March 2012
SANDY STANWAY
Put the relationship with your horse first
Develop expertise in Four Savvys (Online, Liberty, Freestyle, Finesse) – foundation before specialisation
Commit to never ending self-improvement
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PARELLI NATURAL HORSEMANSHIP
THE 3 LAWS THAT GUIDE THE PARELLI PROGRAM
Licensed Parelli 1* Junior Instructor
NEWSLETTER
LOTS HAPPENING
Hi All. Well what a great
start to 2012. So much has
been
happening
including assisting on the
Supercamp, teaching in
Canterbury, Takaka, Te
Anau and moving back
into
our
earthquake
repaired
home
after
spending 4 months in a
caravan. It is funny after
an experience like that
you really appreciate the
small things in life, like a
flush toilet and a kitchen
bench longer than 2 feet!
SUPERCAMP
During February I had the
pleasure of Jackie Chant,
assisting Russell Higgins
and Elaine Knox (from the
UK) on the Supercamp at
McLeans Island equestrian
centre. With 16 riders plus
auditors it was a very busy
5 days. I leant lots and
got the opportunity to
help
many
of
the
participants on the course
which was great.
The
highlights of the week for
me were seeing the huge
progress the individuals
made and the difference
that made to their horses
and also when a number
of the participants came
up to me over lunch or
before we started and
were really excited to tell
me how they thing I had
helped them with the day
before had worked and
made such a difference.
That’s why I do this, I love
helping people.
MY HORSEMANSHIP
I have also spent some
time during the last 4
months working on my
horsemanship in readiness
for my next trip to the USA
in May.
I have now
passed my Level 4 Online
and Liberty and am
hoping to send my Level 4
Freestyle
audition
in
before leaving for my
externship. I have been
concentrating
on
Kascade and Coco (my
white Arabian mare) and
just keeping my new horse
Cody ticking over.
My beautiful Arabian Mare
‘Coco’
EXTERNSHIP
I am heading back to the
USA the first week of May
2012 to complete a 12
week Externship. What this
means is that I will spend
6+ days a week for 3
months focusing on four
different
areas
of
development
including:
horsemanship,
teachermanship,
facility
management
and
business & administration.
I am really looking forward
to the opportunity to
improve in these areas. I
will also complete a 2*
instructors course while on
the Externship with the
view
to
becoming
qualified so as to able to
teach Freestyle as well as
online upon my return to
New
Zealand
next
summer.
Please note that I am
getting quite busy, so if
you would like a lesson
before I head away, give
me a call 027 680 4800 or
email
me
info@sandystanway.com
to secure a spot. I will be
returning to New Zealand
at the end of August 2012.
H3
HOLISTIC, HAPPY, HORSE
INFORMATION DAY
I will be doing a small
spotlight/demonstration
on the H3 (Holistic, Happy,
Horse Information Day) on
Sunday 1st April 2012 at
281
Heyward
Rd,
Clarkville. This information
day was run last year with
success and has been
organised for the 1st April
this year. It is a day that is
full of clinicians and
people presenting on a
range of different topics. I
will be presenting on
Parelli
Natural
Horsemanship. I will have
my horse Kascade there
and will be doing a small
demo on what natural
horsemanship is and what
it can do for you. I may
also have my Arabian
mare there too, who is
exactly
the
opposite
horsenality to Kascade
which
makes
for
interesting
watching.
Admission is free, so
please feel free to come
along and see the many
different demonstrations
that will be presented
including
Homeopathy,
Equine Dentist, Barefoot
trimming, Equine Bowen
Therapy, Classical French
Dressage and Balance
training as well as a whole
host of other topics. The
Sandy Stanway – Licensed Parelli 1* Junior Instructor – 411 Loburn Whiterock Rd, RD2, Rangiora 7472
Newsletter – March 2012 – Ph (027) 680 4800
Ph (03) 312 8550 or email info@SandyStanway.com - www.SandyStanway.com
We are what we repeatedly do. Excellence, therefore, is not an act but a habit.
