Animals Healing.com - Considering the Horse by Mark Rashid

Mark Rashid's entertaining stories will introduce you to quiet solutions for resolving training problems from the horse's point of view. Topics include ground manners, picking up feet, headshyness, trailer loading, mounting problems, balking, and head tossing. If you are about to buy a horse and definitely if you are about to sell your horse because of problems, or even if you only wish you owned a horse, this book will give you a whole new perspective into the horse's point of view.

"…a Colorado clone of James Herriot reveals the evolution of his training skills through well-told tales."
—Equus

"Rashid writes in an anecdotal format (about) the universal truth that you don't come out a winner when you get your results by force."
—The Quarter Horse Journal

"Of literally hundreds of books on various aspects of horse care and horsemanship… without a doubt… (this) is one of the most interesting."
—Paint Horse Journal

About The Author:

Mark Rashid (pronounced RASH-id) is an internationally acclaimed horse trainer known for his ability to understand the horse's point of view and solve difficult problems with communication rather than force. He began working with horses at age ten, when he met the "old man," who taught him to work with horses, not against them, and to listen to what the horse is trying to say. Mark's clinics center on one-on-one work with horse and rider and are immensely popular with people around the world. When Mark decided to study the martial art of aikido as a way to improve his horsemanship, he brought the same quiet determination to it that he exhibits in his work with horses. After years of practice, he earned a black belt in Yoshinkan aikido and now teaches the "way of harmony" in the local dojo. Mark worked full time on ranches for many years gathering herds, managing stock, and training horses. When time permits, he still enjoys working on ranches near his home in Estes Park, Colorado. Mark has been a guest on NPR's The Horse Show and was featured on the Nature series on PBS. He is the author of five books - Considering the Horse, A Good Horse is Never a Bad Color, Horses Never Lie, Life Lessons from a Ranch Horse, and Horsemanship Through Life. He also has a solo music CD Song of the Prairie and enjoys singing and playing guitar with a local band The Elktones.

Western artist and entertainer Ron Ball has been drawing and painting horses and the West as long as he can remember. He lives on his Lazy Easel Ranch near Estes Park, Colorado.