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Considering the Horse

Tales of Problems Solved and Lessons Learned

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Considering the Horse

By: Mark Rashid
Narrated by: Kevin Young
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Own an unruly horse? Thinking about purchasing a horse but don't exactly know what to expect once you do? Ever wondered what and how a horse thinks? Mark Rashid tells stories that provide horse owners and potential buyers with the best training solutions - straight from the horse's mouth. By considering the horse's point of view, he explores a variety of solutions to common training problem like head tossing, trailer loading, mounting problems, and more. After years of training and teaching, Rashid assures you that you don't need to sell that rebellious horse of yours, and there's no need to panic if you just bought a horse with a problem and don't know what to do. More likely than not, the answers are here for you.

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A life journey with horses.Very easy to listen to. If you love horses you must listen!

Great stories!

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The things I loved most about this book were the great stories and the updated notes at the end of each chapter. The updates showed that Mark Rashid has continued to learn and grow as a horse person throughout his life, and in so doing he has become kinder and fairer to the horses. He really shows his learning process from a beginner as a child through to an experienced trainer, being taught lessons by the old man and a range of troubled horses. I especially liked how he updated things to emphasise the importance of checking for pain and health problems, tack fit, and listening to what the horse is trying to tell you. Though many of us start out learning some less than ideal techniques for training and riding, I hope that these days more and more people are embracing the idea of listening to their horses. I’m curious to read his more recent work to see what his training is like these days. Some of the stories may be upsetting for people sensitive to animal suffering, and the last chapter involves death and euthanasia. This is an engaging listen with some interesting reflections, even for those of us who don’t use training methods such as those described (or not anymore, anyway.)

Great storyteller

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re published 20yrs on, I still love every page of this book. mark takes you through each chapter and you feel like you are standing on the outside of the round pen watching.
I listen over and over and still hear new ideas each time

loved this from start to finish

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Rashid’s usual wonderful anecdotes and stories, making wonderful life lessons which make me cry, wonder, or laugh. A treasure of a listen.

Wonderful

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It was a great listen thanks to fun and colourful stories. This book tells about precious lessons that can only be learned through a lifetime of working and living with horses as a careful student. Methods which Mark has based on that experience and which are shared here create a trusting and fun relationship between man and horse. Thank you Mark and Walter.

Excellent horsemanship guidance

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I loved this book - although some descriptions of horses in trouble with bad owners were hard to listen to. Anyone having trouble with their horse with training or behavioural issues will find this book really thought- provoking. I was quite surprised at some of the ways he worked on specific problems and his whole approach to problemsolving shows so much respect for the horse - all very easy when things are going well but gee I was impressed with the respect he continued to show with horses who seemed mad, bad, stupid or all 3! Some wonderful lessons here ❤️

Another Mark Rashid Gem

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As a passionate horseperson, this book was instrumental in changing my view. Mark Rashid - he taught well.
Thank you for sharing your knowledge with us through beautifully crafted stories.

Profound and spellbinding

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This book is nothing short of inspiring. A must read for all horse owners. I could have listened to this forever

Inspiring

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I’ve learnt so much from this book. I’ve laughed and I’ve cried. It’s touch my soul and my heart. Mark thank you for sharing your journey and for the many pieces of wisdom. The piece that has truly touch me is that we need to listen to what the horse is trying to tell us instead of trying to teach them. They are amazing beautiful creatures and we are truly bless by their presence in our lives. I’m so grateful.

Thank you!

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