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BY FLEUR CHURCHILL

Parelli Students

at the Lusitano

Breed Show

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n July 2013, three dedicated Parelli students It was quite an experience for us all, and we learned
from the southwest United Kingdom took four so much that can help us improve. You could say it

mares all the way to Cheshire to the Lusitano was a real once-in-a-lifetime event, but we are all

Breed Show. An extremely prestigious event, looking forward to next year and doing it naturally
it featured the very best of the breed from the once again at the Lusitano Show!
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UK, with some horses even travelling interna-

tionally to appear at the show.
From left to right in the picture:
The two-day event included showing, dressage, • Alice Purvis from Somerset (Parelli Level 4) and

working equitation, parade classes, and demonstra- Fatima placed 2nd in the 3-year-old illy class.

tions by some wonderful horsemen and women, in- • Fleur Churchill from Cornwall (Parelli Level 3/4) and
cluding Dylan Jones and renowned classical dressage Estalinha Cedros (Miss P) placed 1st in the 4-year-

rider Sylvia Loch.
and-over mares in-hand class.

Snr Ant́nio Vicente, a very well-respected Portu- • Carol Atkins from Cornwall (Parelli Level 2/3) placed
guese judge, travelled to the UK just for the breed 1st in the 2-year-old illy class with Gizmo, and 2nd

show, and with many other quality mares in the with Eco in the 4-year-and-over mares in-hand class.

classes, these results were impressive.
Three of our mares made it through to the overall

championship mare class in which just six mares

qualiied! The 3-year-old illy that beat Fatima was
the overall champion, and a super ridden mare

placed in reserve. So whilst we weren’t placed here, it

was a fantastic experience and we were all totally de-
lighted to even qualify for the championship, having

done so well in our classes.
We were all thrilled with how our young horses

behaved in such a highly charged and challenging en-

vironment. Our Parelli foundation and ground skills
ensured that we were able to preserve our horses’

conidence whilst still showing them of to their very

best on that day.

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