I guess I see if differently. The key difference in klaus' work is not the 'free' or tack-less element. It is the SEEING the horse ....... differently. I used to think this seeing had something to do with the character types in "What Horses Revel". And that seeing would lead me to a new way with the horse. If I knew my character type my relationship would change. It would change everything ...... how I relate to the horse, what I did with the horse, and we (both horse and myself) would "look" different.
My understanding has grown a little bit. "It is not what I do (see) but HOW I do (see) what I do (see)." I must COMPLETELY see the horse differently. I must not see them as my servant, child, possession, student, patient, soul mate, or even therapist. This then eliminates the need to use, control, train, nurture, heal, or mother. THAT will change everything. The relationship now starts anew with all the responsibility (ability to respond) at MY OWN feet. My response to what I SEE and not my response to what I SAY (to the horse).
When we keep ANY of the old 'visions' in our seeing of the horse we have changed Klaus' teaching. And cannot "claim" that we are following his path. This 'vision' cannot be altered "in the name of safety", "for the horses' own good", or to "prove a point". Any "doing" will not 'create' the "seeing". Smokey mirrors.
I also believe in the Quaker process to consensus and "a way will come". And I know that Klaus does not OWN this "teaching". He just happens to be the only one out there demonstrating it. The mustang video is NOT it and neither is the Parelli games.
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These concepts are very hard for me to balance with the knowledge I have of seeing so many horses, owned by different people in the last 35 years, and treated so differently. By far, the happiest, most confident, outgoing horses, are ones with regular work, behavior parameters, fair discipline, "owned" by a caring person, but one that gives them boundaries. Most horses want to be treated like they treat each other - dominant and passive. Parelli uses more of a predator-prey relationship, making them move until they are too tired to resist. Even the most dominant ones we have ever had develop SO much more confidence, with the human as herd leader, and applying that nip here and there when they are not behaving.
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DeleteYour are right - it is not a balance. It is a tipping point. You seem to hear my words say that I let the horse walk all over me. That is not the case. Seeing the horse adds to my authority. It does not weaken it. Remember the root word to discipline is disciple. You want to make disciples of your horses and lead them. You first
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