Ok so Tuesday I went riding and was given those DVD's to borrow. Wednesday I spent most of the day watching those first few dvds of the Parelli level one kit. Thursday I went riding again and M. gave me her carrot stick to borrow until I can get my new equipment. We also talked about different trainers and why she likes some over others. In general they're all so similar those that fall under the natural horsemanship category, but just like you like certain people better than others, or you feel more comfortable with them, choosing a training system is the same. You can ask 5 different horse people who they like the best; Parelli, John Lyons, Clinton Anderson, Ryan Gingerich, Julie Goodnight, Ken McNabb...; and everyone is going to give you a different answer because we're all different in our own personalities!
Ok so while Parelli wasn't necessarily my first choice (hadn't heard too much about them before M.) it was the FREE choice lol. As far as pricing (for anyone that doesn't have a friend to lend them the dvds :]), I haven't looked at them all, but Parelli seems to be the best bang for the buck, if you join the savvy club.
Parelli- $396 for levels 1 and 2 and includes rope halter, heavy duty 12' lead line, and carrot stick with savvy string- everything you need to begin training a horse (round pen doesn't come in till later with this program). Now if you join the savvy club for 19.99/mo plus like 3.50/ mo in shipping and handling (evidently no contracts you can stop anytime) that price goes down to $199 (mind you that with the savvy club the equipment is $59 by itself) plus you get the club benefits. http://shop.parellinaturalhorsetraining.com/product.jsf?catId=116
John Lyons- $130-280. Ok so this one's not so cut and dry as he doesn't have a "levels" program perse... So I guess my best guess is his "The Best Start for the Unbroke Horse" would be his best starting off system, plus he has some books and other older dvds you can buy. The problem I have is that it SEEMS ( I haven't actually seen the dvds so I can't be positive about this) you have to have a round pen to use his system.
Clinton Anderson- $399-599 A lot of people say he's cocky, but then a lot say he's so easy to understand and follow, it's just a matter of personal preference I guess, but a good way to kind of test him out is to watch his "Downunder Horsemanship" show on RFD-TV which you probably get if you have satellite or cable. I know on Directv it's channel 345 and then through PRTC I think it's like 80 or something around there. Now all his stuff I've seen is at liberty (off the lead or lunge line and in a round pen), but I've seen a guy on YouTube who said he did it all on his lead rope- http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HEnACbsHHDM Now he does have something akin to levels with his Fundamentals series and from what I've seen it looks like the Parelli system with it going through to riding. Now his system also comes with "Arena Mates" which are little color books you can bring with you when training to look at when you need a refresher, again kinda like the Parelli system, but in color. If you join his No Worries club for $199 a year, then you can get his dvds for $399. So in my opinion if you already plan on spending the $599 on buying these dvd's why not just do both for the same price? But while I thought it'd be a good system, if I had $600 I'd hire a local professional to come and teach me. http://www.downunderhorsemanship.com/products2.cfm/ID/735
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