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Re: [RC] [RC] Parelli (and other clinicians) - Karen Sullivan

On 8/25/07, Mary Ann Spencer <maryann.spencer@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
You are correct.   But so many resort to the 'old' brutal or semibrutal ways
when in a stress situation....... IE: so darn many times when a horse balks
at loading someone is always there with a big whip!!  People also need to be
taught when to quit............ and wait for the next time.


yes...but.........here will be the next unpopular thing I say..sigh.
Sometimes what that horse needs IS that big whip!!!  Especially the
older, formerly well trained but now spoiled/dangerous/ornery horse
who knows perfectly well how to load and unload politely; but has
learned he can now push his new owner around....how many times do you
see this person try to load the horse; the horse runs over the person;
pivots hindquarters into person; kicks out at
you-the-person-helping....so owner now re-circles the horse around and
asks again, pretty please get in the trailer; does the whole
NH-Parelli thingy....so as a result, everytime the horse does
something BAD, he gets the reward of getting to circle away from the
trailer opening and "set up" straight again...what is the horse
learning?  That now, everytime he acts like a brat...he gets to go
AWAY from the trailer opening;that horse will gladly pitch a fit and
circle all day long.........

Sorry, the walk away and try another day with THIS kind of horse will
only reinforce he can be dangerous, disrespectful and pushy and NOT
have to do what you want or need.  Like Sandy said...the person who
gets called to help get Sweetums in the trailer is the one who gets
stepped on and kicked!!!  This person is your no-nonsense friend who
always seem to have well-behaved horses (without having to whomp on
them), and yet...the owner of Sweetums will continue to buy the DVD's
and tapes and spend $$$$$ on the clinics to try to become "friends"
with Sweetums, and play games...and totally disregard the good common
sense and help the ADVICE that the friend tries to give....

This sound familiar to anyone?
Karen

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[RC] Parelli (and other clinicians), Dodie Sable
Re: [RC] Parelli (and other clinicians), Mary Ann Spencer