Considering the Horse: Tales of Problems Solved and Lessons Learned, Second Edition

Considering the Horse: Tales of Problems Solved and Lessons Learned, Second Edition

by Mark Rashid
Considering the Horse: Tales of Problems Solved and Lessons Learned, Second Edition

Considering the Horse: Tales of Problems Solved and Lessons Learned, Second Edition

by Mark Rashid

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Overview

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? In Considering the Horse, Mark Rashid tells stories that provide horse owners and potential buyers with the best training solutions—straight from the horse’s mouth. And in the second edition of this classic of natural horsemanship literature, Rashid includes a new introduction and adds new insight on his detailed tips on the timeless yet ever-changing pursuit of good horsemanship.

By considering the horse’s point of view, he explores a variety of solutions to common training problems 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 every rider, trainer, or owner.

Product Details

ISBN-13: 9781628737219
Publisher: Skyhorse
Publication date: 07/01/2014
Edition description: Revised
Pages: 224
Sales rank: 972,639
Product dimensions: 6.00(w) x 9.00(h) x 0.70(d)

About the Author

Mark Rashid is an author and horse trainer. His books, such as Considering the Horse and Whole Heart, Whole Horse, follow his training philosophy, which is to find training solutions by considering the horse's point of view. The author of seven books, Rashid was featured on the PBS Nature series.

Table of Contents

Illustrations ix

Foreword xi

Special thanks xiii

Introduction 1

Part 1 Horse Sense

The horse's point of view 8

Problem causes 23

Unfixable problems 39

Part 2 Ground Problems

Catching the uncatchable horse 56

Ground manners 76

Picking up feet 91

Headshyness 105

Trailer loading 118

Part 3 Riding Problems

Mounting problems 137

Balking 150

Stopping the unstoppable horse 160

Head tossing 173

Part 4 The Final Problem

Seeing the teacher 186

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