Horseman's Calling, another review of NH.

[Ladyinred]

My partner found this today and pointed me towards it. It's about NH in general, but sparked off by Horseman's Calling. Fascinating article by a well respected lady:

http://www.network54.com/Forum/2353...-1399388451/Here+We+Go+Again+-+Catherine+Bell

 

[Deseado]

That's very interesting, any other feedback on this event?

 

[Meowy Catkin]

Very interesting. I don't know if anyone remembers the interesting posts on here about 'learned helplessness'? I certainly learnt a lot from reading about it and it's made me think twice about some training methods.

 

[amandap]

Learned helplessness doesn't just apply to some NH though.

Look up Epona TV at their blog for their report.

 

[eahotson]

Brilliant.Like many people here who got disillusioned by what we were sold as TRADITIONAL horsemanship I have flirted with what is sold as natural horsemanship.While there may be good NH trainers and good trad trainers I have rreal reservations about the highly publicized trainers.Not for me and my horse I think.Just because you are not hitting your horse it doesn't mean you are kind.

 

[TarrSteps]

Learned helplessness doesn't just apply to some NH though.

Look up Epona TV at their blog for their report.

Of course not. But it's often believed to be the 'kinder' alternative and I'm not sure consumers should always take that at face value. In fact many methods exploit it to some degree and lots and lots of people engage in it without meaning to. There is even an argument that some of what we consider 'normal' behaviour in ridden horses is that mechanism at work. I think anyone with horses should at least read up and make their own decisions.

 

[marmalade76]

Excellent piece and I totally agree with it. I watched the clips of that event and most of what I saw were horses basically being terrorised.

 

[Meowy Catkin]

Learned helplessness doesn't just apply to some NH though.

You're right, I've seen it used by non NH people too, but the post in the link reminded me about the discussion about it.

 

[Ladyinred]

That's very interesting, any other feedback on this event?

There is a rather controversial blog on Epona TV's site, together with some video from the event. It's not very pretty.

 

[Laafet]

I found this really interesting, I am not a massive fan of NH, I just find it a bit too evangelical and a lot of what they are trying to achieve is basically good horsemanship as we should all practice but it is a dying art, something which has come with modern living and needing result immediately and our time-poor lives. I have a DVD of Monty Roberts working on my horse at a demo, it was very impressive but if you watch it without the sound on quite uncomfortable viewing and I like Monty. But the whole demo experience opened my eyes to how the round pen works. I take the bits that work for me and use my own experience to apply various techniques to achieve what I need.