James Roberts

James has extensive experience dealing with challenging horses, starting young horses, and developing a foundation of excellence for the fundamentals of performance in horses, as well as coaching students of all abilities through the Parelli Programme. Before studying directly with Pat Parelli, James trained with the late John Pocklington, legendary show jumping trainer of the Magna Stud, helping develop show jumpers to top level, with the opportunity of working alongside Irish jumping champion, Dermot Lennon. James then went on to fulfil his dream of becoming a farrier, and was lucky enough to have the opportunity to train with one of the most respected training farriers in the world, Mr. Stuart W. Spence. James spent 5 years at the famous Hose Forge, in Leicestershire, before setting up his own business as a qualified farrier.

It was a challenging horse, afraid of farriers, which led James to Parelli Natural Horsemanship. After realising how little he really knew about horses, and how much there was to know, James took the decision to quit his successful business to embark on a new journey, starting with an apprenticeship with Dave Stuart, master horseman and former 5 star Parelli Professional and Charlotte Dennis, former 3 star Parelli Professional and eventer. After graduating Level 3 of the Parelli Programme in 2003, James spent a total of 2 years at the Parelli Centres in Florida and Colorado under the tutelage of Pat Parelli and Linda Parelli.

James jumping Bee Animas

James and Becks

James's passion is the starting of young horses, and developing relationships with horses to produce a solid foundation, to which the fundamentals for performance can be applied.