About Licensed Parelli Professional™ Jody Ruysen

When I was seven my dream was to be a wild horse tamer. I even had headed paper which had my name and below it said “Wild horse Tamer” I’m living my dream, just in a different perspective from the flamboyant mind of a seven year old.

My Parelli™ journey began in 2001. At that time I’d been doing equine studies at college and had a great horse. My challenge was that I believed my horse was talented but I couldn’t get him to do much when I wanted it. Sound familiar??! I knew there was a different way to train horses other than what I was doing. I was at a horse trials event and happened to pick up a leaflet that said on it “Do you remember why you first got into horses?” I visited the Parelli™ website and found a position for a working student with a Licensed Parelli Professional™ in the UK. I went for the job as I was looking for a job anyway even though at this point I still had very little understanding of what Parelli™ was. That’s how my journey started.

It then took me to Colorado in 2005 to attend a 10 week school. I came home from that and spent the next year focusing on what I needed to achieve to take the next step in becoming a Licensed Parelli Professional™. In January 2007 I went to the study center in Florida to attend the 6 week module. I ended up staying for a year; after the 6 weeks I spent three months on the road with the Parelli™ Tour team supporting Pat and Linda at Tour stops, it was quite the experience!

In July of 2007 I attended the 10 week University module including a colt start. After that I spent three months supporting the Faculty team in Colorado and then Florida. I came back to the UK in December of 2007. In 2008 I spent a season with Polo ponies in Sussex and gained varied experience in foundation training on many different horses. In August I visited the UK Parelli™ Centre at Stoneleigh to support in courses. From there I joined the UK team on a permanent basis and have spent time in the office as well as supporting on one day workshops and courses throughout the summer.

If you would like to know more about the Parelli™ program and find out what it can do for you please visit Parelli.com or e-mail me jody@jodyruysen.com

I look forward to meeting you and your four legged partner,