How can anyone justify calling parelli natural horsemanship?I own a 15.3hh anglo arab, who after extensive back specialists and vet visits , i have been told has some kind of bad memory that makes him petrified of having his back legs picked up.my vet advised me to take him to one of these parelli demo thingys, as they connected with the horse on a natural level.I DON'T THINK SO.I personally don't call Mark Rodney beating the living crap out of my horse for 2 hours and achieving absolutley nothing 'natural horsemanship'.All the man managed to make him do is walk on a trailer, THE BLOODY HORSE WALKED ON TRAILERS FINE IN THE FIRST PLACE!My horse is a sensitive compassionate animal, and beating him up has left him with mental scars , i am now unable to lunge him or carry a whip because he is now petrified of them after that evil man got hold of him.A ex friend of mind , and someone who takes parelli as the gospel truth , filmed the events and was asked to destroy the tape of the demo.if the man has nothing to be ashamed of why does he want the tape destroyed?I promptly took my horse straight home, mark was not permitted to touch my other horse, although he did give a swift whack with the carrot stick to my boy when he hesitated to walk on the lorry , to which he very nearly lost head to my boys kick.good on him i say!the man deserves a good kicking.
to sum up:
if my horse has to beaten up and scared of me to pick his feet up , then i'd rather he never did.There's meant to be trust between horse and rider, and my horse is taking an awful long time to regain the trust that he had in people before parelli man got hold of him.Treat your horse as you expect to be treated yourself , with respect and kindness , i personally thing that pays of more than parelli unatural horsemanship.
to sum up:
if my horse has to beaten up and scared of me to pick his feet up , then i'd rather he never did.There's meant to be trust between horse and rider, and my horse is taking an awful long time to regain the trust that he had in people before parelli man got hold of him.Treat your horse as you expect to be treated yourself , with respect and kindness , i personally thing that pays of more than parelli unatural horsemanship.