2009 Legendary Horsewomen Presenters

Clinicians

Linda Parelli :

Born in Singapore, Linda Parelli moved to Australia with her family when she was 12, where she was first introduced to dressage. Linda hated all the mechanical devices she was told to use in order to control her horses, but grudgingly accepted this 'training' as normal. The more she observed the horse world, the more it made her heart ache.
As fate would have it, Linda was in a tack store one day, purchasing yet more 'magical' gadgets when her eyes wandered to a video. Her curiosity piqued as the cowboy executed perfect flying lead changes and beautiful slide stops and spins, presenting a picture of total harmony. It took a few moments for Linda to realize that this cowboy, Pat Parelli, was riding bridleless.

Linda signed up immediately for the course with Pat. In that very first clinic, she got immediate, positive results with Regalo, the dangerous horse who had challenged her for years. Linda went on to promote Parelli clinics in Australia, and a few years later the dressage rider and the cowboy were married. Linda Parelli is one of only four people in the world to achieve a Parelli Five Star Premier rating. She stars in all the Parelli tour presentations, commands a presence in the Parelli RFD television shows, and teaches courses at the Parelli Centers. Much of the Parelli written material and educational systems has come from Linda's passion to make Pat Parelli's teachings available to horse lovers around the world.  Linda and Pat live at the Parelli Centers in Pagosa Springs, Colorado and Ocala, Florida.

Martha Josey :

Martha Josey's incredible career has spanned more than four decades. It is on thundering hooves that she has found both fame and the adoration of would-be barrel racers all over the world. Martha was inducted into the Cowgirl Hall of Fame in 1985 and has won numerous World Championships in the NBHA, AQHA and the WPRA! Martha's buckles, horse trailers, saddles and countless other awards and championships are too vast to list here. Martha and the Team Josey crew travel the country teaching horsemanship, barrel racing and calf roping. 

Lynn Palm :

One of the foremost and respected horsemen in the world, Lynn Salvatori Palm of Palm Partnership Training is a pioneer among women in the horse industry. For more than 30 years, Lynn Palm has championed the partnership of horse and rider, bringing her unique perspective to hundreds of thousands of horse enthusiasts around the world. Recently crowned AQHA's Professional Horse Woman of the Year, Lynn's trophy wall is ever expanding. Lynn is a gifted Horsewoman in all disciplines and has 12 World titles with four "Super Horses" and more than 30 Reserve World titles. More than a top competitor, Lynn is known for giving back to the industry.

Cynthia Cantleberry is known as the "1st Lady of Trail." She has 14 AQHA Trail Horse Championships under her belt along with numerous other World Championships with both Paint and Quarter Horses. With five decades of showing, training, breeding and raising champion horses, Cynthia is a coveted columnist for major equine publications including Western Horseman as well as a popular speaker and clinician.