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I know, I know, I just posted!! But I thought while I have time I might as well post again. :) 

I have a couple prayer requests...my grandma and grandpa (Mom's mom and dad) are in the process of going through a divorce, and I know it's really hard on the whole family.  There's wayyy too much detail, and I know nobody would want to really hear it, so I'll make it simple and leave it at that. If you would please pray for them and the whole family.  And then there's my uncle (Mom's brother) who needs prayers because he and my grandpa aren't getting along, and mainly just because of the whole thing. I don't know if any of that made sense, but I think you get the picture. :)  Prayers are greatly appreciated. :D

Okay, so here's something I wrote about...well, okay not THAT long ago, on June 18th!! It's about this thing called Parelli.  It's a method used for training horses!  It's really awesome-the place that I ride at uses it and it is SOOO awesome! I know, I said that already.

Parelli Horse Method (or theory...)

          Let's start off with what it is.  It's a meethod used for training and working with horses.  It allows people of all ages and levels to discipline the horse without forcing the horse to do it.

          To make the Parelli method work, you must have equal love, language and leadership.  We'll start with love.

          First you need to love your horse (or the horse you're working with, even if it's not your own!), and let it know that you're not going to hurt it, and that you're not here to be mean and boss him around.  If you have language (we'll get to that) and leadership (we'll get to that also) but no love, it won't work! Your horse will think you're trying to FORCE him to do it just to do it, or just because you said so.  Your horse might also become stubborn because you have no love. Your horse might be thinking, "Why am I doing this when I don't get any love or reward?"  Love and leadership kind of work together in the same sort of way.

          Second, you need to have language.  If you have love and leadership but no language, your horse will have NO clue what you're trying to get him to do!  When you have language, you are trying to make it as clear as possible for your horse to understand what you are trying to get him to do.  When you don't have language, your horse gets confused and has no clue what to do, so he therefore won't listen or does whatever he wants.

          Last (but not least!) comes leadership.  Again, if you have love and language but no leadership, your horse will take charge of YOU instead of you taking charge of him.  It is very important to have leadership because if you don't have leadership, your horse might sense that you don't have any confidence in yourself, or that you don't know what you want him to do, or maybe you don't even really feel like making him do these things!  It's important also that you let your horse know that you're sure you want him to do what you want him to!  Then he might take charge of you. Make sure there's not too much leadership going on because then he will feel like you are just bossing him around and forcing him to do things.  Like I mentioned before, having too much leadership is almost like not having any love.

          So that's how love, language and leadership work together to make the Parelli theory work!  I'm sure you're wondering about the history of the Parelli method...

          The Parelli method was founded in 1981 by a horseman and teacher, Pat Parelli.  He realized that horses already have the skills they need to thrive and relate with their kind, it was the humans that needed to understand the horses!  A big thing in this method is building a relationship wit your horse to make sure that you and your horse are understanding (or "in check") with each other. 

          So that about wraps it up.  It's really an awesome method that everyone should use instead of the typical theory.  I hope you learned at least ONE thing from this!  And I'm not an expert yet...I'm still learning too. :)

Anyway guys, thanks for reading. :) I was kinda bored and I felt like I should write something a little more useful. :)

.ellyn