'natural' horsemanship/le trec

PogoPumpkinBecky

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So someone I know has become obsessed with this after training with a local 'proffessional'. She put a photo on facebook today of a horse there bowing. The way they got the horse to do this was by tying a rope rounds his leg, then whilst sitting on his back pulling his leg from underneath him, so he had to bow.

I personally don't think there is anything 'natural' about it and is unfair on the horse to be pulled around in this way!
 
this is what the 'proffesional' claims she is training people :confused: i dunno what she is doing looks a load of rubbish to me, but everyone thinks the sun shines out her a*rse :p
 
I've done Trec and I certainly dot buy I got the 'natural' horsemanship package.

Quite horrified by the leg tied up!??!! Reminds me of that scene in horse whisperer when they tie the horses legs up, I'm sure they don't do that in the book....
 
Sorry I only put that because that was what she said she was doing!:o
I have nothing against le trec, don't even know what you do in it!

I wish people would stop recommending her to everyone to train their horses if she thinks that is a 'fair' method, no horse I know would enjoy having rope tied round their legs and then pulled up!!
 
I read somewhere once that she used to do jumping and stuff then got a horse that was unmanageble on the ground so got into this training to sort out her horses ground problems.
All good and well but really don't think she should train horses like this!
 
PogoPumpkinBecky said:
. She put a photo on facebook today of a horse there bowing. The way they got the horse to do this was by tying a rope rounds his leg, then whilst sitting on his back pulling his leg from underneath him, so he had to bow.

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do you know this for sure, have you seen it ..... because as far as I am aware roping a horses leg whilst sitting on it in order to train a bow is not "natural horsemanship" .......well not any I have ever looked at. Bowing is not a required element ;)

What one individual might choose to do does not speak for the whole "method".

added...... I see that you "read it somewhere once" .... maybe not the best evidence of how she trains. btw I have no idea who she is, how she trains either so no incentive to "defend" her and no intentin to do so either lol
 
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tazzle said:
because as far as I am aware roping a horses leg whilst sitting on it in order to train a bow is not "natural horsemanship" .......well not any I have ever looked at. Bowing is not a required element ;)
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Me neither. Mind you if this person is a professional, who am I to argue. :rolleyes:

Sounds like a jumble of crossed wires to me.
 
yes i saw several photos showing this, and i read about her on one her leaflets advertising!
i agree its not natural horsemanship at all which is why i'm annoyed that everyone thinks shes so amazing at it because she can force a horse to bow :mad:
 
Photos using the rope? :( I have heard of this but didn't think it was used much anymore.
I have seen ropes used as a small step to safely handling back hooves for horses that kick but the rope isn't fixed to the leg in any way it's used like a hook and gently...
 
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as amanda said... do the photos show the rope on the horse when ridden ....... apart form anythning else that would be foolish form a safety point of view.

It is good imo that you are seperating this from NH generally .... we cant have possible misinformation being mistaken for fact ;) :D :rolleyes:
 
PogoPumpkinBecky said:
The way they got the horse to do this was by tying a rope rounds his leg, then whilst sitting on his back pulling his leg from underneath him, so he had to bow.
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Ha...I'd like to see someone try that with my ginger beastie... Splat to floor and squashed rider more like... Balance is not his strongest point... :rolleyes:

I don't see how such an approach could be linked to what I know of NH and the ladies I know who compete at Trec would have kittens at the idea...
 
I tried to post earlier but it killed my laptop :eek:

1. bowing is not a TREC obstacle ;)
2. there's nothing wrong with trick training per se, but...
3. there is no need whatsoever to use ropes to train a horse to bow :eek:

People post odd things on facebook.

Me included :p
 
That's my just-turned 2 y/old bowing... Not a rope in sight :D Rubbish photo though :p

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Bless! Your friend is less reliable than my self timer :eek: :D

How about a "proper" bow - kneeling down?

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(Daemon does these too, just no photos :p)
 
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