If only ALL horse owners were to study the Parelli programme BEFORE they were allowed to purchase a horse in the first place, there would be very few problems, ridden or handled. Almost every reaction of a horse is based on the need to survive, there are only 4 things that are important to a horse, safety, comfort, play and food. Inside every wild horse is a gentle horse and inside every gentle or domesticated horse is a wild horse. It's up to us as owners to learn how to communicate with our horses and have a partnership, they do not respond to punishment they respond to reinforcement, you can't 'show him who's boss' and they don't react to win, they just want to survive. Love, language and leadership as Pat Parelli says!! If you are a horse owner or thinking of becoming one please look up Pats website, he has got ALL the answers and is THE horseman all of us should take a lesson from. I've had horses for twenty years and am still learning and always will. The feeling from having a partnership with my horses is amazing. TRY IT, anyone can do it, you don't have to be born with savvy you can learn it and it is great fun. www.parelli.com
