It has been quite a while since I have watched another horseman clinician other than Pat Parelli.  Last night there was nothing on TV when I finally got home, so I found myself tuning into RFD-TV just to see horses.  There were two VERY popular clinicians that were on back to back.  I sat through them both.  I must say I was struck by how desperate they sounded trying to make an impression.  There were moments I believe they were attempting to sound like Pat Parelli.  One went so far as to talk about knowing the personality of the horse, but never explained just how to accomplish that.

Constant talking coupled with intense intention with the horse made it hard to watch.  Does Pat have intense intention with his horses? Absolutely, but no one has the finesse that Pat does.  His ease of transition in everything he does is mindbogglingly smooth.  Pat approaches horse and human with such savvy, intelligence and elegance that he truly embodies what it means to have mastered a skill so well that it appears completely effortless.   Yet, those of us in Parelli for the long haul understand what he has truly accomplished.  We love watching the dance Pat and aspire to do the same.  Thank you for creating such beauty in horsemanship.

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