>>>> Ya know... someone recently wrote to me and said they were so glad >>>> thatHolar was teaching natural horsemanship. ... I wrote back and said >>>> "What?!?!? Where did you hear that?!?!?" .... That person pointed to >>>> Jolli's "On Horseback" video (the one with the "spanish walk" picture on >>>> the front, along with the big bit and noseband).
That impression of a "Spanglish Walk" is so grotesque, it's like every "don't" ever possibly involved with Spanish walk rolled into one picture. But Jollli can hardly call that one a "bad moment in time" since I'm sure he had a choice in selecting what picture he wanted to put on his own video cover. If you haven't seen it, it's on the Astund site. The first time you go there, you have to select "English" from the home page: www.astund.is Here's the redneck Spanglish Walk on the cover of Jolli's video: http://www.astund.is/index.php?id=24&activemenu=24&prod_cat=73&catalog_item=1466 I showed it to my husband, and he thought it some variation of Big Lick. My friend, a serious classical dressage student, didn't even recognize it as Spanish walk at all. It's just a big redneck buffoon, oblivious to what how foolish he looks. Yep, Judy, why DO people applaud? Here's a new Jolli special design I just saw: http://www.astund.is/index.php?id=24&activemenu=24&prod_cat=83&catalog_item=1472 Now that's just what every tack minimalist needs - a lunging caveson with metal sides. Note what the caption reads: "The new "Jolli Caveson" A fantastic tool to work with and teach horses a friendly behavior towards basic training. Master Trainer Eyjólfur Ísólfsson the designer of the Jolli caveson explaines the use of this effective training tool in his educational film "On Horseback"" Can anyone possibly see anything "natural" in what this man is doing? It's not "natural" and it's not "dressage" - but I don't know what it is. Karen Karen Thomas Wingate, NC No virus found in this outgoing message. Checked by AVG Free Edition. Version: 7.5.487 / Virus Database: 269.13.21/1012 - Release Date: 9/16/2007 6:32 PM
