great photo!  submitted by deer creek farm

non-profit academy

Jackson Riding Academy
Carthage, MO.
We are a nonprofit providing a service to the therapeutic, amateur, and recreational rider. We have Pediatric programs, an Older Adult Club, A Youth Equestrian School (YES) and many more fun things.  We are working in cooperation with Pleasant Valley Academy and Stud in Carthage, Missouri.  We are mobile unit going where we are needed.  We haul the horses, arena and portable ramps.  Daisy Willmrshfld@aol.com

Kaleidoscope Horse rescue

ANWARC NEWS

Kaleidoscope Horse Rescue takes in abused, neglected, displaced equines. We then rehab, train, and evaluate these equines and find suitable adoptive homes for them. We also offer resources, education and information on horse care and current equine issues to the public.  Our 501c3 is pending, and we are looking forward to some really wonderful events and changes this coming year.

We have some nice horses available, and need volunteers to help us to achieve our potential. Our website, www.kaleidoscopehorserescue.com has information on us, our horses, and on how to help in other ways.
Mountain View, AR 72560
870-269-5113 (Amy) or 870-591-6731 (Lois)

Flash, available for adoption:  12.2H, cute grade pinto pony stud, well mannered, green broke, not a kids pony without more training, easy breeder, proven, well built, flashy, easy keeper, lead-line potential, healthy, sound, will be appearing as the rescue of the month on TheHorse.com!

There will be an Open Horse Show Clinic, sponsored by ARAB, featuring Ron Reed as the clinician. The clinic is Sunday, April 3rd, and there is a limit to the number of “slots” available, so get your entries in early! Contact Rosie Elledge - 479-846-1912, for further information, or relledge@pgtc.com

• 2005 Show Bill

• ANWARC Calendar of Events

• Entry Form
  Cindy Pharr, pharrsha@pgtc.com
  ANWARC Treasurer

FOR SALE: Walking Horses - Broodmares - proven producers with excellent bloodlines; 1 trained, would be trail horse as well as broodmare. Nettleship Family - contact Mae @ 479-443-2202 or Anderson @ 479-466-2501.
FOR SALE: Foxtrotters - Jester's Diana and her yearling bay filly. Contact the Nettleship Family - Mae 443-2202 or Anderson 466-2501.

	Lindsey Dillard, age 18, of Greenwood, AR, daughter of Lora Grosvold and Richard Dillard, with her horse Doc. Lindsey received Doc on her 13th birthday and started the Parelli method at age 15.
	Doc was once considered untrainable

I’ve always had a passion for horses. I had my first pony ride whenever I was eighteen months old, and ever since then, I’ve been hooked. I went through my share of ponies, and then horses, but I always dreamed of having a horse that would want to do anything I asked. The horses I had would always run the other direction when they saw me with the halter, but once they were caught, they were usually fine. As I grew older, all of my ponies and short horses had to be sold. I missed all of them so much, until I started riding a neighbor’s horse daily. I got the idea in my head to run for Greenwood Rodeo Princess and Sweetheart, and before I knew it, I had won the title, a horse trailer, a saddle, and some cash. The ironic thing was that I still didn’t have my very own horse to ride. My parents started searching for a horse, but we couldn’t find the right one for me. One day, I thought I came across my dream horse. He was a gorgeous sorrel Quarter Horse that constantly enjoyed my attention. There was one problem: he was three, and I was twelve. All of the horses that I had were “dead broke” and grade horses. He had excellent bloodlines and tons of stamina and energy, and he was more than I could handle. Someway and somehow he became my horse. Before I knew it, my dream horse had soon turned into a nightmare.

Doc would run back if I wanted him to go forward, he reared if I wanted him to stop, he had no steering, he bucked whenever he was asked to do something, and he was worse on the ground. He reared while I was leading him, he ran circles around me, he would push me and run me over, he ran other horses and people over, and he always pulled me where he wanted to go. Sometimes he was frightened when he would do such stunts, but most of the time it was out of disrespect. Trainers were a temporary solution. He did fine for two weeks, then he would be worse than what he was before. It crossed my mind that maybe I should sell him to someone with more experience, but I was so attached to him that I just could not bear to see him go. I thought that retirement at the grand age of five sounded perfect for him, and he could just be a pasture ornament for the rest of his life. Luckily, someone told my family that Pat Parelli was having a seminar in Guthrie, Oklahoma, so we all decided to go in order to ask him for training advice. We were skeptical at first, but we decided to give it a try. We came back home with the Level 1 Partnership Kit, and two weeks later, Doc was a different horse.

