Parelli training..

[Nailed]

Hello. I am doing an assignment on parelli training and i am looking for any information/ experiences any of you may have had od parelli and or training demonstrations.
I am of the old school and therefor I do not have a clue about parelli and need as much help as you can offer.
lou x

 

[icestationzebra]

Well.... I went to a demo once. I like to keep an open mind on things and make my own mind up. Er, after lots of waving of orange sticks I was none the wiser and therefore I think it is rubbish!

 

[mandagus]

Parelli is all about mental pressure on the horse.
You ahve four stages 1 2 3 4

the first one is where you ask nicely and the pressure builds.

It can be good and can help lots of "problem" horses but it is also very structured and if you like being told what to do every step of the way with your horse rather than figuring it out for yourself then it can be good.

They do have the seven games which are ground work games which are quite good.

It does help to build a bond with your horse and the playing games is fun and helps your horse with spatial and body awareness and a relationship on the ground which then carries to the back

 

[Nailed]

any more?
cause i aint got a clue and to be honest research doesnt throw that much up.
thankx lou.
X

 

[mandagus]

Be more specific and I'll answer for you

 

[Nailed]

i need to know as much as possible about parelli. Any idea on the games and such.
lou x

 

[mandagus]

Well they have the seven games i.e one called the catching game, where you let your horse catch you

Parelli comes from a man called Pat Parelli although there is lots of controversity about where he learned his skills as in copying other people.

I'm racking my brain for more info!!!

Why don't you give them a ring or fax and they will probably send you some info.

It can be good as it teaches you to ask your horse quietly with gentle pressure so that our not always screaming, (even physically) at your horse but it can make them like robots and irritate them as it doesn't leave much room for choice.

I.E I'm going to put this pressure on you till you respond.

Wish I could help more

 

[Twiglet]

Would suggest going on to www.intelligenthorsemanship.co.uk and finding the forum there - there's quite a few Parelli people there I believe.

 

[brightmount]

Intelligent Horsemanship is Monty Roberts and Kelly Marks' take on Natural Horsemanship. It's different in many respects to Parelli. My daughter actually asked Monty Roberts in person what he thought of Parelli and if the two were compatible, and his diplomatic answer was that he knew and respected Pat Parelli, and he was all for anything that encouraged people to understand their horses, but their methods were not the same.

My daughter has done quite a bit of Parelli with one of her horses, and it's really good for teenagers who might not have the long experience of the adult riders on this forum who dismiss it, but it helps young riders to tap into their horse's psychology, and horses like it and find it relaxing.

The exception is trailer loading. I watched a demo of this Parelli style and it was quite distressing. It took about an hour in the hands of the trained demonstrator to get this horse onto the trailer circus style by sort of lungeing it on, with the trainer staying outside the trailer. My daughter tried it as you have to achieve their method to get your Partnership level, and we ended up with a horse that wouldn't load any more.

Monty Roberts on the other hand will get a horse that has had to be hacked 15 miles to his demos onto a trailer within 3 minutes, and no stress.

 

[Tia]

If you type "Parelli" into Google you will probably come up with hundreds of pages on it!

If you can't be bothered then just look at his website: http://www.parelli.com/

 

[claire1976]

I've been doing parelli for 6 years now and personally I love it. I do tweak his methods and have used monty roberts ideas too.
If you want the sort of training that gives instant results with minimal effort than parelli is not for you. If you want a horse that respects you and your space, doesnt need gadgets, understands commands without needing a smack, has a great bond with you etc etc etc then parelli/natural horsemanship is fab.
I'm not going to get into a debate about it (I think the results with my horse speak for themself.) , I know many people on here think its a load of rubbish but if you want any more information or specific questions please PM me and I'll be more than happy to help.

 

[claire404]

hey there, just finished doing a Jackaroo, Jilllaroo school in Australia that uses Parelli. It worked on the basis that you're training the horse to want to do what you're asking it to do.
For example, when approaching the horse do it in circular movements, which is the movement of a prey animal and not a predator. Your goal is to act like a dominant horse and not the predator.
When training the horse you use seven games, the first being the friendly game, which is designed to make the horse a partner. What you want is for the horse to use the left side of there brain to show they are thinking, when a horse shows signs of that you reward them by taking pressure off them, for example not looking directly at them and mirroring a horse in a relaxed state, and stroking them.
The seven games work by the horse moving away from pressure and is based on the theory that a horse wants, safety, comfort, food and play. The games put constant and rhythmic pressure (because horses are extremely rhythmic, plus to balance the horse you need to do everything both sides) on the horse in different zones, thus the horse will move away from the pressure, and by doing what you want it to do, the pressure is released. There are 4 stages to everything. For example to move the horse backward I would first just shake my finger up and down, after nine seconds of the horse not moving, I would shake the lead rope using my wrist, then my arm then my whole body. As soon as the horse shows he is using his left brain, stop the pressure, and comfort the horse.
Parelli in short is designed to suit the horse, and to use the horses natural behaviour in training them. With this method you have to have an independant seat, and use the natural power of focus, with your horse.
From what i've seen Parelli really works, and the partnership that can be created is amazing.

 

[Enfys]

Seven Games for a start:

http://www.parelli.com/info_page.php?pag...ames?&t=lit