Parelli?

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This has probably been done before, but just wondered what people think of parelli. IMO i think it's a load of cr*p. A lady on yard does parelli with both her horses and doesn't seem to have got anywhere with them! The livery stabled next to me is now having parelli lessons with her...will see how far she gets!
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Great for people who have a little bit more than an ounce of common sense with horses but don't really have any inspiration and need to be taught how to teach, not only the horse but also themselves.

Dreadful for people who haven't even the basic knowledge of horsemanship.
 
Watching the experts do it, it all looks really good. Even with common sense I couldn't get my horse to do half those things, like lying down when I ask (not exactly sure when I'd need to use that though...). But I hate how its so expensive, I'm sure it was something like near £200 for a halter, a stick and a dvd, just ridiculous! I would like to do something like that with Chex, but I think its just an excuse to spend some proper time with him, don't really spend much time just grooming, playing etc.
 
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not exactly sure when I'd need to use that though...

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When you have to hide from those nasty little brown 3 legged, flesh-eating critters who roam the heather! The Haggis!
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I dont think it should be knocked. With all training methods they have there place If they are done correctly with time and patients.

When I first bought my youngster he had had nothing done with him. Everything was an issue. He hated his legs being touched and was generally unhappy being touched by humans. I started doing some parelli games with him and he has responded really well and now I can now do anything with him.

I dont use it all the time but what I have done has really helped. It also gives you a chance to play and build a partnership.
 
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not exactly sure when I'd need to use that though...

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When you have to hide from those nasty little brown 3 legged, flesh-eating critters who roam the heather! The Haggis!
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Haha
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each to their own, if people are happy and they get something out of it good for them, like most things people have diff opinions, it does not mean it is right or wrong
 
I've seen it done well, and done very badly.

Done well - 3 beautiful horses, one lady who was intellegent and had alot of common sense, her horses followed her up and down to the field, and their telling off was having a finger shaken at them and they stepped back immediatly and knew they had done wrong. Also her big trad cob, looked the laidback dead to the leg type, was so lovely to ride, first time I sat on him was in a Parelli halter, and he was amazing.

Done badly - a horse that was a nightmare to bring in, would only walk backwards and threw itself on the floor in fits of temper, and couldnt bridle it as it had been terrified by the carrot stick.

Done well I'm convinced it could be good, but too many people do it badly. I havent studied it closely enough to make judgements on the principles though
 
I've read (ploughed through) the book and when I got to the end of it wondered what exactly he was trying to say, it just seemed to go in circles.

Basically it seems, as has been said, that it should be used with a good dollop of common sense and by those who have some horse knowledge to balance it with.

What concerns me is that when you see horses advertised as Parelli trained, what happens if someone who doesn't know, or care about Parelli buys the horse? Is there more of a communication problem than there can be during the settling in period? Take mine, I speak English, my poor beasties speak Canadian, and through no-one's fault we do have communication problems. If I shifted myself even slightly in the saddle to get more comfortable on an English horse it wouldn't take a great deal of notice, do it here and the poor creature is wondering whether to go left,right, faster or slower. I am learning fast for their sakes.
 
liked what i saw at parelli demo at equus few years ago, when a disabled lady showed amazing control on the ground of a pair of fresians. but then was also impressed when tanya larrigan did some liberty work with her horse. that wasn't parelli...just 'circus' ...maybe anyone can do it with the right training and knowledge, if they want to do it.
went to parelli demo when the great man came over last year (OH was working at venue) and thought the messiah was in attendance!...like a religious experience, audience really revved up and excited...bit embarassing and over the top really...he certainly is a good business man that's for sure...did you know you cannot enter the parelli website from uk, you can only go into uk one as it's a franchise now...?
 
There are people out there who seem to do a great job with the system.

Others make a total hash of it.
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I had a brief encounter but it just wasn't for me. However, I did learn from it.

I think it is slightly crazy to "dis" a training method as "Cr*p" as it obviously works for thousands of people or else the whole system wouldn't exist.

Perhaps the person on your yard may not be a great "parellian" (Is that a word)?
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I guess anyone who is evangelical (Sp)? about anything is always a tad annoying.
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