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IN A WHISPER DVD - colt starting - horse training challenge Craig Cameron Josh Lyons Pat Parelli

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A Glimpse of Talented Trainers at Work!, October 16, 2005
Reviewer: Invincible "Invincible" (Where Cowboys Still Ride) - See all my reviews
This training challenge was FANTASTIC! The horse trainers participating in this challenge were just a handful of the very gifted/skilled horse trainers in this world, and it was a real treat to watch these 3 men in particular work with their horses with such impressive skill- even the person who placed third in this challenge was able to achieve what an "average" trainer could only dream of in just 2 1/2 hours.
I have had the pleasure of attending clinics hosted by Monty Roberts, Pat Parelli, Clinton Anderson, Gawani Pony Boy, John Lyons, Craig Cameron, just to name a few, and have found that each & every one of these gifted trainers have an abundance of insight that adds yet another shining facet to our understanding of what it means to train a horse. The years of experience that these men have was obvious to see as they made it look easy - however, we all know it really isn't easy!
Due to the time constraints necessary to maintain a reasonable viewing time, the viewer will not see step-by-step training like the materials these trainers and others like them have available, but you will be able to see that these three trainers are definitely not "average" in any way!
The organizers of this challenge used Foundation Bred American Quarter Horses from one well known, respected, reputable ranch, all at the acceptable starting age & proper maturity for the Foundation Bred American Quarter Horse. All horses were healthy and unhandled to keep this competition as fair as possible so one trainer wouldn't have an advantage over the others.
Horse owners - don't pass this one by! This program is most definitely worthy of any horse owner's time, especially when it's something as good as this!! The filming, camera angles, lighting, sound and music were all excellent - top notch!
Hats off to the 'In A Whisper' training challenge creators and the trainers who participated; they made it worth every moment of viewing time for all viewers. It's no wonder why people that have watched this really do appreciate it! MADE IN AMERICA - LIKE GOOD COWBOYS!

First, my order was filled promptly by the distributor.

I have watched the video and it was excellent as I knew it would be. I have seen Craig Cameron's work before and what he and the other three men accomplish working with a green horse is truly amazing, one could say miraculous. I was always taught that it takes a certain amount of man handling to "Break" a horse.

These men were able to gain the confidence of these animals in a very short time. I would recommend this to anyone.

I am sending the second copy to my cousin in Lousiana.

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A horse is skeletally and muscularly immature until he is at least five years old- this is not airy fairy nonsense, but easily provable veterinary fact. A horse does not even get his full set of adult teeth until five years of age.

The programme that Parelli, Lyons and Cameron put these babies through, would knacker even an older horse that hadnt been in work for a while. Even the advertising hype from the website devoted to this film states "The In A Whisper Challenge takes place in the historical Sundance Square in the middle of downtown Fort Worth, Texas. An environment that would be challenging for even a well trained and seasoned horse."

What do you think those poor totally unprepared young bodies felt like after carrying a guy the size of Parelli for over an hour?

Would you take a ten year old kid, from some backwoods area, who has never been to a city before, or seen a crowd of people, and subject him, without any physical, never mind mental, preparation, to two and half hours hard labour, making him run round fast in circles, carrying a heavy weight, making him carry this heavy weight over jumps, and trail a bale of hay round the arena? Do you reckon that he could do this without any muscles aching to the point of being torn? 'Building up a relationhsip of trust for the future'- the commentator says on the DVD. I dont think so.

I am no animal rights activist, but a trainer of 37 years experience, teaching and lecturing worldwide. Parelli in particular, has the biggest ever platform to educate, with an organisation of, I am told, 250,000 members. There can be no horseman in history who has had such an opportunity. It is unbelievable to think that he has taken part in such an exploitative contest, without a single thought for the example he is setting to so many novice owners. Here in the UK, it is the novice owner mostly, who gets into Parelli Natural Horsemanship, because there are many adult riders who are buying horses for the first time and having learnt to ride at a riding school, and with no ground handling teaching, havent a clue how to actually handle a horse. Lyons and Cameron are every bit as guilty, but it is Parelli I am especially disgusted with, as the figurehead of the largest membership organisation in the equestrian world, and with it, bears a huge responsibility.

The Parelli distance learning system filled a much needed gap in the market, and, although I disagree with a lot of the techniques used, it has to be said that it has been very successful. But these are the owners who will hang on every word Parelli says, do as Parelli does, and if this DVD is seen by many of those riders, it could set back the education that we here in the UK, have been trying to inculcate in inexperienced riders, by a couple of decades.



