About-
Licensed 3 Star Parelli Professional™ Mollie Vacco
My first exposure to anything Natural Horsemanship was Dr. Robert Miller’s video on imprinting. At the time I was working at an Arabian horse facility where I cleaned stalls, imprinted foals, and got youngsters show ready and shown. Dr. Miller’s video made sense to me and from that moment I began trying to bridge the gap between imprinting to everything else that involved horses.
A few years later I saw Pat and Linda in Columbus, Ohio at Equine Affair and I thought WOW. It wasn’t until I got home and took my most ‘trained’ horse and jumped him over barrels in a halter and lead rope that I thought HOW do I get all my other horses to do this? My Parelli journey began!
I started out doing self-study and attended clinics whenever possible. At the time I was still showing horses to a regional and national level and teaching lessons, I just knew something was missing, I knew my horses could have been going better, and I knew a bigger bit, martingales, and draw reins weren’t going to cut it any longer, I was ready for a change. I had a dream of getting to the Parelli ranch.
I went to college for two years studying health and nutrition and was on my way to becoming a Physician’s Assistant. Somehow I just could not stop thinking about my life with Parelli and again I knew I needed to make a change. In October 2005 I attended a 6 week course with Linda and basically never went home!
I had the opportunity to spend a year on the Tour Team where I traveled all over the United States and even went to Australia supporting Pat and Linda as they shared their passion. My next opportunity lead me to the horse health team, kind of a combination of my past and present. Linda taught me the ropes of natural nutrition from the Parelli perspective and I couldn’t get enough!
From there I spent time with Pat at his Barn engulfed in masterful horsemanship, what an amazing time! In 2009 I became a licensed instructor and ventured out into the field.
I am constantly trying to get my good better best so I try to make it back to the ranch as often as possible. It has been such an amazing journey and I am so excited to have the opportunity to be part of your journey!
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