Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #202544 in Books
• Published on: 1993-09
• Original language: English
• Number of items: 1
• Binding: Paperback
• 212 pages

Customer Reviews

Beyond the five stars
Here is a book that excels beyond description. I must admit that Mark Rashid is a gift to horses and I sure hope there would be more people like him. I cannot begin to express how inspirational this book had been. Not only is he a great horseman, but he is also a master at writing.

'Considering the Horse' is less of a problem solver and more of an attitude adjuster. Don't get me wrong, Mark addresses common problems in this book and provides innovative and effective methods of solving them. It is his suggestions that will be changing many traditional point of views. He does not force his ideas on you, but supports them with logical explanations backed by evidence from real life. Which brings me to the next point: the book's individuality stems from the fact that it is presented in true story format rather than text-book style. I think this format aids in delivering Mark's message in a subtle voice, allowing the reader to absorb the information and start thinking!

Mark addresses problems such catching uncatchable horses, picking up feet, stopping unstopable horses, ground manners, loading, headshyness, mounting problems, and balking. He begins by explaining how he decided on his approach and clearly illustrates different situations where different approaches should be taken. From easy quick-fixes to deep-rooted problems.. everything is explained in his entertaining and enlightening stories. He closes the book with a deeply touching story and a lesson for mankind that brought me to tears.

I have read his latest book 'Horses Never Lie' before this one and I find both books equally educational. Mark's passion for horses is evident in every word he writes and as I mentioned before, he is also a gifted writer. I believe that he is reaching out to the horse community, offering his knowledge to benefit as many horses in the world as possible. Five stars don't do him or his books justice.

brilliant read!
This book is great especially If you own horses with a few bad habits! The stories give great advice that work sooo well its unbelievable! Fresh ideas and natural simple ways that you dont often hear of in other books. Its certainly worked wonders on my highlystrung young arab!

If your considering it, buy it!
If you like the focus of this book (of training in a way your horse will understand without violence and with utmost respect), then buy it!

This book is written as a collection of incidents that Mark has learnt from, and in donig so you start to understand how to solve problems yourselves. It does not give you strict formulas to adhere to, instead teaches you how to look at the problem yourself, and to learn from what the horse can teach you.

It really is a great book!