Whole Heart, Whole Horse

Building Trust Between Horse and Rider

By: Mark Rashid

Narrated by: Mike Chamberlain

Many horse trainers, even those who espouse the so-called natural horsemanship approach, take the position that horses who fail to obey a human's request are doing so as much out of perversity as ignorance. That's not Mark Rashid's view. In his words, "If we understand that horses can't separate the way they feel from the way they act, then we can start to see that unwanted behavior isn't bad behavior at all. More times than not, it's just the horse expressing the way he feels at that particular moment in time....

How we perceive that information dictates how we respond to it.

Whole Heart, Whole Horse focuses on this idea, covering such subjects as gathering information from the horse, turning rider/trainer mistakes into positive experiences, developing realistic boundaries between you and your horse, understanding how and why horses release energy from real or perceived traumas, and reaching a comfortable balance point between horse and rider. Rashid analyzes developing softness, consistency, dependability, trust, and peace of mind in both horses and humans, as well as how to become a leader whom your horse will willingly want to follow and work with. Full of examples that extend beyond the training pen, Whole Heart, Whole Horse offers good sense and information that will make you a more astute, capable, and sensitive horseman and person.

©2009 Mark Rashid (P)2012 Audible, Inc.

Balance is everything

Where does Whole Heart, Whole Horse rank among all the audiobooks you’ve listened to so far?

This book really helped my heart and my head find a path towards a close partnership with my current horse and both of us greatly appreciate it.

Excellent!!!

Incredible story, great narrator! Disappointed that I've finished this book, really enjoyed it!!! Will most likely listen to it again sometime...worth repeating!

Loved every second of it.

I really enjoy this author/trainers work. I’d love to go to one of his clinics if he ever came to Arizona

Very good

I really enjoyed this one. Last few chapters are very powerful and hit me in the gut. I will listen to this one again.

The Black

This is the 3rd book by Mark Rashid I’ve listened to. If you are interested in learning how to better understand and authentically connect with your horse - listen (or read) this book.
Mark’s story about his experience with “The Black” brought warmth to my heart and tears to my eyes.