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Hi I new on here.
I own a heinz 57 14.1hh gelding, I got him cheap as a 2 year old colt 4 years ago, he was very wild. It took a long time for him to trust me. 2 years ago I started lunging etc..
When I tried backing him last year he threw me off a cropper and I haven't got on him since, Ive lent over his back and done a bit of clicker training but don't seem to be getting anywhere.
Someone on the yard mentioned trying Parelli? I wanted to know if anyone has done this succesfully? Im really at my wits end and would like to try something different.
Thanks.
 
If you want a horse that will stand on boxes and if you have an urge to whack your horse on the head/legs with a big orange stick go ahead..............
 
I would go back to basics, and long rein rather than lunge, can you have any help, to lead him to begin with. As you may gather I'm not a great parelli fan, although some bits are good, but just common sense really. Some good sound advice, and help probably needed. Have you thought of getting him professionally backed ?
 
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He wont let anyone else handle him, I have tried all sorts and nothing seems to work. I take him out for walks and he will wear the tack without fussing,
I just wondered if it actually helped with timid horses.
 
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From what I understand, parelli is a very long winded and expensive course of lessons and games and perhaps not suitable for someone to learn and practise on a youngster as you go along (waiting for a parelli fan to correct me!).

Could you ask around and find an experienced person/instructor to come along and help you?
 
Firstly I would get loads of your friends to start handling him on a regular basis, he needs to become a lot more ''user friendly'' by the sound of things, before you can do anything else with him.
 
WOW I missed the Admin thread?! Its 20 pages long! Button, I'm afraid you won't find many Parelli supporters on here. A few natural horse people, but not specifically Parelli supporters.
 
Button, there are some people with quite strong opinions on it on here... as you maybe able to tell already.
Guys, give her a break, at least she is asking for advice on it rather than blindly being brain washed by the whole thing, as others have been.

You are best using common sense than going ahead with the marketing ploy that is otherwise known as Parelli. They basically make people pay for what others call general knowledge/ common sense.
Try and enlist the help of an experienced friend who maybe able to help you. By experienced I mean someone who has backed horses successfully in the past.
 
To save dozens of pages answering your question, just type the p word into the search box, and you will see it has fans and even more enemies...
My advice to you is pay for him to go to a professional for three weeks.
if you can, lunge and long rein him in his tack until he is calm and willing, but don't try getting on him yourself again.
Some horses need a round pen and a capable jockey who can stay on them, if you attempt to get on in for instance a school, he is just as likely to repeat the performance of last time,and you will then be actually training him to respond like that.
I'm not doubting your confidence or ability but this gelding has had issues and the urge to dump a rider and flee will be under the surface due to his history.
He can be sorted and turned into a lovely riding horse, but by a professional I'm afraid.
Sorry I would far rather have replied with a nice friendly welcoming post, but I try to be truthful
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Thanks Ifield, I wish I hadn't asked now!

Spitchwick- My parents come up a lot and he's known them since day 1 and still won't have any of it,
Maybe if I had a strange person over to try he would react totally different, I have kept him at the same yard since I have had him.
 
Don't bother with all that rubbish, save the money you would spend on a carrot stick or whatever and send him away to a professional to be backed for you.
 
henryhorn's reply is very sound advice - you could do a lot worse than to follow what she has said to do.
Investing in professional help is a good way of setting both your horse and yourself up for the future.
 
Some good advice from Henryhorn. He really does need lots of people to handle him, but ones who know what they are doing (not that I'm suggesting for one minute that your parents don't know anything), but I'm sure you now need some good professional help, and as Henryhorn says, he will turn into the lovely pony that you want him to be. Whereabouts are you ?, I'm sure their are folks on here that will know of some good professionals near you.

Don't worry about asking, for advice, that's what we're all for to ask, and to give help, it's just that some folks can get a wee bit frustrated at the samne questions coming up, but how could you have known that ?.
 
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As in most things, it's best to keep an open mind.

Parelli has it's good points and it's bad points, much the same as BHS, Monty Roberts, etc etc.

I prefer to find my own methods which tend to be a mix of lots of schools of thoughts including my own.

Interestingly, I've found that people that consistently dumb down any particular branch of 'horsemanship' do not achieve their potential.

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Thank you for the advice
I think I will send him away and see what happens. He would make a great pony. He really did knock my confidence and Ive been riding for quite a few years. I think it knocked his too.

Phew, at least its not 20 pages long! Thanks for being kind to me.
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Agree with HH but would add PLEASE do your homework re the professional you send him to! I know HH would agree with that! Some professionals are just that, and worth paying and some are rubbish! No more professional than me. Just charge to be rubbish!!! im sure if you ask someone on here could recommend someone near you.
 
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