Come Learn, Grow, and Enjoy at the Parelli Campus
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Come study at the Parelli Natural Horsemanship Campus and become the horseman you’ve always wanted to be.
The Parelli Program is the largest learn-to-train-your-horse-at-home program, empowering people like you to achieve more success with horses, naturally.
The Parelli Campus has long been a haven for horse owners, riders, and instructors to accelerate their horsemanship journey and get the support they need to live their best horse life—alongside others with like-minded goals.
We Live by Our Mission.
Passion is what drives horse owners to want to learn more about applied equine psychology and become the leader their horse deserves. Our mission—to make the world a better place for horses and the humans that love them—ignites passion within Parelli students worldwide. When selecting Parelli students for Campus Study, the Parelli Natural Horsemanship Team looks—first and foremost—for an authentic passion for developing horsesnaturally.
Apply Discipline and Decades’ Worth of
Legacy Knowledge.
The Parelli Natural Horsemanship Campus is home to instructors who have worked with thousands of horses combined. These Parelli Professionals work daily on their relationship with horses, refining the Parelli Program within themselves to be their best for the horses and riders that they empower.
Accelerate Your Horsemanship Journey by Years.
If you think of the riding and play time that you’re barely able to squeeze in during your busy schedule, you’ll probably be left wanting more. Between work and commute times—not to mention the mental load of responsibilities you carry daily—it may be a rarity that you get to spend the kind of time that you want to develop the partnership with horses you are seeking.
Spending all day, every day playing and caring, both with and for horses, coupled with the guidance of the Parelli Natural Horsemanship team, will increase both the amount and the quality of time that you’ll get to spend working on your horsemanship—Advancing your journey significantly within a matter of days.
Does this resonate with you? If so, click the button below to view the on-campus courses we offer at the Parelli Campus by certified Parelli Instructors.
Horseman's Hideaway: Private Study with Pat Parelli's Faculty
Join Pat Parelli and his faculty at his Horsemanship School. Immerse yourself into an intimate experience catered to you and your specific goals. Join Pat's faculty for a day, week, month, or all Season. You'll witness your horse become braver, calmer, more athletic, as you refine your skills and develop into a true horseman that understands how horses truly feel, think, act, and play.
This is not a clinic or a course. Go beyond the classroom by shadowing Pat Parelli and his team of Horse Development Professionals. You'll be coached to accelerate your skill set by putting principles to purpose while experiencing a day in the life at the Parelli Campus.
Parelli Levels Program Students can apply for this program. If accepted, the following prices will apply for 2024-2025.
If you are interested in our Horseman's Hideaway or Horse Development Programs, you may apply through the above link or reach out to our Student Coordinator at campus@parelli.com
*If interested in one-on-one private study with Pat Parelli, his hourly fee is $500. Or, you may apply for his Horseman's Hideaway at the rate of $1,000/day (3-day minimum). Horseman's Hideaway with Pat Parelli runs daily from 9AM - 1PM. Depending upon the week of choice, enrollments can include up to 4 students at a time. If you choose to come for Horseman's Hideaway with Pat and would like to secure additional, one-on-one time, you may book al la carte private lessons in the afternoon hours (i.e. between 2PM-5PM).
For more information, please email patsbarn@parelli.com
Or are You Looking to Take it to the Next Level? Immerse Yourself in Continued Growth at the Parelli Center.
The Parelli Campus Offers Multiple Tiers of Study:
Even if you haven’t passed Level 4, you can come study here at the Parelli Campus as a Pre-Mastery student. Pre-Mastery students come to the campus short-term to dive deeper into the Parelli Program. If you’re looking for a way to get intensive training in the Parelli Program, but have not yet passed your Level 4 Audition, one of the below programs may be the perfect fit for you.
Pre-Professional Study Options Include:
Vocational Student Program: This program is an immersive learning experience designed to prepare students with the practical knowledge and skills for a successful career in the equine industry. Our goal is to provide hands-on application of skills and techniques in a safe and structured environment—fostering each student's learning pathway through the Parelli Levels Program and creating a foundation of Natural Horsemanship philosophy and psychology that is practical for any future profession in the equine industry. In addition to ingraining highly functional standards of safety and professionalism, each student will be taught how to think like a horse and approach daily care needs and training from the horse’s point of view, setting the standard for ethical, humane and effective horse/human relationships worldwide.
