Product Description

This is not a horse-training manual but a people-training one. Master horseman and teacher Pat Parelli offers a philosophy he calls "Natural Horse-Man-Ship", a form of horse-human communication in which the human learns to speak "horse" to the horse. The text is a blend of concepts and exercises. The exercises, or manoeuvres, are designed to help readers more fully comprehend the concepts and to help them communicate effectively with their horses. The volume is divided into three sections: "Natural Horse-Man-Ship - An Overview"; "Natural Horse-Man-Ship - On the Ground"; and "Natural Horse-Man-Ship - In the Saddle". Each section uses the six keys Pat has identified as vital in the development of a Natural Horse-Man - Attitude, Knowledge, Tools, Techniques, Time and Imagination. Like the petals of a flower, each key unfolds in the three sections until the heart of Natural Horse-Man-Ship is presented in its entirety.

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #31965 in Books
• Published on: 2006-03-31
• Original language: English
• Number of items: 1
• Binding: Paperback
• 224 pages

About the Author
Pat Parelli, internationally known and respected as a master clinician, has helped thousands of riders on three continents (North America, Australia, and Europe) understand and communicate with their horses through his series of Natural Horse-Man-Ship courses. He has given demonstrations before capacity crowds at the National Finals Rodeo, the National Cutting Horse Association Futurity, the American Association of Equine Practitioners, the Australian Horse Congress, and Equitana in both Germany and the United States. He has also given bridle less reining and dressage demonstrations at the Olympics and the world championship snaffle bit futurity. He lives in Pagosa Springs, Colorado.

Customer Reviews

Very UNnatural horsemanship
On page 202 there is a photograph of Parelli with a horse sitting down. It states about how you need to get your horse's 'heart and desire' and yet you can clearly see round the horse's back leg the thin hobble rope attached that was used to bring the horse into this totally Unnatural and physically damaging position. It's a shame how many new horse owners are conned into believing in this overhyped man and his 'methods'.

A useful read
I read this book alongside Richard Maxwell's 'Unlock your horse's talent' in many ways they are similar, Parelli's book is less colourful but alot more in depth of the subject. I found it a very useful book for training my young horse, Maxwell teachs the basic but Parelli takes it to a whole new level, highly recommended!

circus tricks with a price tag.
Parelli is nothing but a useless way to exploit trust. sorry but that's the bottom line. do not get me wrong, I DO NOT go around beating horses to submission but neither do I waste and exploit my horses trust. how would you feel if someone came up to you, made you stand on a box, get off again then repeat the process, for no reason? this is not a relative exercise for horses, the horse is made to do something that is not relative to itself and also completely Unnatural. if in the wild a horse wasted valuable energy by doing things that were not relevant it would be easy pray, by making the horse do things that make it easy pray, you are, in the horses eyes, increasing the likely hood that the horse will be eaten, in other words you are helping the predator!

Another thing I have seen is people standing on horse's backs, sorry but how is that natural?!?!?!!

In conclusion, this is one of the most UNNATURAL training method I have came across. Don't waste your time.