Aristotle
QUOTE OF THE MONTH…
day starts at 10am and
finishes at 5pm.
I am
programmed to be on at
3pm (please note this
could change if the
programme changes).
Full
program
at
web.me.com/j9wow/H3.
I would love to see you
there.
GAME OF CONTACT
14-16 September 2012
Selwyn Equestrian Indoor
Arena
Instructor - Jackie Chant
Clinic coordinator – Sandy
Stanway
Game of contact is a new
way of teaching a horse
to want to take the
contact with the rider. It is
astronomically changing
the way horses and riders
work together once the
rider takes up contact
with the horses mouth.
Many horses feel trapped
or blocked which means
the
riders
spends
a
considerable amount of
time pushing the horse
forward into the contact.
This doesn’t work well for
the horse or the rider.
Linda Parelli realised this
and has come up with a
way of teaching the horse
to want to take the
contact. Along with this
she has developed a
great way of teaching the
rider to get in even more
harmony with the horse
whilst taking the contact.
When you see this in
action, which I have as I
attended Linda Game of
Contact course last year
in Australia, it is astonishing
to watch the results.
Anyone wanting to get
results with their horse in
this area should do this
clinic. This is not just an
English discipline clinic, this
has helped riders in all
disciplines
who
simply
want a better contact
with their horse. There is a
limit of 8 riders and riders
must be level 3 freestyle. I
cannot recommend this
clinic strongly enough. If
you aren’t ready to ride,
you can audit this course.
Having attended Linda’s
course myself as an
auditor I can tell you, you
will seriously be blown
away by what you see
and the information you
get. It is a requirement of
this course for the course
coordinator to be an
Instructor, so I am lucky
enough
to
be
the
coordinator for Jackie’s
clinic here in Canterbury,
so if you are at all
interested in attending, let
me know.
RUSSELL HIGGINS
I have managed to
secure Russell Higgins (4*
Parelli
Natural
Horsemanship
Instructor
from Hamilton) to come
down and spend some
time at my place in
January/February 2013 to
start horses under saddle.
It would seem at this stage
that he is already fully
booked with horses to
start, but should you wish
to have a horse started by
Russell please contact me
as he may yet be able to
take more horses. Russell
is a superb horseman, who
is now sort after worldwide
for his horse starting skills.
While Russell is here, we
are hoping to run a
couple of joint clinics,
which we will have more
details about upon my
return from the USA in
August.
Parelli EQUIPMENT
I am thoroughly enjoying
being able to help so
many of you. Many have
remarked on my charges
being very reasonable. I
want to be able to help as
many of you as I can and
so want to be able to
keep my prices down.
One way you can help
me do this is that should
you wish to order any
Parelli equipment, if you
go via my instructor page
on
Parelli.com
I
will
receive
a
small
commission from anything
you buy. This will not cost
you ANYTHING extra and
will allow me to keep my
prices down. This will allow
me to keep my charges
as low as I can, as long as
I can. To do this go to
http://instructor.parelli.co
m/SandyStanway
and
then click on SHOP at the
top.
Thank you for
supporting me!
M CHARGES
From 1 November 2011 my
charges will be as follows:
$40 per hour = 1 hr private
one to one lesson
Or $30 per person per hour
for a group or 2 or more
- Travel is additional if I
travel to your place. This is
$10 per lesson when the
lesson is held at your
property in the Canterbury
area, no charge when
you come to mine. Please
note - this is a one off cost
- if multiple people have a
lesson at one location the
travel fee is only charged
ONCE.
I am happy to travel to
any area of New Zealand,
please
contact
me
regarding this.
PLEASE NOTE:- Payment for lessons is
due in cash or by cheque at the
beginning of each lesson.
All the best
Sandy
Sandy Stanway – Licensed Parelli 1* Junior Instructor – 411 Loburn Whiterock Rd, RD2, Rangiora 7472 Newsletter
– March 2012 – Ph (027) 680 4800
Ph (03) 312 8550 or email info@SandyStanway.com - www.SandyStanway.com