Parelli™ & Equine Assisted Practice
We've been passionate about Parelli™ & Equine Assisted Practice for over a decade.
Interested in the field of Equine Assisted Therapeutic Practices? Wondering if this field is for you?
We can help...
...if you are just getting started, navigating the terrain of EAPractices. We can help you find your footing if you are just stepping on this path. (See EA Practices for Parelli: An Introduction To Therapeutic Horsemanship)
...if you are already in this field and don't know how to advance your skills, we can support your never-ending self-improvement by continuing your education and development!
...if you are a program administrator, looking to train, educate and support your volunteers, staff and horses, we can connect you with the resources to make this happen, creating happy, healthy horses, staff & programs!
Hone your horse skills both in and out of session - Horse Sense offers extensive and customized programming for all levels!
Other Parelli Resources on our website:
- Parelli & EAPractices Symposium, April 14 & 15, 2012 (now accepting proposals!! see below!!)
- EA Practices for Parelli: An Introduction to Therapeutic Horsemanship
- Parelli for EA Practice
2012 Calendar of Events
Parelli™ & EAPractice Symposium: April 14 & 15, 2012
CALL FOR PROPOSALS
This event is designed for those who are passionate about Parelli AND about the many ways "Horses Teach People" (Principle 7). We are seeking proposals from folks utilizing and applying Parelli principles, games, horsenalities (you name it) in service of teaching/helping/supporting people.
How are YOU integrating Parelli into your....therapeutic riding practices? Equine assisted psychotherapy? At-risk youth groups? Corporate programming? Special Needs populations? There is no end to the impact Parelli can have on our lives and our world (as we all know personally!).
How are YOU moving these ideas out into the world?
Presentations can be:
Submit, submit, submit to shannon@HorseSenseOtc.com!
Parelli™ & EAPractice Symposium: April 14 & 15, 2012
Horse Sense hosts an annual all-day forum for those interested in the crossover between Parelli Natural Horsemanship™ and equine assisted practices. This is an open forum for presentations, questions, ideas, sharing stories, etc.
We know there are many like us who want to share what horses have to teach us about being a better leader, a better partner and a better person!
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Parelli™ for EAPractices: An Introduction to Parelli for EAProfessionals
Dynamics in Horse Psychology & Body Language in Equine Assisted Practices
Join us for an amazing weekend designed to introduce Parelli™ Natural Horsemanship as a tool to strengthen your practice and your personal understanding of horses in this field. (See also: Parelli for EAPractices: An Introduction to Parelli)
Designed for folks familiar with EAGALA and other kinds of Equine Assisted Work to improve all aspects of horsemanship and horse skills. Topics include:
- Recognizing and Examining Representatives of all the Horsenalities™
- Working Fluency with Parelli's™ Seven Games, with a 2-star Parelli™ instructor
- Classroom Study
- Experiential Activities as a Group
EAPractices for Parelli™: An Introduction to Therapeutic Horsemanship
A hands-on weekend designed to introduce those already fluent in "Parelli™ Natural Horsemanship" to Equine Assisted Practices, i.e., the many ways horses can be utilized in therapeutic ways or as an experiential learning adjunct. (See also: Parelli for EA Practice)
We introduce "the spectrum" of Equine Assisted Practices, including:
- PATH International (formerly NARHA/EFMHA) therapeutic riding & hippotherapy,
- EAGALA-model Equine Assisted Psychotherapy & Learning
- EGEA
- OK Corral
- Epona
- and more!
Parelli™ & Horse Sense: The History
Shannon & Richard first began to integrate Parelli Natural Horsemanship into Horse Sense when Horse Sense opened in 2003. Recognizing the significance and importance of basic Parelli concepts to the work of Equine Assisted Practices, Shannon invited a Parelli instructor to teach Level 1 to the Horse Sense staff. From then on, Parelli has been imbued in all aspects of Horse Sense!
Working With Shannon and Richard: Testimonials
Shannon, Richard and Horse Sense have created a new standard for EAP/EAL by blending the best of Parelli and the best of EAPractices for the benefit of those in the field so we can better assist our clients! I enjoy seeing Parelli principals carried out in their practice!
Martha Foster
Grace Hill Ventures
Spartanburg, SC
Shannon and Richard do such an amazing job of creating a learning environment. I have had the pleasure of attending the Business Building Intensive, ASD/Autism & Horses, and the Horses & At-Risk Youth Symposium. I also love the way they have blended Parelli Natural Horsemanship into their programs. Each time I walk away with my head spinning from all the new knowledge I have acquired... Lots of licking and chewing.
Diane Netherton
Grace Hill Ventures
Spartanburg, SC
Richard Knapp
Richard Knapp is a Northern Ohio native and graduated from the USAF Academy in Colorado Springs with a BS in Space Physics. After graduating from Pilot Training at Reese AFB in Lubbock, TX, he served as a flight instructor, air traffic controller, and FAA liaison, completing his military career in 1993. He worked as a contract software designer in Dallas, TX for five years. He now manages Meadows Town, LLC, a business for horse rehabilitation and development, instruction, and sales of Advanced Biological Concepts feed and supplements, Flint River Ranch organic dog and cat food, and organically grown hay. He is certified in EAGALA as an Equine Specialist, and is a Parelli 2 Star Instructor and Parelli Level 3 graduate.
Shannon Knapp
Shannon Knapp is founder and president of both Horse Sense of the Carolinas, Inc., and Horse Sense Business Sense, LLC. Shannon has worked with and taught horses and people for over 25 years. After 10 years
teaching in college, she left academia and began working with abused and neglected horses. She began pairing “rescued” horses with people in 2001, and Horse Sense was formed soon after. She and her husband Richard continue to work with horses through horse rescue organizations, humane societies and law enforcement. Shannon is certified EAGALA Advanced and is the author of the book, Horse Sense Business Sense, Volume 1, an introduction to starting and running your own Horse Therapy and Learning practice, as well as numerous other resources for Horse Therapy and Learning practices. In addition, Shannon is a Graduate Advisor for Prescott College’s Equine Assisted Learning Masters program, and offers consulting services to those interested in starting their own Horse Therapy and Learning business.