Mark Rashid - which book?

[irishcob]

If I was to buy just one of Mark Rashid's books, which would you recommend? I'm interested in learning more about his methods, but he's got so many books on the market, I'm not sure which to choose!

Many thanks for any advice

 

[Yardbird]

A Good horse is never a bad colour.

 

[JillA]

Consider the Horse + Horses Never Lie are two of the first, and I think are among the easiest to read and learn from. Enjoy, all his earlier books are a good read

 

[TPO]

Consider the Horse + Horses Never Lie are two of the first, and I think are among the easiest to read and learn from. Enjoy, all his earlier books are a good read

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I put off reading his books for ages because I'd initially mistakenly labelled him with the Parelli type guff - major regret!

I wish I'd read them sooner so that I'd know more earlier to help the horses I've had. I've got them looked out for yet another re-read

 

[LittleBlackMule]

All his books are great, I don't think I could choose just one.

Yes, he's nothing like Parelli; closer to Ray Hunt in his philosophy, and you can't get much better than that IMO.

 

[Birker2020]

I second Horses Never Lie by Mark Rashid, in fact I have it in my bedroom - I only finished reading it last month for the third time! Its one of those books you can pick up again and again.

I also loved Margrit Coates 'Horses Never Lie' which I lent to a fellow livery who I since forgot who it was and I've never seen it again. It was a brilliant book, sad and tear jerking at times, but changed my whole concept on how I look at my horse now and how I interpret his wants and needs. I can read his emotions better and understand how he might be feeling. It really is very good and I can highly recommend it.

Margrit is a 'horse whisperer' and takes you through a typical situation in the horses view point - an example of which: a typical situation - a bucking horse. A horse and rider with a fantastic partnership, with lots of connection and love between them. Then one day the owner buys a new saddle without having it fitted to the horse. The horses saddle doesn't fit, so the horse tries to let his owner know by walking to the back of his stable when she appears with the saddle. The owner takes no notice and the horse wonders what he can do to put his message across that his saddle hurts. A few days later he shows his discomfort by nipping whilst she is tacking him up. She is totally shocked by this, her lovely horse has never bitten before and she remands him by smacking him sharply. The horse is confused and sad that he can't make his owner understand, so next time he is ridden tries to enforce his intention, this time by swishing his tail whilst trotting round the school. The owner kicks him in the ribs in annoyance. Now the horse is sad, shocked, confused and has sore ribs. The horse thinks "I must try harder to make her understand" so next time bucks with his rider. This time the rider is scared and gets off. The horse understands that this is a tactic that works. The horse has tried to whisper to the rider. The rider has taken no notice. The horse then speaks to the rider. She doesn't hear him. The horse then shouts at the rider. Again she is deaf to his pleas and cannot help him. The partnership is broken. The horse is by his point screaming.... the sad outcome .... the owner cannot ride the horse anymore and thus sells him to some one who will 'make him listen' and force him into submission. We all know how this ends, sad but inevitable. A brilliant book, A MUST READ!

 

[california dreaming]

Another fan of Marc Rashid. All his books are fab. My advice, buy the first and work your way through the rest. Enjoy.

 

[irishcob]

Thanks guys! Have gone for Horses Never Lie to start me off

 

[ridefast]

I've only read life lessons from a ranch horse, love it. If you're going down that line, the faraway horse by buck brannaman is a good read, as is bill dorrance true horsemanship through feel

 

[Supertrooper]

Love all of them

 

[JillA]

I've only read life lessons from a ranch horse, love it. If you're going down that line, the faraway horse by buck brannaman is a good read, as is bill dorrance true horsemanship through feel

I've got Bill Dorrance's book but I could never get past the language of an old cowboy type guy. I have built a mounting platform after having seen pics of his and him riding in his '90s - reckoned if he could do that, I could ride into my twilight years lol

 

[DJ]

Any of them .... all of them .... lol ... but be warned, you`ll end up buying every single one, and you simply can`t put them down, they`re addictive lolol

 

[LittleBlackMule]

Oh yes, The Faraway Horses, probably the most moving, thought-provoking book I've ever read.

 

[Birker2020]

Thanks guys! Have gone for Horses Never Lie to start me off

A good choice, I hope you enjoy it. Have you looked at Amazon for second hand books. Very cheap and some are immaculate, I buy all my books this way. Its normally about £2.80 per book after the postal charge for the true life crime books that I love to read, you can get books from as little as 6p and sometimes the 50p-£1.50 books are so immaculate you can't even tell they have been read!

http://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/offer-li...d=1426168703&sr=8-1&keywords=horses+never+lie

Margrit Coates book is horses talking. That's the one I meant to say! But I got the wrong name in my previous post.
http://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/offer-li...26168829&sr=8-6&keywords=margrit+coates+books