Tuition cost is $18,000 for the 25 week course and includes the use of a horse for all class activities and assignments. Alternatively, a student may bring their horse and the tuition fee will include board, including hay only, for one (1) personally owned horse. On campus housing is available for an additional fee. APPLY HERE for the Vocational Student Program.
Level 4 Focus Course: Are you a student with professional goals, currently studying Level 4 in the Parelli Levels Program? This Level 4 Focus course is designed for you! You will be mentored for 3 weeks by some of Pat Parelli’s top instructors to strengthen your foundation in all Four Savvys and develop a personalized plan to complete Level 4. While graduating Level 4 is not guaranteed by the end of the course, you will gain the knowledge and tools needed to follow the Parelli blueprint for success and achieve your goals. Join Pat and his team at Parelli Landing, immerse yourself in horsemanship, and determine if the professional track is the right path for you.
Entrance Track to The Parelli Professional Program
Extern Program: A 12-week intensive course for Level 4 Graduates which serves as the entrance course to the Parelli Professionals Program. This program prepares you for a successful career in the equine industry by equipping you with highly functional horsemanship, teaching, business, and facility management skills. You will be coached and mentored to develop lateral thinking and puzzle-solving skills that enrich not only your horsemanship career and business, but your life skills as well.
The externship curriculum is built on a strong foundation of Natural Horsemanship philosophy and psychology, teaching you to approach all aspects of the Equine Industry with a humane, ethical and effective horsemanship model.
These four core subjects form the foundation of the Extern Student Program curriculum:
1. Applied Natural Horsemanship—Level 5 of the Parelli Program
2. Faculty Training & Teacher-man-ship skills
3. Facility Design, Management, and Maintenance
4. Equine Industry-Specific Business Skills.
This program tuition is $15,000 and includes the use of a horse for all class activities and assignments. Alternatively, a student may bring their horse and the tuition fee will include board, including hay only, for one (1) personally owned horse. On campus housing is available for an additional fee. APPLY HERE for the Extern Program.
Pursue Your Career as a Parelli Professional.
Our Mastery Student Programs are designed to initiate and develop your career as a Parelli Professional. Spending time on the Parelli Campus is an experience like no other that will propel you towards a long-term career in Natural Horsemanship.
Mastery Students
Mastery Student opportunities are available to those who are actively Licensed Parelli Professionals.
Professional Study Options Include:
Intern Program: A 24-week program (where terms can be split) for Parelli Professionals to further their continued education on Campus in the four Parelli Business Savvys. This program costs $1,000/week plus housing. Tuition is available at a special, discounted rate of $1,000/month, if you commit to serving the entire course length at once (i.e. 24-weeks). Campus housing packages are available.
Apprenticeship: A 48-week program (where terms can be split) for successful graduates of the Intern Program to further their continued education on Campus in the four Parelli Business Savvys. This program costs $1,000/week plus housing. Tuition is available at a special, discounted rate of $1,000/month, if you commit to serving the entire course length at once (i.e. 48-weeks). Campus housing packages are available.
Protégé: After an Apprenticeship is completed successfully, you may be selected to participate in Pat Parelli’s Protégé Program. This is a 100-week study program on the Parelli Campus where you will be Pat Parelli’s protégé. This position is by invitation only.
Experience the Magic of
the Parelli Campus for Yourself.
When you bring together some of the world’s foremost horsemen and horsewomen, and give them the opportunity to dedicate their entire time to horsemanship, you create a sacred space where equine and human lives are transformed forever. We invite you to see what the magic is all about when you come to study at the Parelli Campus.
Campus Study Financial Support
Parelli Natural Horsemanship offers study vouchers through internally gifted scholarships and in-house student financing. When our office reaches out to you about your application, ask us about your financial support options.