Pat and Linda Parelli

Of the various natural horsemen and women popular today, Linda and Pat Parelli have a large number of followers around the globe as the Parelli Program has literally impacted hundreds of thousands of horse owners and horses. The Parelli method allows horse lovers at all levels and disciplines to achieve success without force, partnership without dominance, teamwork without fear, willingness without intimidation, and harmony without coercion. Founded in 1981 by lifelong horseman and teacher Pat Parelli, the Parelli Program combines common sense psychology.

Click here find out what Pat & Linda will be doing at EQUITANA.

G'Day from Pat and Linda - click here to preview this special PodCast from 2007.

Do not miss out on this rare opportunity to come across Andreas' first appearance in Australia!

Andreas Helgstrand

Andreas is a dressage rider and a trainer at Denmark’s biggest stallion station Blue Hors in Randboel. At the age of 29 he can already pride himself for a number of titles including the Bronze and Silver at the 2006 WEG in Aachen, 11 Grand Prix victories on three different horses (Cavan, Don Schufro, Matine) during 2006, the Danish Dressage Champion in 2005 and 2006, 5th at the 2005 World Cup Final in Las Vegas and 9th at the 2004 Olympic Games in Athens.

Andreas will also demonstrate his skills by performing at the Dressage Spectacular.

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Click here to see a performance by Andreas and Blue Hors Matine at the 2006 WEG in Aachen.

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Each discipline involves particular ways of doing things in order to achieve its specific goals from the ascetic of dressage to the practical skills of chasing a ball, a beast or leaving the rails up. In this clinic veteran presenter, Richard Weis, will use the best horse and rider available in each discipline in order to uncover essential elements from selecting horse and gear (it is all purpose bred horses and purpose made gear these days), as well as discipline specific training and riding techniques.

Lately, there is a lot of cross fertilisation one discipline to another. More and more show jumpers are using dressage training to the point that skilled riders make jumping look like dressage with lumps. Dressage trainers are more often using western breakers to start their young horses because they appreciate how safe and responsive their horses start out.

This clinic aims to illuminate a multi disciplinary understanding of the points of similarity and the points of difference. You can expect to come away knowing the difference between a spin and a pirouette and a roll back, why quarter horses don’t do dressage and warm bloods are not good cutting horses or polo ponies.

You’ll also learn about different riding styles and training techniques. You never know, if our luminary participants are brave enough, we just might do some horse swapping.