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Re: [RC] parelli training - Chris PausHere's my nickel's worth, for what it's worth, LOL.. Forget both of those guys. Most of the "gurus" out there are more into showmanship than horsemanship, IMHO. The people who ran that disastrous clinic I attended last weekend were Parelli-ites. As for Anderson, one of my best horsey friends and an excellent trainer and instructor lives not too far from Anderson's farm in Illinois. She has no good words to say about him and she is one of the kindest most gentle humans I know! She often gets horses to retrain that he has worked with...sigh... IMHO, you would be better off to invest in some books and videos of a classical type trainer. You will learn precise things that you must do to get request across to your horse clearly. I really like Cherry Hills "101" books. If you start at the beginning and work through all the exercises, you'll be very good at what you are doing and your horse will be too. If you really want to study natural horsemanship, go to the master.. Tom Dorrance. He isn't with us anymore, but his books are. they are more philosophical than "how to" books, but they'll get the point across. he was one who never sold out his genuince concern for the animal for the glitz and glamour of the training circuit. Here's my training tips 1. Never ask anything foolish or unwise of your horse. 2. Know when to stop. Reward the horse by ending the exercise when he gets it right. Don't keep drilling over and over. 3. Most of the time when horses misbehave, it is pain and discomfort or poor communication by the rider. 4. Know what your hands, legs, body are doing when you ask the horse to do something. 5. 10 to 15 minutes of good work is far better than an hour of chasing a horse around in a round pen or drilling the same exercise over and over. 6. Think of ways to challenge your horse to increase his mental and physical skills without overfacing him. You wouldn't ask a kindergarten age child to take a college SAT, don't expect a young horse to know everything right away! 7. Make the horse's time with you fun and enjoyable so he will want to do what you ask. 8. If you must reprimand, do it swiftly and precisely, then move on. Most horses accept admonishment if it is fair in their eyes. 9. If you are angry or upset, walk away. 10. Remember, these animals have strength, speed and size. They don't HAVE to do anything we ask of them, they want to do it for us! chris --- "A. B. Wakeman" <lang_girl@xxxxxxxxx> wrote: hey all, i was just wondering what the general opinion toward pat parelli's techniques were? i would like to get clinton anderson's tapes, but i am strapped for funds, so i thought maybe i would pick up a parelli training book. any thoughts? thanks ashlee __________________________________ Do you Yahoo!? Yahoo! Finance Tax Center - File online. File on time. http://taxes.yahoo.com/filing.html ============================================================ I don't think you have to join a gym or buy frilly outfits to get some fitness. A decent set of shoes and a 15 minute dismount here and there will help. ~ Jon K. Linderman, Ph.D., FACSM, Assistant Professor of Health and Sport Science, University of Dayton ridecamp.net information: http://www.endurance.net/ridecamp/ ============================================================ ===== "A good horse makes short miles," George Eliot Chris and Star BayRab Acres http://pages.prodigy.net/paus ============================================================ I don't think you have to join a gym or buy frilly outfits to get some fitness. A decent set of shoes and a 15 minute dismount here and there will help. ~ Jon K. Linderman, Ph.D., FACSM, Assistant Professor of Health and Sport Science, University of Dayton ridecamp.net information: http://www.endurance.net/ridecamp/ ============================================================
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