>>> I also felt that the process of starting horses was much too fast. From >>> join >>> up to first rider was a very short time.It produces a horse that can be >>> ridden by a very experienced rider. There are plenty of horses like that. I >>> wanted a horse that could be ridden by my grandaughter. That's what Pat >>> Parelli say's. I see horses like that and I know it is possible but it >>> takes >>> time (because the little steps take time). That's a commodity that many >>> people are unwilling to invest. More fool them as they are going to spend >>> more time micromanaging all those flaws they have created. Well that's got >>> that one off my chest. Sorry all of you for my rant.
It's a rant I share, Susan. It's much easier in the long run to train a horse slowly and not missing any steps than it is to leave gaps that have to be filled in later. It's much easier to train a horse than to retrain one. Horses are amazingly willing to forgive and to comply I think...but they don't forget easily. It breaks my heart when we people buy rehab horses and think they can quickly turn them around, and try to sell them for a profit as miraculously recovered, perfect horses. Heck, just as bad: when people get rooked into buying a horse that has issues that they didn't see, and they think they HAVE to get their money back out of the horse when they sell him - and many of these people won't put any effort into addressing the problems themselves, so the horse just gets passed on. These things take time: both the initial training and especially any retraining that may come up later because of the initial rush. Karen Thomas, NC .
