Finding the Missed Path by Mark Rashid

Finding the Missed Path by Mark Rashid

Just like people, horses often grow up with 'holes' in their training and education. And again, just like people, they sometimes acquire undesirable habits as they mature.

Unfortunately, both issues are usually due to parallel holes and habits in the individuals who handle and ride them: inexperience, ignorance, or both can, over time, fracture a horse's confidence, leading to problems in the relationships he attempts to form with a human partner. When this kind of breakdown occurs, the horse may need to be 'restarted' -- that is, given a second chance to begin anew. In order to do this successfully, his trainer needs to know how to retrace the steps the horse's education has taken, ready to find the path missed the first time around.Internationally renowned horseman Mark Rashid has made it is his life's work to pinpoint the causes of equine distress that perhaps make a horse's life in the company of humans difficult.

In this book, the first of the expansive library of books penned by Rashid to include dozens of full-colour photographs, readers are guided through practical steps for restarting horses, using Rashid's simple, quiet techniques derived from years of study of martial arts.And, in true Rashid storytelling style, dozens of anecdotes entertain while gently revealing important lessons integral to every horse person's journey.

Rather than being a 'how-to' guide to working with damaged horses this is a unique book filled with anecdotes of horses Rashid has worked with and helped, one that the astute horseman can delve into over and over again and learn so much about horses and how to improve our relationship with themThis book should be compulsory reading for anyone who works with, or rides horses. I have great respect for Mark Rashid as a trainer, and this book makes an interesting read for any horse owner. It's a series of case studies, which covers common training problems such as refusal to be caught, and covers psychology as well as training methods. -- Gemma Alstein * Horse and Countryside * ...one of the first books I've seen specifically for anyone restarting a horse which has previously been started - but not so well. -- Wendy Parsons * The Essex Rider *

Mark Rashid is a horse trainer and author. His works, such as Considering the Horse and Whole Heart, Whole Horse, follow his training concept of considering the horse's point of view when developing training solutions. Rashid, who has written seven books, was featured on the PBS Nature series.

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ISBN 13	9781570767692
ISBN 10	1570767696
Title	Finding the Missed Path
Author	Mark Rashid
Condition	Unavailable
Binding Type	Paperback
Publisher	Trafalgar Square
Year published	2017-01-17
Number of pages	200
Cover note	Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary.