Ridecamp: [RC] Training methods/Runaway horses

One of the helpful techniques learned by taking Parelli 
lessons is disengagement of the hindquarters.  This 
would be useful for a runaway horse, but I'm more likely 
to use the pulley rein, which effectively would end up 
disengaging the hindquarters anyway!

I have a real problem with people following any 
particular trainers program.  It becomes a "religion".  
I've seen it get so bad, I would call the clinician 
students, his disciples.  These are the same students 
that would be seen pulling on their horses mouths, 
trying to acheive JL's giving to the bit, and would be 
wobbling down the trail, not knowing that the horse CAN 
go straight down the trail without blowing up.  In fact, 
most of these horses were dead broke quarterhorses that 
weren't allowed to go faster than a slow jog, and yet 
they would be forced to do these stupid serpentines on 
the trail because that's what they are learning from the 
John Lyon's method and that's all that they are 
retaining.

Each "method" has something to give, but it really goes 
back to old natural horsemanship methods that really had 
no name.  The weekend cowboys are the ones that are 
misinterpreting and buying into the commericialism of 
the clinicians.  If you can get past all this, there are 
good things to be learned from all.

At my boarding stable, Parelli lessons are highly 
encouraged for green riders/owners.  Most people will 
take the lessons and then just go on with their regular 
activities with their horses.  A few will stay at the 
ranch and only play Parelli stuff all day and never make 
it on the trail.  A few will do both.  I belong to the 
first category.

Having said this, I would still pay to go to such 
clinics if I wasn't so busy going to endurance rides or 
being a lazy bum.

K.

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