IrishCobsRule
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I think you'll have to agree that Maria E's results are quite impressive too. It was Ferdi' himself's riding demo I was referring to - I saw a relaxed, willing, happy horse with floppy ears - it appears that we both interpreted something different from it - so how about we agree to disagree on that one?
The EE conference the following year sounds interesting and I like your description of Carl H working with the horses:
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[/ QUOTE ] Now while he doesn't use parelli or EE specifically, he had a very natural appoach with his horses, he used 'natural' (for want of a better word, sorry) principles, ie release and reward the slightest try, let the horses express themselves, and was not critical or demanding if they made a mistake.
As I said in my first post in this thread - to me a 'natural horseman' is someone who has a natural gift - someone who has learnt their skill from from all the horses they've worked with and someone who admits that they are never finished learning. Pat Parelli has used the phrase Natural Horse.Man.Ship as a marketing tool for his particular method of training that he has cleverly and very successfully marketed - it is how people have interpreted/embraced it that is so contentious.
The EE conference the following year sounds interesting and I like your description of Carl H working with the horses:
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[/ QUOTE ] Now while he doesn't use parelli or EE specifically, he had a very natural appoach with his horses, he used 'natural' (for want of a better word, sorry) principles, ie release and reward the slightest try, let the horses express themselves, and was not critical or demanding if they made a mistake.
As I said in my first post in this thread - to me a 'natural horseman' is someone who has a natural gift - someone who has learnt their skill from from all the horses they've worked with and someone who admits that they are never finished learning. Pat Parelli has used the phrase Natural Horse.Man.Ship as a marketing tool for his particular method of training that he has cleverly and very successfully marketed - it is how people have interpreted/embraced it that is so contentious.