I think it's someone who is studying for official certification? It came up that the woman wasn't certified but was practicing on Tiff LOL...
Ooooh. Could be the blind leading the blind then. The lady I went to is a Parelli Certified Instructor who certified to teach through Level 4. Being certified as an instructor is different from "getting" certified at a particular level. You know how it is. Just because you get certified to do something doesn't mean you're qualified to teach it to others. There's another lady around here who's closer to home who "teaches" Parelli methods, but she's not certified and she doesn't teach pure Parelli, it's kind of a mishmash of Parelli and some of her own ideas. The real deal is kind of expensive. I paid $285 for the weekend back when I took it and I think it's closer to $350 now. So I can see why counterfeits might look appealing. The tickets for this seminar would've been $65 if bought in advance and $100 at the door for non-Parelli-Club-members. I wouldn't be going if I had to pay for them myself.