He was doing everything that I asked, and he had excellent manners on the ground. His positive attitude soon transferred into the saddle, and he was just the horse that I needed. I originally thought that I was going to stop then, but I decided to pass off my Level 1 skills and progress to Level 2 after attending the 2002 Savvy Conference in Pagosa Springs, Colorado. A newly found passion for training naturally soon emerged within me. I did my 4-H record book about the Parelli system and the progress that I made. I won the Gene Rainwater Award in Sebastian County for my work. Doc was also nominated in 2003 for the $45,000 AQHA/MD Barns Silver Spur Award for outstanding training. Within around two years, I went from being scared to death of riding to having confidence and knowing what I was doing with horses. I went from being disqualified and never winning at shows to winning blue ribbons. I won tenth place at the 2002 4-H state horse show in showmanship, and I was the runner up in halter at the year-end West-Ark Horse Show awards. I remember when I could not even lead Doc into the show ring due to his behavior. I realized that it was not Doc at all, it was all me. I had a complete turn around, not only with horses, but also with my life. I wanted to pursue my passion of Parelli and turn it into a career.

Now Doc and I are ready to assess out Level 2, and we have done some of the Level 3 ground skills. I still show in local shows, but I have realized that winning is not as important as working on my principles. I plan to keep working through my levels and attend Parelli’s Horseman’s University in order to become an instructor when I am twenty-one. Without Parelli, I would have never been able to turn my dream of horses into a reality.  - Lindsey Dillard
 

parelli in little rock

Barn Mngr./Trainer Wanted

INTERNATIONALLY ACCLAIMED
Parelli Natural Horse*Man*Ship
2005 Tour

 Live Your Dream 

Master Horseman Pat Parelli brings his philosophy and advice on horse training to Little Rock April 16th and 17th.

The Parelli Natural Horse*Man*Ship program has captured the hearts, minds and imaginations of hundreds of thousands of horse enthusiasts worldwide.  On tour in 2005, Pat Parelli brings his phenomenal program to Little Rock, AR April 16th and 17th (Barton Coliseum, 2401 W Roosevelt Rd, Little Rock).  During the two-day seminar, attendees will witness the extraordinary relationships that can be formed between horses and humans and the transformations that result. Anyone attending a Parelli seminar who is a horse owner or horse admirer, and sees the fabulous relationship between Pat, his students, and their horses, will most certainly discover their own potential to change their relationship with their horse.  In addition, anyone who studies this program will come away from it better parents, better friends, and better people.

Tickets are available at www.parelli.com .  Tickets are $65 in advance, with groups of 10 or more receiving an advance price of $35. Tickets are $100 at the door.  Pony Club, 4-H Club and FFA members and their leaders are eligible for free admission, as the guests of Pat and Linda Parelli.  At least 10 days in advance of the seminar, these groups should send a fax to 970-731-9763 on organization letterhead, with the organization name and the number of members and leaders attending the seminar, and then show their affiliation at the door. 

This amazing seminar, fresh and new for 2005, is designed to be a total experience, answering a thousand questions in the horse owners mind. After all, as Pat says Its not about what I can do with horses. Its about what I can teach you to do with horses! Day One begins with student demonstrations, then the morning session shows the Possibility of Change, demonstrated by two horses with typical and unusual problems.  In the afternoon session, learn the Secrets of Success  how to develop horses and how to develop people.  Then, gain valuable insight by watching Pat and his wife, Linda, training themselves and their horses.  Day Two begins with student playtime, and fun with horses. The morning session then covers the latest developments in the philosophy of natural horsemanship and understanding relationships with horses at a much deeper level.  The afternoon continues with breakthrough concepts in riding and learning how to become one with the horse, and ends with learning how to have more fun with horses, beyond arena drills and aimless riding sessions.

Students will come away from the Parelli Natural Horse*Man*Ship program knowing how to develop their horse, how to ride like they are truly one with the animal, and how to continue and get even more results at home.  We all got into horses because of a dream…to ride as one, to have a special friend, or to win, to excel, and to find a part of ourselves that is brought out when we are with our horse says Pat…and thats exactly what his programs provides!

For additional information on upcoming tour dates and the Parelli program, please visit www.parelli.com, or call 800-642-3335.
 

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