Parelli? Your Thoughts?

what do you really think about parelli?

I think it is a good system that is now clouded by the money making scheme of it but I do like the actual system that is behind all the expensive equipment

Exactly my thoughts!!! thankyou for sharing, i just felt like the only on who had this opinion ^^

The program at one point was good.
Now it's turned into a money-making scheme for the Parellis, who claim it is a program for every horse and every rider; we all know that cannot be true.
I find it is marketed towards insecure/new riders with a lot of flair and showmanship, exclaiming "buy this program and you too will have a problem-free horse that you can ride with a string (R) (string costs $16 to buy)".
It has deviated from helpful to moneygrabbing.

I like this sentence JDI because it is so true I have tried parelli MADE my own stuff so as not to buy anything and it just didn't really work out for Phoebe it works wonders with another one of our horses but just not Phoebe it is just not for her but I will say I have tried it I am not putting it down but it is just not for my mare.

Great replies, keep them coming

Might of been a good program at one point but mass marketing has lost the concept.

Are you kidding? You must be kidding.... $16 bucks for a STRING?? Man, I'm in the wrong friggin business if I can sell string for $16 bucks and people actually will buy it.

My thoughts? Oh goodness, this might be long lol.

It's an absolutely wonderful program, the best out there IMO. It's way more than riding, as they say. You learn how to be a HORSEMAN, not just someone who rides and shows horses. Anyone can learn how to ride, but it takes a very dedicated person to become a horseman, one who is willing to always think like the horse and to never blame him for acting like a perfect horse.....one who is willing to be uncomfortable while learrning but knows it's for the best of the horse. Parelli teaches you this.

Parelli has identified horse's Horsenalities and has given us strategies to use on each Horsenality, because each horse is different. The idea of this is very innovative and has helped me TREMENDOUSLY....I get results so much faster now.

Parelli teaches you how to read the horse, down to the very very subtle signs of fear, dominance, catatonia, introverted behavior, etc. No one else that I know of teaches you this and what to do about it.

It's really a people training program.....we have to learn how to communicate in a way the horse understands and that is natural to him, and this goes against our natural instincts. I can honestly say that the principles I've learned in the program have transferred over to my personal life and my relationships with people.

Parelli is not for every person (for a lot of reasons, but I'm not sure you want me to go into that), however it is for every horse. Parelli is based on HORSE phsycology, not QH psychology, not trail riding horses psychology, but on HORSE psychology....how horses think, feel, act and play, what's important to them. And really, Parelli is less something you do, and more something you are....you have to think about the true essence of the program. It's something you embody and EMULATE, not imitate (if you want to be good ;)).

Parelli takes you from very beginner to very advanced, studying in 4 Savvies and getting skilled in the fundamentals for performance. Back yard horse owners to world class competitors know the benefits of Parelli. That you can not deny.

As a side note, Linda and Pat have no control over the prices......Mark Wieler owns 51% of the company and that is his doing (and I hate Mark). Linda and Pat need to make a living, but they are not out to scam people, they are out to change the world for horses and the people who love them, to help people live their dreams no matter how big or small, and to develop a partnership with their horses that is based on love, language and leadership IN EQUAL DOSES....and of course fun!

I think I'm done for now lol.

in saying that, wouldnt you rather learn with you and your horse together... learning each others language at the same speed, same time, just you and your horse figuring out each other for yourselves. you don't need to spend hundreds to do that. Its worked for me, I am sure it works for many.. this is why I am more for monty roberts!