Parelli™ & EAPractice Symposium: April 14 & 15, 2012

This event was a great success! Please stay tuned for the follow up article. In the meantime, enjoy these photos and remarks from the weekend!

So nice to connect with so many like minds. Good presenters. Good Information. Good Value."

Extraordinarily useful. As we are forming our own therapeutic program, this was most helpful. It opened up my thinking."

This helped me know that I am on the right track personally and professionally."

"Very excited and inspired to see the possibilities of incorporating the magic of Parelli connections & relationship with EAP/EAL."

"One of the best conferences I've ever attended./ Absolutely beautiful and inspiring facility & farm. Very informative presentations"

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
• EA Practices for Parelli: An Introduction to Therapeutic Horsemanship
• Parelli for EA Practice

2012 Parelli™ & EAPractice Symposium Presenters 

• Donna Blem, Parelli 2-Star Junior Instructor & PATH Certified Instructor, "An Introduction to Hippotherapy with a Parelli Perspective"
• Richard Knapp, Parelli 2-Star Junior Instructor & EAGALA Certified Equine Specialist, "Parelli & EAP/EAL"
• Shannon Knapp, Founder/President of Horse Sense of the Carolinas and EAGALA Advanced, "Opposition Reflex & High-Risk At-Risk Youth: Parelli as LifeSkills"
• Joy Currey, of The CORRAL Riding Academy, "How Natural Horsemanship can build Emotional Intelligence"
• Julie Kerr, of Empowering Equus, "Want vs. Make: Parelli-Based EAP for Individuals and Groups"
• Susi Platt, formerly of Trails Carolina, "Horses Teach People"
• Ashley Edmonds Hayes, MA and LPC(P), EAGALA certified mental health therapist and equine specialist, Parelli Level 3, Shephard Youth Ranch, "Integrating Parelli Horsenality & Humanilty in EAP/EAL" 

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!

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.