Hi, I think that Pat and Linda Parelli have the best answers and understanding of horse behavior n the industry. Please give us MORE of there information. Thanks!!!!
Pat and Linda's solutions (or viewpoint) to a mouthy young horse are excellent. They are so amazing at inspiring us to listen and learn from our horses. They have so much to teach us, our horses that is!
THANKS FOR THE GREAT ARTICLE, LOVE THE WAY THE PARELLI'S TEACH AND FEEL ABOUT HORSES. GREAT HEARING ABOUT HORSEANALITIES. GIVE US MORE!
I love Pat and Linda Parelli's response to this question! How to turn a "perceived" negative habit into a positive! I think if we can consider the horses point of view in everything we do, it is the first step in having the kind of relationship most of us want with our horses and making it fun for horse and human along the way :) Please give us more Parelli!
WOW!! Pat and Linda Parelli are always right on. I can never get enough of their teachings. Sometimes you have to hear something over and over until it just hits home. It is like the light bulb came on. Another Ahhhh moment.
I have a 11 yo tb stud grandson from seattle slew his like a big kids very gentle but like to play with things as well I hang thing from a double tie so my horse has things to do to me if they are not being bad give them somthing to do pat I watched your clinic on rfdtv yesterday I love it wish I could get more
My gelding has a similar habit. I've found that keeping his mind engaged while I work with him (grooming, etc) helps tremendously. I also clicker trained him so that he doesn't use his lips on me. With the clicker training he found that the more still he held his lips, the more quickly he got treats. If he was nibbling on everything in sight there was no click, therefore no treat. When he was still he'd hear the click and get the treat. He now stands with his head down (a clicker trained habit) while I groom/etc so that I'll click & treat him. It really works!
This sounds exactly like my mare, I too began to play back with her and our bond is stronger than the bond she has with any of the other horses. She's sooo playful, and now i am too!