HELP!!! Re Parelli Horse Man SH*t

oh my god that is terrible ... i thought that thet parelli way was to yeild to pressure and to teach the horse this ... but not in the vid is as if she has ahd a bad day and is taking in out on the horse over and over again even when the horse is locking and chewing etc she just carrys on and doesnt stop for even a second ... its made me feel sick watching ..
 
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On the other thread someone asked how they make sure a horse will be caught after being treated like this?
I can tell you and I think it is cruel (read it in one of their newsletters
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Keep your water fenced off and only allow access to it twice a day. Horse will soon come to call as they then associate you with water
Sorry but I think that is barbaric
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Well I'm no Parelli fan but this isn't as bad as it sounds, in fact it pretty much mimics the horses natural behavior. Think about it - horses in the wild in hotter climates have to seek out water - it's not there 'on tap' as it were 24/7. They can't stay in the immediate vicinity of the water, because they need to find fresh grazing.
I used to keep half a dozen or so youngsters on about 12 acres, spread over three fields. The water trough was in a meadow adjacent to the yard, & they were free to range as they pleased. Twice a day they'd come in to the home meadow to drink, & always as a herd. There was also a strict pecking order which defined which horses drank first & last.
 
SICK!

What a terrible shame the poor horse didn't rear up and come down on her head when she was violently shaking that rope at his head. If that is coming from one of the founders of Parelli then I am sorry if this offends but all those who continue to practice "Parelli" methods and invest in Parelli should be ashamed. I am not against natural horsemanship in general but I against animal cruelty!
 
Guys, chill, ask yourself if these are really appropriate sentiments to be expressing if you want to be taken seriously as having valid points to object to the way that LP was behaving.

I'm not defending her, I want to know more about that particular video too.

But expressing sentiments such as "What a terrible shame the poor horse didn't rear up and come down on her head " just reflects badly on you - and no one listens to a ranter.
 
Well apologies... there was me thinking this forum was about expressing opinions, and in my opinion this woman is an idiot and shouldn't be treating horses that way. If people believe frightening horses is a good way to train them then feel free to carry on, just remember they are a lot bigger and stronger than you and you would do well to treat them with some respect if you expect any respect back.
 
It reminds me of that video a while back about the german instructor who was convicted, if I remember rightly, of horse abuse, after whipping it in a circle for half an hour.

Same thing, as far as I can see.
 
It seems to me that the horse doesn't have a clue what she expects of him. I would ahev thought that some basic Parelli schooling in a quiet environment would have been the better idea. I am not against natural horsemanship in any way, but have seen Parelli practised by people who have bought the kit and wondered if you should really be using the stick to smack the horse with?

Also, one of the horses (whose owners uses Parelli) is very headshy with the rope and with hands when waved at him.

None of mine would know what to do in this situation.
 
Quote- Roughly jerking on the halter isn’t advised with a fearful or dominant horse. It just makes both situations worse.

That comes from the parelli website! I dont care if the video was shortened or any of the other claptrap that LP says, i.e. look at the whole story first. There is no justification for handling a horse that way. She was putting all her weight into those yanks. The horse looks confused and i think it was amazing that he just took it.

The poor horses head must have been so sore. Bl**dy woman deserves all the sh1t she gets from this.
 
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