Originally posted by Callisto
I don't think there is much new in any of these systems - I was lucky to be brought up by someone who was taught by a couple of old horsemen who were born around the turn of the 20th century (in the UK, which doesn't seem to have spawned it's own gurus - unless someone can remind me of one that I've forgotten
Henry Blake!
His books 'Horse Sense' and 'Talking With Horses' are superb - no hype, just commonsense talk from a solid horseman who off his own bat investigated horse behaviour because he wanted to communicate better with his horses. No formulae, no 'merchandise', just good observation and empathy that shows you how to build individual relationships with individual horses.
This was "natural horsemanship" before it became trendy and had a lot of marketing money put behind it to make a sellable product. I can't recommend Henry Blake too highly - he helped me a lot as a new horse owner!
Keren
monyt roberts or parelli???
Posted - 14 Oct 2012 : 9:36:13 PM
