Life Lessons from a Ranch Horse
by Mark Rashid
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Author: Mark RashidEdition: Paperback
Audio: English (Unknown); English (Original Language); English (Published)
Published: 2003-05-15
ISBN: 1555662838
Number of pages: 158
Publisher: Johnson Books
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Book Review: One of my top equine books
Summary: 5 Stars
I bought this book because it looked somewhat interesting (and I had already read most of the other books in that store). I hadn't really given any of the "self-help-ish" horse books a chance. I previously only read non-fiction, information-laden, textbook-ish readings (such as books on feed and nutrition, setting jumps and other arena exercises, etc.). I just ignorantly assumed that books such as this one were going to be too "out there" for me. I was wrong.
Rashid has since become one of my favorite writers (of horse books, anyway). He explains things very illustratively and turns the book into a story. He uses story telling as a means of informing the reader and getting his point across. This technique not only makes the topic easier to understand, but it also makes the book altogether much more enjoyable and readable. In all honesty, I found it hard to put this book down, which is not a common occurance.
Much to my surprise, I learned a lot from this book. It is so easy to read - in that it flows smoothly and easily, and holds your interest very well - that it is hard to believe I learned as much from it as I did. I apply so much of what this book has taught me on an every day basis. None of my past readings (the text book type books) provided so much useful, appliable intormation. I truly owe much of my riding's recent improvement to the lessons learned through reading this book.
I guarantee that this book is worth the money and time (and you won't believe how fast you glide through it). If you would like to learn more about what it's like to be a horse and think like a horse, and how to better communicate with / understand them then I highly recommend this book.
F.Y.I. I have since read some of Rashid's other books and I have found them to be very informative and enjoyable as well.
Summary of Life Lessons from a Ranch Horse
Internationally renowned horse trainer Mark Rashid pays tribute to the horse that became his teacher.In Mark Rashid?s fourth book, Life Lessons from a Ranch Horse, the teacher becomes the student when a nondescript, seven-year-old horse steps into his life. A famous horse trainer, known for listening to horses and working with them in a non-confrontational manner, Mark is faced with odd behavior from this horse, and he must reevaluate everything he understands about horses and about himself, as a trainer and as a person.
Beginning with an untimely balk from Buck, who never falters, Mark tried to find out why it happened. Drawing on experiences as far reaching as the Navajo way and Japanese martial arts, Mark begins to piece together the workings of the mind of his horse. That process and the conclusions he reaches are the heart of this very personal story.
What he finds challenges him to become a better horse trainer, but it also challenges him to become a better person. His argument that Buck, an everyday horse, has the ability to plan ahead and make choices in a consistent manner will challenge the reader to rethink his or her relationships with animals and way of dealing with life.
In separate chapters, Mark describes the six life lessons he learned while working with Buck. Later in the book, he puts these lessons into practice, with topics such as blending, balance, and communication. Throughout the book, a philosophy of dealing with horses and of living life itself emerges.
Mark?s inimitable storytelling skills illuminate what Buck has to teach. Heart warming but gritty, Life Lessons From a Ranch Horse is not a conventional horse book. But, then again, Buck is not a conventional horse, nor is his owner a conventional horse trainer.
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