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There are many solid clinicians out there. There is more than one variant of natural horsemanship that is worth understanding. There are also programs that are of little value. One cannot evaluate any program based on its popularity. One cannot evaluate any clinician based on his fame. Evaluation should be based on something that too few people consider.
Has the training program made you a better person? Are you more patient, more kind, more assertive, more confident, more humble, more gentle and more in control of the situation around you, whether in the round pen, at work, or at home?
If the answer to these questions is "no" then you are part of a program that is failing you and your horse.
Having the cutest little trick pony in the world is of no value if the production of the trick pony makes you arrogant, judgmental, and converts you into a mindless follower of the clinician.
You horse deserves for you to become more than one who has mastered the art of writing checks for more videos that will help you become more arrogant and judgmental.
Do not ever let anyone define for you what the definition of a relationship with a horse should be. Even if you are paying a fortune for such advice.
I remember hearing you say something like the second paragragh last saturday....and several days later i relized that just being at the horse lot for a short time has changed me in a very positive way....im nicer and definitely more patient as well as more confident....im glad my mum and dad made me do this i love it
ReplyDelete-Anne Katheine G.