Training Video Controversy
In March 2010, a video entitled "Natural Horsemanship the Parelli way!!!!!!!!!!!!!" was uploaded to YouTube, showing founder Linda Parelli showing a student how to be effective with a rope. Some criticized Parelli for pulling hard on the horses halter and accused Parelli of handling the horse in a rough manner, hitting it in the face among other things. Much of the outcry was due to the fact that the horse was blind in one eye, and being repeatedly hit on the face on his blind side with no apparent reason to most seasoned horse people. The video was composed of small edited excerpts from a long-format copyrighted video originally featured in the Parelli "Level 1" Pack which depicts an unconfident student with a half blind horse in an unfamiliar situation. Linda Parelli later issued an explanatory statement to address detractors.
Another video was posted on YouTube in mid-2010 where Pat Parelli is shown working with a stallion using a gum-line and holding up the horse's front leg with a rope. Some have publicly criticized this method as abusive and not "natural". Parelli asserts that the horse was a risk to his handlers and an extreme example of equine behavior.
This video prompted another, more formal, written statement to the public where he says "First and foremost, I would like to apologize to the audience members that were confused by the demonstration methods that in the moment I chose to use on a horse that proved more difficult than anyone ever expected." The video continues and presents a veterinarians report from the British Showjumping Association that states that the horse was found to be fit and well.
The owner of the horse, Robert Whitaker, said he felt the situation had perhaps been blown out of proportion.
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