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Jody and Dave teach? Whenever
a contracted clinic is set up by a host, the host decides what the format
will be. Jody and Dave will conduct the clinic according to the hosts
requests. We
are often asked "what are the differences in the event
formats?". PNH is very particular about formats and Jody and Dave
adhere to them. In a nutshell, they are
Workshops - Practice,
practice, practice. Lots of doing, little rhetoric. You MUST already be
"in the program" and have a practical knowledge of PNH
concepts. You improve by practicing your learned principles in the presence of the instructor . Purpose Clinics - Practical
application of PNH principles. Cow Working clinics, Colt Starting
clinics, mountain camps, ranch working clinics, packing clinics, etc. You
improve by doing something with your principles, or as Pat says,
"Putting purpose to your principles". Jody and Dave take great
care to provide to their students the degree of purpose that matches their
savvy level. Private
Lessons Jody and Dave prefer to offer
to the student the choice of subjects. They feel that most students desire a
private lesson to address a particular issue. Students of any level are
welcome to participate in private lessons. Group
lessons This is a two hour lesson with
at least three and a maximum of five students. As with the private lessons,
each student can express his preference for the lesson. During the
lesson, each student will have his issue addressed. The other participants
will improve their capabilities while each issue is improved. Students of any
level are welcome to participate in group lessons. Usually the host has
arranged for the lessons, and they will make every effort to group students
of even capabilities. Workshops Workshops will consist of three
hour segments, and are considered "Savvy Specific". A particular
savvy or game will be selected by Jody or Dave based upon observation of the
group. Dave likes to teach the first hour and a half on the ground, take a
break, then finish the lesson with riding examples of what was just practiced
on the ground. Jody may vary that
format depending upon her observation of group. The focus of Workshops is practice,
practice, practice. There is very little philosophy and rhetoric. You seldom
learn something new; but you always improve what you already know! Students
new to PNH can not participate in a Workshop. Workshop participation requires
that you are studying the Parelli Savvy System, or taken three private
lessons, or participated in a group lesson or ridden in a clinic. Contract
Clinics Contract Clinics provide the host with the opportunity to pick how many ride in the event and what is
studied in the event. In a Contract Clinic the host determines the clinic fee
for riders and reimburses Dave & Jody for travel expenses. They set the
price for each participant according to their budget. Clinics are designed to teach
students the rudiments and philosophy of particular aspects of Pat's Savvy
System. Clinics are offered as Entry level or Advancing of each of the
levels . You may request, for example, a Level One Partnership Clinic, or a
Level Two Advancing, etc. Any level student may participate in a Level One
Clinic. Clinic may be “Savvy Specific”
depending of the host’s requests. Jody and Dave both teach a
"special clinic" called Advancing Horsemanship. This
clinic will utilize the very successful teaching style called "teaching
by tasking". Within this format there may be Level 1 folks, level
2, level 3, even some instructors studying with Dave. Virtually all
levels of expertise EXCEPT pre-level 1. Jody and Dave take each
participant to newer and higher levels of expertise by tasking them with an
eye toward "expanding their's and their horse's personal comfort
zone" Jody and Dave have for several
years had enormous success with a clinic formatted as "Purpose for our
Principles and Patterns". In this format which is open to anyone
having passed Level-1 they will help improve your principles; then set up
simulated purposes such as Cow-Working or Military Encounters or Police
Mounted Patrols or Cowboy or Western Dressage or Bull Fighting Horses, or Cavalry Quadrilles. This
format has become the students favorite. Dave is having great luck with a new format that he calls “Re-Start to Re-Fine”. This format covers the start that your horse may or may not have undergone when he was first started; but by repeating the process on our older experienced horses, we can detect where some areas may have been overlooked or at best relaxed in later life. Another way to put it is “We will detect and fill in any holes your horse may have developed along the way”. Dave then moves on to horse development and into stages of refinement depending on the student’s ability and the length of the clinic. Purpose
Clinics (camps) Camps are for intensive study.
They consist of at least four days and can extend to ten. The organizer will
determine the duration. Camps are set up to provide stay-over accommodations
so that the student is immersed in his horsemanship. Facility and
food costs will be determined by the host. The format usually consists
of morning learning and practicing; then the afternoon applying our skills.
Dave can conduct for you a Cow Working Clinic, or Back Country Packing
Clinic, or Trail Riding Clinic, etc. Video
Coaching Dave provides a unique method
to his students regarding videos. He edits your video onto another
while commenting verbally onto the new video. The cost for a video
coaching is $100.00 per session. Be sure to include and a self addressed, stamped return envelope. |
Horsemanship Clinics