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Professional Candidate Application

 
 
WHAT WE ARE LOOKING FOR:
 
Highly talented students who have been personally successful in the Parelli Program, have a passion for learning and helping others learn, embody the principles, and preserve the purity of the Parelli message. Personality traits we are looking for are:
  • Positive & Respectful
  • Disciplined
  • Dedicated & Focused on Self-Improvement
  • Putting Equine Welfare First
WHAT WE DO NOT ACCEPT:
  • Poor Manners
  • Bad Temper (with Horses or People)
  • Mistreatment of Horses
 
BASIC INFORMATION:
 
 
 
Parelli Professional Candidate Program: An 8-week course on the Parelli Campus for Level 3 Graduates interested in becoming a Parelli Professional. This program costs $1000/week plus housing and food. Campus housing packages are available. 
 
 
HEALTH QUESTIONS
*If you answered "Yes" to any of the above questions, please explain in your video application.
 
 
VIDEO APPLICATION GUIDELINES:
 

All of us at Parelli Natural Horsemanship are thrilled to learn more about you and consider you for the Parelli Professional Candidate Program!

 

For your application, please create a 10-15 minute YouTube video that gives us a clear picture of your horse-man-ship skills, what unique talents you have, and what fuels your passion for horses. Your video should answer the following questions. Feel free to refer to your notes in the video—Keep it casual. We want to get to know you.  You can also share your answers to these questions while you’re with your horse. 

 

Background

  1. Your history with Natural Horsemanship.

  2. What is your confidence level with horses?

  3. How often do you ride and play on the ground with your horse(s)?

  4. How many horses have you owned in the past and do you own now?

  5. How many hours do you estimate you’ve ridden in your life? (For example: If you ride 1 hour/day, 5 days/week, that would be 250 hours/year)

  6. Have you ever shown horses? If so, what discipline and at what level?

  7. Please describe your involvement with the Parelli Program thus far. This should include:

  • What Levels you have Officially passed and when.

  • How many years you’ve been in the Savvy Club (if at all).

  • Parelli Lessons, Clinics, Courses you’ve been a part of.

  • Which Parelli Professionals you’ve studied with.

Goals

  1. What do you hope to learn while on the Parelli Campus?

  2. What teams and/or committees have you been involved in? (Sports, riding clubs, etc.)

  3. Do you have Parelli Professional goals?

  4. Do you have other professional goals in the horse industry?

  5. Describe your 2-year plan. Where and who do you want to be two years from now?

Special Skills

  1. Please describe your skill set in facility maintenance and management (i.e. driving tractors, building fences, etc.).

  2. What experience do you have in horse husbandry and care?

  3. What business administrative/social media skills do you have?

  4. Please share any special talents you have.

Horse-Man-Ship Skills (must be current video clips taken within the last year).  

  1. Show yourself playing On Line on a 45’ line.

  2. Show yourself playing at Liberty.

  3. Show yourself riding FreeStyle at all gaits – walk, trot, canter, halt and back-up.

  4. Show Freestyle Carrot Stick Riding. 

Your 10-15 minute video application should be uploaded to YouTube (An unlisted video is great, but please do not set to "Private", as we won't be able to view it). Paste the URL link in the field below.