Lauren Barwick and River

Pat Parelli, Lauren Barwick and River in a surprise session at the 2006 Savvy Conference in Colorado.
26-year-old Lauren started riding at the age of seven. She attended Pony club for many years, competing in three-day eventing, and then progressing to show jumping. In her professional career, Lauren trained to become a stunt person specializing in horsemanship. An accident in June of 2000 left her a paraplegic and unable to continue to compete or pursue her chosen profession. An intense rehabilitation program provided the opportunity to ride and compete in Para-equestrian competitions where she has represented Canada at numerous events including the 2003 World Championships in Belgium. At the 2006 Savvy Conference Pat invited Lauren to play with his Andalusian/TB mare, River, at Liberty and then mount up for a coaching session featuring extended trots, flying leads and more!
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[@giuseppegumina5576]

Fantastic Video. ❤ Mr. Parelli Super horseman

[@kerry17]

Only Pat can train a rider and a horse to do such beautiful movements and without legs. WOW! So beautifully awesome and perfectly done. Thank you for sharing this most wondrous exciting unification of a horse and a human as ONE! God bless.

[@lisag378]

Vintage Parelli never gets boring! Very lovely, very inspirational 👏 👍

[@silvanaspliethoff9907]

Oh that was so awesome. I have tears in my eyes. Thank you for showing.

[@colettebaumann2220]

inspirational lauren absolutely loved watching you ride

[@pattypadden]

This is inspirational for me! After watching this video, I want more than anything to keep trying to fulfill my dream. I have MS, therefore my legs are very weak; but no way am I going to give up! Thank you so much for this video!

[@susanlumen2770]

Made me cry.

[@corywillets-haigh-phillips4867]

1989... I saw Pat & Linda Parelli for the 1st time in Conneticut.... I joined Parelli Natural Horsemanship Training in 2004... and I NEVER LOOKED BACK !!!!!!!!!! What a Fantastic WORLD it is w/ Natural Horsemanship !!!!!!

[@bombardier3qtrlbpsi]

Fantastic video thank you for sharing 👍👍

[@sherrieshines]

Oh wow such great attitudes , very professional well done Lauren 👗🐴😎💕Pat you are so charming 👔😎🐴 this is just what I needed to watch Awesome .... 🐴😎

[@kanesfarm6918]

Thank you

[@texasmoores476]

Wow!! I just cannot stop smiling! Really well done!!

[@misspamm1968]

Bravo!!!

[@asportableskatesharpening4207]

fantastic, very moving....

[@laurashutter7528]

So awesome! Beautiful :)

[@petronics2454]

That was good riding, Lauren.

[@jilldickson4352]

Brilliant xxx

[@kdtalisman5365]

Я не знаю английский , но мне все понятно , это замечательно.

[@miammaij5630]

I must say that is brilliant teaching - and that's a brilliant horse - I'm not really convinced about the riding - the girl is amazing though - but the horse is even more. The horse is responding to Pat not to the rider.

[@ParelliTube]

Hi Miam, The horse is very much responding to the rider with Pat's help of course. As amazing as Pat is, we don't think even he could get a horse to do an extended trot, flying changes or half passes from simply talking from the center of the arena!

[@miammaij5630]

I know what you mean - obviously the horse does "in a way" respond also to the rider - but Pat isn't just simply talking - it is his way of communicating with the horse which I really adore - and again the girl is amazing too.

[@furysfancy]

Hi, Does Pat still have River? Is this the same horse that Karen Rohlf rode bareback at the Savvy Conference in 2003? (I was there, and it was such a beautiful demonstration, there was not a dry eye in the place). What breed of horse is River, and where did she come from? Thanking you in advance for any info. that you might provide.

[@felicitytoad]

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