WHAT YOU CAN EXPECT TO LEARN IN PNH LEVEL 1
What Does The PNH Levels Program Offer? A step-by-step educational process that develops the natural relationship with your horse and your horsemanship skills. Pat says that there's a SAVVY WAY to do everything! It starts with the first introduction to Level 1 and continues throughout the exploration of the rest of the Levels.
LEVEL 1 - PARTNERSHIP
This is the beginning of your PNH adventure. Level 1 is about Basic Skills and Safety! The Partnership Level focuses on understanding the relationship between prey (horses) and predator (humans). You'll discover the Savvy safe way to approach your horse, halter and unhalter your horse, lead your horse, go through gates with your horse, tie basic knots, pick up your horses' feet, desensitize your horse to things he perceives to be scary, and much more. Ground work concepts explored will be: the Zones of the Horse, Respect, Lateral Flexion, and Opposition Reflex. You'll learn the savvy way to saddle and unsaddle, mount and dismount. You will enjoy communicating more naturally through the 7 Games you and your horse will learn.
Jennifer and Kahn playing an excellent Friendly Game
Lisa learning how to tie the Halter Knot on Vanilla's
halter
10 year old Will playing the Porcupine Game (Game #2) on
the hindquarters of his horse ENUF
Lisa watching Grady demonstrate the Driving Game (Game #3)
of the hind quarters
Lauren playing the YO-YO Game (Game #4) with Preacher
Mary during the second phase of the "Send" portion of the
Circling Game (Game #5)
Mary during the "Allow" portion of the Circling Game (Game
#5)
Mary playing the Friendly Game (Game #1) at the completion
of the "Bring Back" portion of the Circling Game (Game #5)
Jennifer & Kahn with a nice Level 1 Sideways Game
(Game #6)
Jennifer jumping Luke over the cavelette (Game 7)
LEVEL 1 ADVANCING - PARTNERSHIP
You will explore a more natural Partnership with your horse through the 4 Savvys: Liberty, On Line, Freestyle Riding, and Finesse. Concepts covered will be: Independent Seat Development, isolated Rein Responsibilities, Following a Focus, Transitions, and One Rein Riding at the walk, trot, and canter. Remedies to certain problematic horse behaviors will be addressed. By the end of Level 1, you're really progressing toward a more meaningful relationship with your horse, and becoming savvy partners!
Nancy offering the saddle for her horse to explore prior
to "saddling like a partner."
Grady showing Joni the correct position for Level 1
sideways
Grady watching Nancy doing a fine job of "One Rein
Ridding"
Joni demonstrating the Parelli way to mount her horse from
the Indian Side
After mounting her horse, Joni did "hurry up and wait,"
then checked out lateral flexion on the left side of her
horse. Here she is throwing her one rein over the horse's
head so that she can check out lateral flexion on the right
side
Grady showing Nancy how to shorten one rein (from the
casual rein position) while remaining balanced
Grady sharing the excitement of Nancy's BFO (Brilliant
Flash of the Obvious)