tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-256058582876107325.post5494464692921320648..comments2024-03-28T00:19:56.111-07:00Comments on Crafty Equine: High and Mighty Parelli-ites and stereotypes!Nightshadehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03872418221870293324noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-256058582876107325.post-63996277009257184822009-03-23T00:47:00.000-07:002009-03-23T00:47:00.000-07:00"I find him nothing more than a good horse trainer...<I>"I find him nothing more than a good horse trainer that has amazing marketing abilities."</I><BR/><BR/>Well said. Thank you.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-256058582876107325.post-54674890758567474782009-02-25T09:07:00.000-08:002009-02-25T09:07:00.000-08:00Anon,I don't hate Parelli for his success. I serio...Anon,<BR/><BR/>I don't hate Parelli for his success. I seriously dislike the cost of his training tools and Dvds. I'm aware that many of the big named trainers now charge too much for all their stuff, I don't support them either. Why should anyone have to pay $40 for a rope halter that cost Parelli probably $5 to have made? I read his book in entirety and I've even been to one of his clinics, yes he mentions those people in passing and gives them credit, but what I'm saying is several people that follow him ignore this stuff and think Parelli is horse-god. Parelli would have much more of my respect if he would explain the levels fully in his book rather than forcing people to attend clinics upward of $1000 or buy $300 dvd sets. I'm sure many people would still go to clinics and buy dvds, but he'd probably have more people that weren't disgusted by the amount of money he asks for his wisdom. Personally, I'd rather stay away from him and keep more of my money in my own pocket and not his. <BR/><BR/>The other thing I don't like is that for some reason most of the Parelli-followers I meet don't listen to his words fully. They do the whole start out really light and then ask with more intensity until a certain point and stop. They're horses are often walking all over them and they're trying to do Parelli techniques that they haven't put time into teaching their horse. I know this isn't his fault as he explains what happens when you don't use enough intensity, etc. But, I just don't get how so many of them just don't listen to everything he says. This is my biggest problem with a lot of the people that spout his training techniques, and of course not all of them do it. The ones that listen to everything tend to be good riders and horsemen, but its not for me. That's all I'm saying.Nightshadehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03872418221870293324noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-256058582876107325.post-35296429372227955772009-02-25T07:27:00.000-08:002009-02-25T07:27:00.000-08:00I think that if you had read a bit more of Parelli...I think that if you had read a bit more of Parelli or been to one of his clinics you would find that he always gives credit to the true horsemen who came before him, including Tom Dorrance,(who he studied under, by the way). He admits to not being the first to do what he does. The fact that he and his wife and staff have had the brains and skill to market the knowledge he has gleaned through the years is something that I would think anyone would be proud to accomplish. Why would you hate someone for their success? I would say congratulations for a job well done. Hard work has its reward.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-256058582876107325.post-5598340149644347342009-02-11T00:35:00.000-08:002009-02-11T00:35:00.000-08:00Just wanted to say that I feel ya! I get your mean...Just wanted to say that I feel ya! I get your meaning,and a bit of advice on dealing with such folks is don't talk so much to them,let them hang themselves when you show them what you know! I'm a doer myself,and have learned that those people can't hear you above themselves,and they like their own voices.Hang tough and just show'em what you've got. like your postAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-256058582876107325.post-6252851626855783132009-02-05T17:07:00.000-08:002009-02-05T17:07:00.000-08:00Great post!I think there are definately a hundred ...Great post!<BR/><BR/>I think there are definately a hundred different ways to train a horse, and as long as it's successful and non-abusive, it's correct. Variations in training is what makes training such an addictive hobby.Jessica S.https://www.blogger.com/profile/06714085953569991184noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-256058582876107325.post-18242992268499149282009-02-03T07:40:00.000-08:002009-02-03T07:40:00.000-08:00I know! Usually the people who don't stereotype pe...I know! Usually the people who don't stereotype people can see good horsemanship better. The people that do stereotype usually just see the type of event or discipline the person rides in and assume they know how that person rides. We are all students of horses. It shouldn't matter if you team pen, barrel race, do western pleasure, event, do dressage, endurance, etc etc. <BR/><BR/>Goodness, I'm going to start ranting again!Nightshadehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03872418221870293324noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-256058582876107325.post-11334458018201674162009-02-02T20:59:00.000-08:002009-02-02T20:59:00.000-08:00I know exactly what you are saying and you sure ha...I know exactly what you are saying and you sure havent offended me. I have had that same type of people around me but in reality they are the ones that are ignorant on horsemanship and its horsemanship they need to learn. :)backattheranchhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09536010521986351965noreply@blogger.com