Rainbow2007
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Passive_persistance
Not sure if you actually read my post?
I did say that it had produced two good horses for us, I have also been doing it for 4 or 5 years and have been to the conferences, and I do know what goes on.
I said I have no qualms about Parelli having a successfull business - quodos to him for achieving that. It is the followers I have issue with who follow without question. I have never seen questioned why you do such an action or whatever. It is usually taken as read that you have to do it that way to proceed through the levels. I do have to admit that I did earlier follow blindly.
I think that the level 1 does give you a good grounding in NH approaches to horsemanship, but once you are proficient in it you should start questioning just what you are doing and look at other trainers methods.
In college you take exams to attain some recognised qualification. Not so in Parelli. Just keeps you onside till you reach the top level. It is relevant only in Parelli terms.
There are much more efficient training methods that deal more with the horse and how to stay safe with him and how to support him when starts getting edgy or RB.
Have you ever wondered why so many of their 3* instructors leave? A lot of them have issues with the way in which it is being taught or managed. Look at their web sites and they give credence to the great horsemen, Dorrances etc, but hardly ever Parelli.
Look at the way the Mark Raschid does his clinics. The first day is all about the horse and examining it physically to see if there are any issues that need to be addressed first.
Parelli does very little initially on energy aspect and has only recently brought into play rib yielding because another trainer was getting so much success with that approach, but stills falls short of actually addressing the real issues.
The object is to do the best for my horse. I have had many different instructors in the NH field and each has brought a different aspect to it from which both have benefited.
I will say again that I have nothing against Parelli per se and he does put the fun back into it, but you do not want to play games forever - riding is the target at what ever level you want.
Just keep your eyes open. "There are none so blind as those that cannot see".
Not sure if you actually read my post?
I did say that it had produced two good horses for us, I have also been doing it for 4 or 5 years and have been to the conferences, and I do know what goes on.
I said I have no qualms about Parelli having a successfull business - quodos to him for achieving that. It is the followers I have issue with who follow without question. I have never seen questioned why you do such an action or whatever. It is usually taken as read that you have to do it that way to proceed through the levels. I do have to admit that I did earlier follow blindly.
I think that the level 1 does give you a good grounding in NH approaches to horsemanship, but once you are proficient in it you should start questioning just what you are doing and look at other trainers methods.
In college you take exams to attain some recognised qualification. Not so in Parelli. Just keeps you onside till you reach the top level. It is relevant only in Parelli terms.
There are much more efficient training methods that deal more with the horse and how to stay safe with him and how to support him when starts getting edgy or RB.
Have you ever wondered why so many of their 3* instructors leave? A lot of them have issues with the way in which it is being taught or managed. Look at their web sites and they give credence to the great horsemen, Dorrances etc, but hardly ever Parelli.
Look at the way the Mark Raschid does his clinics. The first day is all about the horse and examining it physically to see if there are any issues that need to be addressed first.
Parelli does very little initially on energy aspect and has only recently brought into play rib yielding because another trainer was getting so much success with that approach, but stills falls short of actually addressing the real issues.
The object is to do the best for my horse. I have had many different instructors in the NH field and each has brought a different aspect to it from which both have benefited.
I will say again that I have nothing against Parelli per se and he does put the fun back into it, but you do not want to play games forever - riding is the target at what ever level you want.
Just keep your eyes open. "There are none so blind as those that cannot see".
