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RE: [RC] At the end of my rope.. - heidi

Gosh, and I've seen exactly the opposite -- horses who were intractable
(dangerous!) before clicker training become amazing animals, and horses
who became really upset and tense and, frankly, dangerous, after Parelli
and some of the other natural horsemanship training. Don't generalize.

Part of "good horsemanship" is to be able to "read" individual horses, and
then rather than advocate one "method" over another, be able to advocate
what approach is best for each individual.

Also, simply following someone's "method" (be it Parelli or anyone else)
does not a horseman make--that ability to "read" the horse does not always
come with the tapes and the lectures.  To some extent, it is a capability
that is innate to certain people, and studying other masters simply helps
those people to hone their skills.  Others can study til the cows come
home, but never do develop the timing and judgment that made the masters
what they are.

There isn't a thing wrong with most of these "methods"--but I've seen
plenty of wrecks from people who THINK they are following the directions,
but just can't quite hear what the horse is telling them...

Heidi



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RE: [RC] At the end of my rope.., Melissa Alexander