOOL1DWXUDO+RUVH0DQ6KLS, look forward to qualifying more and more Instructors to support students all over the world, and to continuing development of one of the most respected professional programs in the equine industry. Pat Parelli 11 Program Dzdz This is a recipe for results. A systematic plan of development for both horse and rider. The system is based on communication, understanding and psychology vs. force, fear and intimidation. The Program teaches the student to teach their own horse. It is designed to take a student from their first interaction with a horse through to true horsemanship