Parelli Natural Horsemanship (also known as Parelli or PNH ) is a natural horseback riding program, established in 1981 by Pat Parelli. The program is headquartered in Pagosa Springs, Colorado.
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Parelli Natural Horsemanship states its core principle as "Horsemanship can be acquired naturally through communication, understanding and psychology, versus mechanics, fear and intimidation." The Parelli method was first published by Robert M. Miller in a series of articles in Western Horseman magazine in 1983 and 1984. In 1993, Parelli published his first book, Natural Horse-Man-Ship , co-written by Kathy Kadash Swan and with photography by Parelli's first wife, Karen. The Parelli program is now promoted as co-founded by Parelli and his second wife, Linda.
The Parelli program is offered through courses in Colorado, Florida, Australia and the erted Kingdom and includes a four-part equestrian training program called "The Four Savvys". The exercise developed by Parelli that mimics this behavior is referred to as "7 Game". The "Parelli Natural Horsemanship University" was approved as a "private working school" by the Colorado Department of Higher Education in 2003. It is registered under the State Division of Private Working Schools as a private, non-profit institution.
The Four Savvys
"The Four Savvys" is defined by Parellis as a type of game with horses. Two, Online and Liberty, involving humans on the ground and horses are usually in halter with lead ropes attached, but other connection methods such as pelvic cord are also used. Playing Liberty involves horses that are not physically connected to humans. Instead, horses are asked to watch human body language as their primary source of information about what they should do. Both categories of riding are named Freestyle and Finesse. Freestyle consists of riding with sparse or no contact with the head or horse's mouth. In skill, the rider generally remains close but the head/mouth contact is gentle and uses communication from the body cues developed by practicing with freestyle riding to give instructions to the horse on topics of gross motor skills such as gait and direction while ordering control for discussion of finer elements such as bending over the body.
The 7 Games
In four savvy, Parelli Natural Horsemanship teaches the use of "7 Game" with horses. Parellis states that these exercises mimic behaviors that involve horses with each other. The first three games are also known as the main game, like the other four games, called the destination game, consisting of elements from all three of these games. The seven games are: Negligence
The program uses a concept called by Parellis as "horsenality" to explain the behavior of individual horses. The system adapts the parallel concepts to humans derived from the Myers-Briggs Type Indicator, based on the study of personality psychology of Linda Parelli, which he applied to horses. Much of the research that supports MBTI itself has been criticized as a weak or unscientific methodology. No independent clinical studies have examined this theory as applied to horses, and the concept of "virility" has been ignored by some critics as "nonsense."
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Support and invite
Karen and David O'Connor appeared in a video with Parelli at the 2002 Rolex Kentucky Event. Craig Johnson has been riding a PNH demonstration, Walter Zettl has given Linda private clothing lessons for several years and featured various Parelli products on her website. Other famous people in the world of riding, like Julie Krone, have been saying positive things about the Parelli method. Lauren Barwick, a Paralympian rider who has won gold and silver medals, has been trained by Parelli. Robert M. Miller has spoken well of Parelli in his books.
Pat Parelli appeared in The Dog Whisperer with Cesar Millan in the episode, "Cesar and Horse Whisperer," and Millan has participated in a single tour of Parelli. In 2003, Pat Parelli was given an audience with Queen Elizabeth II at Buckingham Palace to show the PNH and to interact with some of the Queen's horses. In 2009, The Humane Society of the United States referred to Pat Parelli as Humane Horseman of the Year for "an extraordinary commitment to improving the welfare of American horses".
Controversy
There are criticisms of natural horsemans who are more prominent in general, including Parelli (also Clinton Anderson and John Lyons), with the suggestion that the movement is cult, in the sense that some practitioners and their followers condemn all other training methods, and that it " attention and too commercialized, "selling overpriced materials, and charging" exorbitant "prices for clinics and for certification as a coach. There is a tension between the main world of horse training and natural horseback riders, each very critical of the others.
Critics insist that Parelli simply substitutes traditional training techniques such as longeing, and in doing so, it markets widely available horse information and has been passed down from generation to generation, considered common sense by those who know about horses. Critics of Parelli assume his method is not exactly described as exclusive to the Parelli system. That said, Parelli agrees that his method is not so new, and gives credit to the people he studies.
Parelli has been criticized for renaming and hiring the standard horse training equipment he is selling for a premium price, critics who argue that the Parelli version and the non-Parelli version of the equestrian equestrian equipment are virtually indistinguishable. Parelli's supporters show the differences in material and design in Parelli equipment, although similar designs are widely available outside the Parelli brand.
Concern has been raised that the Parelli method may be "problematic" when used by inexperienced horse handlers. What can be learned in a three-day clinic may be inadequate without additional direct guidance, especially in difficult circumstances such as adopting a rescue horse that provides additional challenges. Others note that the same difficulty can be expected in any circumstance where an inexperienced person is handling a horse without professional supervision. Parelli commented that it was impossible to learn how to be a natural horseman "all night" just by watching the video.
The Parellis has been criticized because in most of their material, they do not wear horse helmets and have published statements that show they have not personally advocated their use other than for certain high-risk activities. In 2009 they changed their position, by issuing a statement on Facebook advocating the use of helmets for beginners, requiring them for children under 18 years in their own facilities, and advising all riders "to evaluate their situation thoroughly". In 2016, they still do not advocate helmets for all riders even though Linda Parelli has been "knocked out" by falling from a stumbling horse in May 2009.
Video controversy
In March 2010, a video footage of the copyrighted Parelli training video uploaded to YouTube showed Linda Parelli handling a single-eyed horse with lead rope. Some people criticize Parelli for handling horses harshly. The Parellis then uploaded an interview in which they handled allegations of abuse. In mid-2010 Pat Parelli was video-working with a stallion using a gum line and lifting the front leg of a horse with a rope. By Horses & amp; Hound , this demonstration caused an online "furore" with many angry comments about abuse. Parelli insists that the horse is a risk to his handling and an extreme example of horse behavior. The British Performing Association declared that the horse was found healthy and healthy, and the owner of the horse, Robert Whitaker, said he felt the situation had been detonated out of proportion.
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Dr. Robert M. Miller & amp; Rick Lamb (2005). Horseman Revolution . Globe Pequot. pp.Ã, 35-40. ISBN: 9781592283873.
External links
- Parelli Home page
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