[skysthelimit]

Originally Posted by Aussiesnapps

LOL you make it sound like he was knocking boots with the help or a little bau chica bau bau LOL

I know. haha.


My friend went to him and said he can be a little.....mean.

[doublebarr]

Originally Posted by Beeks

He was smoking cigarettes????? For SHAME.

OK seriously, I am not that familiar with Clinton nor privy to what he does or supposedly does "behind the barn". What does he do?

Originally Posted by Aussiesnapps

LOL you make it sound like he was knocking boots with the help or a little bau chica bau bau LOL

ROTFLOL!!! Nothing like that. But it's funny!

I watched him ride (for 30 minutes) the "unbroke" horse he used LATER in the clinic to show everyone how wonderful a trainer he was and how excellent his methods were that he could get on an "unridden" horse and have it soft and responsive in a 1 hour clinic setting. RIGHT

Then there was the "unloadable" horse that he schooled forever on loading the day before the clinic (at the owners place, I knew the owner and was there) so that he could show everyone his phenominal training skills by taking an "unbroke" to the trailer horse at the show and teach it how to load quietly in just minutes. RIGHT

Too much showmanship and not enough truth in advertising.

He also has rubber necked horses that I would NEVER want to own or ride.

[doublebarr]

OH! And how could I have forgotten the horse he turned down because his "people" had asked for an unhandled horse for him to work at a clinic and when he came by to "approve" of my other friends horse, he said it would not work because it had not been handled at all other than to move from one pasture to another loose. It was "too wild" and he didn't have time to break it to halter before he could use it in his "show" to show everyone how to break and unhandled horse to the halter and some ground manners. ROTFLOL!!! You could walk up and pet the colt, just didn't stand to have a halter put on. ROTFLOL!!!

Even better was the horse he "accepted" for the clinic. It was a "barn horse" that was a little goosie, but had been haltered a number of times, just not worked with. It was billed at the clinic as an "unhandled horse that had been untouched out on pasture since the day it was weaned off it's mom". It was 3 years old, unridden but NOT untouched, LOL.

Ever wonder why these "Awesome Wonderful Horse Gods" have a hard time developing a following amongst "seasoned" horse owners? It's because we are in the position to see this sort of thing and know better, LOL!

[TripleDStables]

People are ridiculous. Thats all I can say to this whole thread. lol.

Train your horse the way you want and be quiet unless a horse is being seriously harmed...

But people just can't do that...

[skysthelimit]

Originally Posted by TripleDStables

People are ridiculous. Thats all I can say to this whole thread. lol.

Train your horse the way you want and be quiet unless a horse is being seriously harmed...

But people just can't do that...

wait, this thread is about training horses?

[farmeress]

Originally Posted by skysthelimit

wait, this thread is about training horses?

Naturally.

[skysthelimit]

Originally Posted by farmeress

Naturally.

oh! You got me!


you know, I was like...still in the womb when this thread first popped up. I'm about to die of old age, can someone close it now?

[Aussiesnapps]

and we go full circle again. Just about clinician has something of value to teach us, yes even Parelli (his voice makes my skin crawl). I even used some of Anderson's methods. I don't dare if he pre works his horses. I'm looking at the human vs horse behavior. How do horses communicate. I can speak English to a Russian who doesn't speak English all day long and they wont understand a word. but If I take the time to learn Russian then I have improved my ability to communicate. But trust me if that Russian stomped on my foot he'd get smacked too.

So learn how horses communicate and good and bad pressure and you have improved your ability to train your horse. And if you are charismatic and have a good advertising staff you might make a few bucks in the process.

[doublebarr]

Originally Posted by Aussiesnapps

and we go full circle again. Just about clinician has something of value to teach us, yes even Parelli (his voice makes my skin crawl). I even used some of Anderson's methods.

Exactally, take from each what you can use. But, the day any one person achieves "Godhood" from the horse owning masses is the day they have started leaving good training behind and put on the costume of entertainer. Have enough "horse sense" to realize that training is not about words but rather about experience. The more experience/exposure you get to the more ideas out there, the more you grow as a horse owner. Learning both what is good and what is not.

And beware those that seek "Godhood" for themselves. There is usually a "hole" in their own training somewhere, LOL!

[doublebarr]

Originally Posted by Aussiesnapps

Oh you're one of THOSE people...the literal meaning of the word is all you look for not the intended message. Legalistic not realistic Pity

I'm sure you get bent to pieces over misspelled words or run on sentences too, and assume that the message has no value.

Do not engage the droll troll! I say we put him on a "Indian training diet". Starve him till he submits or goes away, LOL!