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So, I’ve been doing natural horsemanship (mostly Parelli, with a bit of Anderson in the mix) with my mare over the last 2 months… and while I started out just aiming for —- here, I ended up getting ————————————————————————————————————————— here with her. She’s doings things and acting in a way I can’t believe. I just can’t believe my eyes. It’s been going so well…. and today we were working on one small point with her that she hasn’t been exemplary at since I’ve bought her – loading.

Since the N.H. began, she’s been getting on better and better and better, and today – for the first time ever, she self loaded. All by herself. I just stood there and she went on. And she did it again & again.
Then, I went to stop, but I walked back in the trailer to get something and she hesistated. So I tried to put her on again, and was not able to. I know I should have stopped while ahead, but……..
I didn’t… and I never did get her to go back on before I ran out of time and had to stop.

So, my question is… I know I messed up, by not ending on that phenomenally positive note I had at the start…. so do you think I pushed it too far by keeping on trying??
I am just worried that next time I school trailer loading she won’t walk right in without me like she did today. I know I should have ended it sooner, and now I am kicking myself for not.

I’m worried I might have messed up big enough that it is going to affect our work next time I do a trailer loading.

What do you think?

As you know by studying Parelli, it’s not about the trailer and getting her into the trailer! It’s about building her confidence up around the trailer and making it so she wants to be in the trailer. Yes, you should have stopped earlier, but she is not ruined due to this!! Remember….the goal is nose, neck, maybe the feet. Next time you go back to the trailer don’t go for loading! Play some games around the trailer and work on nose, neck and allow her to be ready to put her feet in. Don’t set any intentions of how far you will get or you will find yourself pushing to meet your expectations. Then as you know…it won’t happen. At least not in the way that you got to experience! Her so willingly wanting to go in for you!
Horses are very forgiving and so you will be able to get past this. Just use the naturael way that you have learned and you will succeed!!

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I am in my late 40’s and I have ridden horses throughout the years with no formal lessons. My experience has been only trail riding where the horses just follow one another. I have decided to formally take lessons with my eight year old and I am having trouble with balance, leaning forward, and hugging the horse too much with my thighs and calves. If I try and relax and give the horse a kick to trot I get nervous and loose my sense of balance. Anyone out there who can offer some suggestions would be greatly appreciated.

don’t be afraid the horse can sence your fear. I know how u feel I was there once but if you know the horse is safe then don’t worry you’ll be o.k.

What do you think of it and is it all like parelli?
Azeri- it would be great I’d you would tell me who you like. I am trying to get that "bond" with my horse but I don’t want to spend $500 on something that isn’t going to work.

The term "natural horsemanship" encompasses a lot of different styles of training, and personally, I don’t like the term. True classical dressage would actually be considered "natural horsemanship" because it trains the horse according to his natural physical and mental abilities and predispositions. And good western and english trainers have been using the same basic principles to train horses for a hundred years or more. What the "movement" or whatever you want to call it here in the USA is, is an attempt to get away from some pretty harsh training methods that evolved in most disciplines (and are practiced still here and in many other countries as well), and seem pervasive in some of the hispanic trainers’ circles (such as with the pasos), but really can be found in all disciplines, unfortunately.

So the short answer is, no. In particular, in my opinion, Parelli methods are futile and confusing to the horses, at best, and dangerous, at worst. I’m trying to figure out if the methods themselves are flawed or if it just attracts followers who are particularly inept at actually understanding how horses think. I’d like to meet PP and watch him teach, and ask him a few questions. . . .guess that won’t be happening.
I also am not a big Clinton Anderson fan, though undoubtedly he has geat success with certain types of horses. His methods would (and do) cause a lot of problems for many Thoroughbreds and Arabians, and horses with those types of temperaments, though.

I’ve worked with horses trained with both trainers’ methodologies, and they were sent to me bacause of problems which developed or were exacerbated by those particular training methods. I’ve only watched PP and CA on tv, and I can see where some of their techniques are causing problems with certain horses, even when done the way the trainers teach them to be done. Another one (almost no one has heard of) is Ryan Gingrich. He’s just very inexperienced with hands-on. I think he took some horse psychology courses in college. I’m not trying to be mean, just to give some honest evaluations, since you asked.

I’ll tell you who I do like, if you’re interested.

I’m a beginner rider from Sri Lanka and I always wanted to ride/own a horse as long as I remember. After I started to really research in to horses I understood that it’s not as simple as I thought it was.
Now I know that you really need to have a good understanding of horse behavior and its habits and instincts, also its diet, how to manage a horse and also their medical conditions and a lot of commitment and a lot of money to be a good owner and a rider. Therefore I thought I will not be quick to own a horse for a good 4-5 years even though I will learn to ride in the coming months cos I don’t want to hurt my horse or myself due to a lack of knowledge.

So I thought learning "why horses do what they do" would be a great place to start learning things. So my question is, please suggest any reading material online or books and also your personal know-how with regard to this.
There is very little horse culture in Sri Lanka and therefore very limited local knowledge on horses.
Currently I’m in Malaysia and taking my first lessons on horseback riding. I spend as much time as I can in the stable learning from the trainers as I can but it’s only my first week.

Thanks for all your answers in advance..Cheers

Try ‘Think like your horse’ by Michael Peace.

Michael is a holistic trainer who spcialises in problem horses, never blaming the horse only the rider or handler.

I had a horse who wouldn’t load for years about 10 to be precise. When I moved him yards it took us 5 hours, 3 broken head collars and 2 broken lunge lines and I am not inexperienced. He’d kick hell out of you just for going near him with a trailer.

I tried Michaels method outlined in this book and I swear to god he loaded in 13 minutes flat without one kick or fight.

It was perfect!

There are lots of good books out there but try to get ones that concentrate on ‘kind’ methods. Horses will do anything if asked correctly. Its a matter of explaining rather than forcing.

i’d like to learn horse riding but my parents totally disagree
ive gone on trails as a group and walking is ssooooo boring, at the end everone was uncomfortable and complaining but i loved it. i love animals and my mum hates animals

pros:
they are fun
give you something to do
excersize
they are like your best friend, mine is as close as my dog
they are loving and dont care what you looked like that day, or how bad your day was, they just want to have fun with you
riding them is fun
…….. endless possiblites

cons
they are smelly
take a lot of time
take a lot of $

owning a horse is soo fun! but if your just starting it i recommend a partial lease (you get to ride a horse for 2 days a week for a monthly fee, usually boarding is exclusive and they live at a barn most of the time) or helping at a organization, or taking lessons!
Good Luck! Enjoy

I would like one that gives the option of more freedom than a trail ride. Thanks

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