Re: RC: Re: Sales Horses

[sweety@nni.com]

At 04:39 PM 5/9/99 -0700, you wrote:
>Dear Lif;
>Would you mind explaining to us what exactly IS "natural training"?  No
>additives, chemicals, what?

LOL!  I have a lot of trouble with the catch-phrase 'natural horsemanship'
there's no damn such thing! Horses do not naturally tote predators around on
their backs, nor if you gave them a free choice would they care to do so. We
'convince' them to do so for our own benefit, employing behavioral
conditioning...it is not natural in the least. The more effective will use
similar techniques to manipulate their horses' behavior as another horse
would in a herd enviornment, but a predator doing this is NOT natural...
'NH' is just a bunch of propaganda hooey that some one used to start selling
their advice....
Now I'm not saying anything about the value of the techniques that fall
under this catch-phrase ... but the techniques existed with the world's
horsemen and women way before some one chose this silly name...A name, by
the way, which is a complete oxymoron and makes me cringe to hear
intelligent folks spout it left and right...horsemanship is horsemanship -
there's not a thing 'natural' about it for the horse, or human, regardless
of how you conduct your training.

No offense intended - just venting since it came up!

At 04:39 PM 5/9/99 -0700, you wrote:
>Dear Lif;
>Would you mind explaining to us what exactly IS "natural training"?  No
>additives, chemicals, what?
>If I get on my horse and we just start riding, is that more natural than
>riding in an arena or roundpen?  If I don't use a bit is that more
>natural?  Heck, the whole process of training is learning to
>communicate.
>Katee
>Lead, follow, or get the *#^@ out of the way!
>
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