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RC: john lyons



In a message dated 1/18/00 7:31:36 AM Pacific Standard Time, 
bolinger@bigsky.net writes:

<<   I don't agree with everything anyone person believes or teaches..however 
there's generally something valuable to be learned from all of them.  We 
shouldn't pass judgement until we've made a sincere effort to see and 
experience as  much of the whole picture as possible. >>

I don't think anyone has suggested that everything these people teach is 
wrong--on the contrary, John, Ray, Pat et al are "marketing" common sense 
horsemanship that used to be a way of life for many people.  The take-home 
message I've seen people stating here is not to take everything as gospel 
just because John, Ray, Pat, or whoever says it, but rather to develop that 
sense of horsemanship and to examine what they preach.  None of these people 
got where they are (egos aside) without SOME understanding of horse 
psychology.  And if one can come away from their programs understanding how 
to better read a horse and how to act themselves in such a way as to send the 
desired message TO the horse, then hooray.  But all too often, folks who 
don't know any better come away simply mimicking without understanding the 
kernel of truth in all of it, and take to heart things like the 3-second 
physical punishment of the horse, the choking down that someone else 
described, etc.  Sad.

Heidi


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