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Summary: Equestrians must read this book!
Review: This is one of the best books I have ever read about training and working with horses. Mark Rashid shares stories from his childhood helping an old man with ranch work, and tells remarkable tales of how to become a passive leader rather than an alpha leader. He also includes stories and advice about buying horses, foaling, training, and many other interesting topics. I would definately say that this is a book that must be on your bookshelf! I've made reference to it several times, and having it handy to look up something is wonderful. I'd give this book 5 stars with no hesitation!
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Summary: Learn how to be a passive leader, not an alpha leader!
Review: This is one of the best books I have ever read about training and working with horses. Mark Rashid shares stories from his childhood helping an old man with ranch work, and tells remarkable tales of how to become a passive leader rather than an alpha leader. He also includes stories and advice about buying horses, foaling, training, and many other interesting topics. I would definately say that this is a book that must be on your bookshelf! I've made reference to it several times, and having it handy to look up something is wonderful. I'd give this book 5 stars with no hesitation!
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Summary: A great book
Review: This is simply a great book. As good or better than "Considering the Horse". Heartfelt, compelling stories ... the ending was the best, in part because it is a true story. An absolute must read.
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Summary: A great book
Review: This is the second installment of Mark's ponderings and experiences. I didn't like it as much as Considering the Horse, but liked it enough to read it twice! Mark's perspective is refreshing, and defies a lot of typical horseman who use brutality and verbal abuse as training tools. To further your love of horses and horsemanship, read all three of this books.
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Summary: A great book
Review: This is the second installment of Mark's ponderings and experiences. I didn't like it as much as Considering the Horse, but liked it enough to read it twice! Mark's perspective is refreshing, and defies a lot of typical horseman who use brutality and verbal abuse as training tools. To further your love of horses and horsemanship, read all three of this books.
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Summary: A read for all horsepeople or not
Review: This series of books has been most entertaining and highly educational. I find the skills applied by Mark Rasid can easily be used with people in principal as much as with horses. Easy to read, extremely understandable, and you feel good afterwards. I recommend this series to anyone wanting to get along better in life with other people or their animals.
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Summary: Every horse person should have this book!
Review: To get absolutely! If you love and live with horses, this is what you need! This book will make you understand the horse point of view and will broaden your horizons. At the same time, the author focuses on specific problems that we've all been confronted to, from catching an "uncatchable" horse to make a young horse go through the water and more. I don't want to reveal anything, just read it... Also, the author has great writing qualities, I didn't put this book down!
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Summary: Excellent! Read this book with your head AND your heart.
Review: Truly, Mark Rashid must be here on earth to be the voice of the horse. Never have I read a more eloquent, spellbinding pair of books as 'Considering the Horse' and 'A Good Horse is Never a Bad Color.' If you read them as training manuals, you will find them informative and thought-provoking. If you read them for entertainment, you'll find humor, drama, compassion, and common sense. Rashid doesn't offer a quick fix for horse training problems. Rather, he advocates considering the lesson from the horse's point of view, then using communication, patience, gentleness, and compassion to form a lasting partnership with the horse. I urge you to read these books, apply Rashid's principles to your training programs, and spread the word to as many other horsepeople as you can. We owe it to our horses.
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