At 18:33:14 on 21.06.10, horsyass wrote:
Hi there, I attended the 2010 Parelli celebration at Birmingham nec and saw Pat Parelli helping another last chance horse with similar issues as the one in Lindas video.It was meant to be a beautiful racehorse but through incompetent handling had never started a race as it just refused to move then reared up and over backwards.The horse looked calm but as soon as it was asked to do any thing, walked over its handler who was using a short rope and trying to hold it under the chin, and shoulder barged her out of its space.Pat took the horse put a training halter and long line then showed us that he had a spur in his hand,there were upwards of four thousand people watching and I can tell you that he did`nt touch the horse with the spur but held it against his body so when the horse tried to run over him it jabbed itself.It gave up barging quite quickly and after two days and under much scrutiny the session ended with Pat riding the horse bareback in just a halter in all paces, horses life saved,result!!!So was the spur harsh,I don`t think so but then I watched for two days not two minutes.!! Di

At 22:20:02 on 22.06.10, plodalong wrote:
I missed it last year.but heard all about the spur thing, what people don't seam to understand is that level 1 is all about being safe around your horse.Are you going to foth.and savvy sunday?

At 12:31:39 on 29.06.10, HUNNYMUNSTA wrote:
7 games are 1. The friendly game 2. porcupine 3.driving game, 4.circling 5.sideways 6.squeeze 7.yo yo .... i think!!