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RE: [RC] Parelli/Natural Horsemanship - Karen Green

Whew... lots and lots of Parelli input!
 
I'll admit that I stayed away from Parelli because... well, his marketing was sooooo good, soooo slick, it put me off a bit.  OK, a lot.
 
Also because I met a Parelli "certified" (?) trainer who was so very rigid in her approach I quickly walked away from her.  She was going to make my horse fit her program, not the other way around.  Pass on that, thanks!
 
One word that keeps coming up in the Parelli thread(s) here is FUN ... another is SAFETY.
 
Well, heck... fun is why I'm doing this, why I gave up other interests that consumed lots of time and money so I could devote those to my horse and have a fun time in the process.
 
I wanted a high-adrenalin horse sport that wouldn't require purchasing a six-figure Grand Prix jumper <sigh... where are those trust funds when you need 'em?> .  I found endurance dot net and started lurking over three years ago... and that's when I got serious shopping for an Arabian athlete. 
 
So... you can all consider yourselves responsible for the almost-always-fun partner I have today... Ridecamp has encouraged me along.
 
Think I'll pass on the new spring outfit and buy that Parelli Level 1...
 
Karen Green, AKA the De-Lurking Newbie
Paso Robles, CA
 
p.s. - Apologies to all about the "read receipt" on my first post.
 


From: ridecamp-owner@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:ridecamp-owner@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of mateef@xxxxxxx
Sent: Wednesday, May 10, 2006 2:03 PM
To: ridecamp@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
Subject: [RC] Parelli/Natural Horsemanship

I found Parelli for the same reason everyone did. To stay alive! But from the first time I saw Pat Parelli perform (yes, he's a huge showman) I came home and told my husband "he is showing us what I used to know a long time ago. How to have fun with my horse again". Which is also why I ride endurance. To have fun. Now I have sane, happy horses and I enjoy myself immensely.
 
Sallie in NE Ohio
AERC#15099

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