Heather Moffett

I thought this DVD was awe-insprirng. I had been used to training by breaking. These three were able to train 2 year old green horses in just 2 1/2 hours to do many amazing things. To do so they used humane training methods instead of forcing their horses to do what they wanted them to do. It was unbelievable; the connection between the trainers and the horses was evident. It was good to see how they each approached the horses differently.

This was one of the great horse training videos I've seen and I really enjoyed it. The editing at the end, for the contest, could have been better, the voice over made it sound like some things had taken place off camera, but it didn't really look like that. If they did, the editor should have shown the entire contest.

I did have to object to the constant reference to training methods that are "new." At one point, the narrator said these were techniques that had developed in the last 25 years. I started in horses in 1950, and I've broken more horses than I can count, and until about a decade ago I didn't know anyone WASN'T useing these techniques ~ I was taught them, and using them by the time I was 10. They date back for centuries.

These men were great to watch, and the entire idea was good. I liked the split screen and I COMPLETELY agreed with the winner. (I thought Pat Parelli came off an egotistical poor third by comparison to the other two.) I 100% embrace the methods and am glad they are popularized, but let's stop calling them NEW. These guys didn't INVENT these techniques, they MARKETED them.

I thought it was very interesting to see 3 trainers with their different styles training 3 horses to being rideable within a couple of hours. I liked the split screen where you could see how each trainer was accomplishing their goal at that particular stage of the training. You can pick and choose the method you like the most. I think, next time, Pat Parelli should add a little professionalism and KEEP HIS SHIRT ON.

First, my order was filled promptly by the distributor.

I have watched the video and it was excellent as I knew it would be. I have seen Craig Cameron's work before and what he and the other three men accomplished working with a green horse is truly amazing, one could say miraculous. I was always taught that it takes a certain amount of man handling to "Break" a horse.

These men were able to gain the confidence of these animals in a very short time. I would recommend this to anyone.

I have read some of the harshly critical reviews of this training session and believe that they are taken out of context. This was a one off event showing what could be done in a limited amount of time. It is not meant to be the end of any work that might be done with these horses. It is obvious that the horses will need to be worked with subsequent to this event in order to make them a safe reliable companion.

Perhaps those who are so critical have not been quite as successful in there efforts to train young horses.

I am sending the second copy to my cousin in Lousiana.

This is an incredable journey into the world of the Horse Whisper. There is something here for everyone.

In the unlikly setting of Sundance Square in Downtown Ft. Worth Texas, 3 of the most talented and well known trainers come together to compete, training 3 wild horses in 1 afternoon.

The styles, all diffrent, the results, the same....success!
With patience, understanding, determination and respect, the Whisper accomplishes his goal. Not just a training video, there is allot you can learn about leadership and accomplishing your goals from this beautiful video.

I loaned this DVD from a friend and was not impressed. All I can say is poor young horses.

This 'show' did nothing for the horse, but was all about showmanship and egos of three supposed top trainers. I hesitate to call them Natural Horsemen for to me they were anything but - maybe in the world of cowboys they would be perceived as kind, but I can't see anything kind in backing a physically and mentally immature horse and subjecting it to hours of stress, just to please the crowd.

IN A WHISPER training challenge - EXCELLANT DVD - very interesting and information packed. An insightful & entertaining 2 hour training challenge featuring 3 of the best clinicians in the world; Craig Cameron Josh Lyons and Pat Parelli.
Fantastic DVD I watched it and was very interested in it and am not into horses but had to watch all of this DVD. THE ABSOLUTE BEST.
My daughter was convinced that Josh Lyons was the best ever after this DVD and now will become a horse handler, breeder and hopefully buy her own stock one day soon. She is 17 and admires horses and after this DVD has become convinced to follow in Josh Lyons foot steps.
The desciption is exact and the profile of the trainers and horses does entice you to see the complete DVD in one go.
FANSTASTIC, EASY WATCHING, GREAT COLOUR AND EASY UNDERSTANDING OF WHAT IS HAPPENING. A MUST BUY PRODUCT HERE. THE BEST EVER. A person that likes to learn visually this is the one for you if you want to learn about what to do with your horse and how to understand the horse.
The packaging of this item and delivery is impecible so is the communication with amazon a great company.