Parelli - opinions

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My opinion of parelli is that it is a load of overpriced, common sense with a bizarre twist to it so that naiive novices and people who are too scared to ride their own horses can convince themselves they are 'doing the right thing'...

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What a coincidence, that is my take on it too
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I have Kelly Marks' books and she does make alot of sense as to horse psychology but didn't "get" Parelli. Had a look at his website once. All Savvy club members only areas and stupid prices. £30 for a bit of marine ply and £40 for a stick?!!!
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Yeah right. My OH sails and you can pick up 12" of the same rope for a few quid and sew on a flappy bit of faux leather on the end for even less. Ah, the blessing of having a deep-pocketed scottish mother.....
 
Funny that.... I feel the same way....

find it quite funny that those of us who actually get on and ride our horses, all seem to agree that this overpriced common sense is used a lot by those that are too frightened to get on their horses!
 
There must be some people out there who do Parelli and can tell us all that we're wrong? I just feel like I must be missing something since it seems to be rather popular! Maybe it was just the stuff on TV which has given us a bad impression.... I want to be told Im wrong so I can understand where these Parelli people are coming from!

seahorse - The only reason that horse stood in the end was because it got tired! I think her idea was that if the horse fussed and wouldnt stand still that you then go along with it and make it fuss even more (by pulling it side to side) until it gets tired, gives up and decides to stand still. But TBH, this isnt exactly a new method or anything "natural" - lots of non-parelli people would do this. Its just making the horse work a bit harder until he decides that what you asked in the first place is easier!
 
ah this will be the extreamly well marketed and over priced common sense that has been imported over from the US with a "cowboy" label.

hats off to the bloke, he is a very good horseman with such a good sales patter that he could probably sell tea back to the tea companies.

However, Cynicism aside parelli, NH or whatever sometimes have useful points to make. Their approach (or a form of) may solve an issue that you have been grappling with ( and that is not why the carrot stick is a carrot stick!!), sometimes it is just the samething you have already been told that is said slightly different that makes it click

I see them as things that you pick the useful bits that you need, but not something to subscribe to..... the equine lifestyle is expensive enough without some well marketed horsemanship to fleece us of what we have left.
 
He's from the same breeder as 2 of mine.
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Trixie:

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And Daddy of my foal, Ezzy:

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Does it mean horses have got into some sort of Hall of Fame when they make a Breyer model of them?
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Pat's horse was made into a model......

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seahorse - The only reason that horse stood in the end was because it got tired! I think her idea was that if the horse fussed and wouldnt stand still that you then go along with it and make it fuss even more (by pulling it side to side) until it gets tired, gives up and decides to stand still. But TBH, this isnt exactly a new method or anything "natural" - lots of non-parelli people would do this. Its just making the horse work a bit harder until he decides that what you asked in the first place is easier!

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She was yanking it about a bit though wasn't she? My horse would have stood up if I did that to him!

But also what she said about it's the horses idea to stand still, surely it should do what we want it to do, not what the horse decides its going to do!
 
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The purpose of this is:

1. Very useful for having space hopper races.


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Its completely unsuitable for space-hopper races! Its got no handles ! Anyway, everyone knows space-hopoers are orange, not green....
 
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Not to stick up for anyone here, let alone Parelli, but I would pretty much bet that 90% of the horses owned by people on this forum, would absolutely freak if someone were to throw a ball like this in their horse's field. Crikey more than half of the horses on here appear to be frightened by a blooming little bird, never mind a great big bouncy ball
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She was yanking it about a bit though wasn't she? My horse would have stood up if I did that to him!

But also what she said about it's the horses idea to stand still, surely it should do what we want it to do, not what the horse decides its going to do!

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Yeah, she was yanking it a bit, which I thought was pretty funny considering the whole point of those rein attachment bits was to brake away if pulled too much which is exactly what she was being told to do!

I dont know about the whole horse-should-do-as-its-told thing. By choice Id prefer to work with the horse rather than against it, if you know what I mean. I get no thrills ordering my horses about, but obviously I expect decent manners like standing still and dont accept them pissing about doing whatever they feel like. But I do think it depends on the horse with how you handle it. Some horses are perfectly happy to be told what to do all the time whereas others will object like hell in which case a different tactic is best used. Like a horse I used to own would nap out hacking. If I tried to force him to move he would be up on his hind legs pronto. So in the end I figured Id just make him stand still and wait. He'd get bored and then want to walk on but I wouldnt let him until I wanted to. He soon learnt that if he acted up he'd then be made to get bored which he didnt like, fighting with him never worked. Saying that, this didnt work on my other horse who napped.... like everything, some things work for some and not others
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Anyway, what does it matter if our horses are scared of a giant rubber ball? When do they see THOSE very often passing through their field?! It's certainly not an object I need my horse to get immune to!
 
Tia - Tell me what the point is please? This is what I don't understand. I want to know WHY these methods are better than our usual ways? And what the horse is actually getting out of it?
 
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My own thoughts on Parelli, as the "only" way, and you must do everything that way, is what a load of bollox!
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However I don't decry it because yes I do pick bits and pieces to make up my own way of doing things. I wonder if the UK is perhaps just a bit behind with what Parelli is or means; or perhaps Parelli is really just not relevant to the sorts of things people do with their horses there.

There does seem to be 3 types of people who use or talk about Parelli kindly;

the knowledgeable people who use it correctly and have very well trained/mannered horses as a result.

Then there are the ones like the friend of one of our members, who just don't have a clue about horses, let alone Parelli
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And then there are the working cattle horses, which is what I have seen over here, who are just totally mind-blowing! Parelli is absolutely and totally complimentary to the working cattle horse and for that I think it is wonderful.

As I say, I don't "do" Parelli, but I appreciate it in the right hands.
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Crikey, I'm quite shocked reading this thread, I thought I was alone in not thinking a lot of Parelli. There are some parts of many 'Natural Horsemanship' methods that are useful in some instances, but I don't believe sticking to one whole jazzed-up concept can be right for all horses or people.
Take the best and leave the rest is what I say.
 
not my cup of tea, cult like rubbish freaky if you ask me........ironically a couple of parelli nutters turned up at a show last week.......and guess whose horses were tense, badly behaved, screaming and shouting at being separated, and refused to load??? i have never seen such incompetance and such a shambolic case of horse handling in my life - not to mention dreadful turnout of horse and rider....says it all really.
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Not to stick up for anyone here, let alone Parelli, but I would pretty much bet that 90% of the horses owned by people on this forum, would absolutely freak if someone were to throw a ball like this in their horse's field. Crikey more than half of the horses on here appear to be frightened by a blooming little bird, never mind a great big bouncy ball
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not my lil......oh no way - she would be after it like a shot!! maisie would have a nervous breakdown though!!!
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Tia lol your absaloutely right she was a batty nut case. but thats the thing i think that those are the kind of people that parelli appeals to!! i also think like some other people have said it appeals to people too scared to actually ride there own horses but buy doing this they think they are doing the "right thing" ! and that comments on the space hopper ball had me lmao!!! seriously what is with that what the hell is a horse supposed to get out of that!
 
I also watched horse and country tv and saw parelli stuff on it and I`m so pleased to find so many people not liking it.Think it is awfull and not impressed at all.
 
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