Natural Horsemanship??

The fool that left thier horse without tying it up is to blame. Ground tying is turning your horse loose and hoping it doesn't move. It may work for a while but eventually the horse will wander off or if it spooks at somethingit could run through three fences. Had the woman just tied the horse up or kept it in hand Parrelli would not have been an issue.

Nature2horses said:

Klaus Ferdinand Hempfling

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Wow this joker makes Pat Parreli look like a no-nonsense kind of guy. European horse meditation. Give me a break.

I agree with that but eventually you have to stop meditating and bonding with your horse and get your butt in the saddle and get something done.

I think a bond is built much stronger and faster when you overcome an obstacle or accomplish something. I doesn't matter what but if you want your horse to bond with you then get some sweat dripping off his nose and teach him what you want him to do and not only will you get a horse that meets you at the gate but on that you can be proud of outside the paddock or barn. If you sit in the pasture "hanging out" and feeding them treats and petting them constantly you are more likely to loose the horses respect and create a problem.