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Team Piper 2017
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About this campaign
This booster invites you join Team Piper! In joining the team, you'll help support the growth of Natural Horsemanship in the Competition world. Amy Bowers has made it a goal to put her principles to purpose with her horse, Piper, in Eventing and has a dream to take it all the way to the top. You might be asking yourself, "why now?". Amy and Piper have qualified for the Intermediate Level which means more travel since Colorado only offers 2 events at this level. She'll be traveling to Florida, Texas, California, and Montana. Help make the dream a reality, join Team Piper today!
If you'd like, you can show your support even further with donations and/or sponsorship. Donations can be made in addition to a shirt purchase OR on their own. For more information about sponsorships click the link below
http://bowersfarm.com/?page_id=245
My name is Amy Bowers and I've loved horses all my life. When I was 7 years old my family owned a pony named Frosty. She was a gift for me and my 4 siblings- I was the only one who wanted to ride her. We jumped everything we could: hay bales, lawn chairs, the beam my dad built for my sister's gymnastics- basically anything and everything we could find. I fell in love with flying.
My uncle is Pat Parelli, founder of Parelli Natural Horsemanship. At the age of 9 I started traveling to his ranch in Colorado to spend summers with him. By the age of 17 I started working for him full time. The idea of putting the horse first and understanding how they think, act, feel and play is now a part of me and is a component of everything I do with horses.
During my time learning with Pat and Linda, many fabulous horsemen and women came to the ranch to share their knowledge. I had the opportunity to study with Luis Lucio, Walter Zettl, Steve Bowers, Karen and David O'Connor to name a few.
I started dreaming of competing in eventing when I was 12 and watched David O'Connor win gold at the 2000 Sydney Olympics. I was hooked. A couple years later David and Karen O'Connor joined Pat and Linda Parelli at their ranch in Colorado to learn more about Natural Horsemanship and to share their expertise as well. I was fortunate to learn with both of them during that trip.
In 2015 I participated in 2 clinics with Karen O'Connor. I loved every minute of it! During one of the clinics, she invited me to study with her in Florida. I jumped at the chance and in January of 2016 spent 8 weeks with Karen and David at their farm in Ocala, Florida.
I am passionate about putting my natural horsemanship principles to purpose and have dreams of taking it all the way to the top. I have a pathway laid out to get me there in the years ahead, knowing that Piper plays a large roll in that timeline. Her health and continued enjoyment for the sport are determining factors of how far we go. She's loving it so far and 2017 is shaping up to be a fun new challenge as we hope to compete at the Intermediate Level (5th of 6 national levels in eventing).
Come join us in making this dream a reality! Help spread natural horsemanship at a higher level. Follow us on Facebook as I share about the journey. Come cheer us on sporting your new Team Piper shirt! And thank you!!
https://www.facebook.com/ahorsiegirl/?fref=ts
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Amy has been such an inspiration and mentor. Love working with her! She brings out the best in horses and and people too! So passionate about her horses. A true blessing to the horse community. I'll be your groom at the next Olympics Amy!!!
Let's send Amy and Piper back east to compete.
I call dibs on your bags for the 2020 Tokyo games ;) Good Luck Amy!
Good luck Amy & Piper!
My wife and I believe Amy has incredible skills and would love the opportunity to meet and learn from her.
Supporting you so you can continue to be the great inspiration that you are to so many(humans and horses).
What Amy and Piper are doing is absolutely fabulous: to spread the Parelli philosophy and way of training. They are both so amazingly talented and the best ambassadors ever, they deserve our support!
First met Amy at the Parelli Summit in either 2007 or 2008. Very talented horse woman!
Because I value the principles to purpose part of the Parelli Natural Horse-Man-Ship study program.