Finding the Missed Path: The Art of Restarting Horses

“Horses are a lot like people,” says renowned horseman Mark Rashid. “When there are gaps in understanding, confusion, and thus frustration, worry, and even anger are sure to follow.”

Horses often grow up with these “gaps” in their training and education. When this happens, it can be difficult for the horse to be a willing partner to a human, and he may need to be “restarted”—that is, given a second chance to learn what is expected of him and how he can find a place where he is confident and comfortable both beside a handler and beneath a rider.

In order to restart a horse successfully, we need to know how to retrace the steps the horse’s education has taken and find the path missed the first time around. In this book, the first of the expansive library of books penned by Rashid to include full-color photographs, readers are guided through practical steps for restarting horses, using Rashid’s simple yet impactful concepts derived from years of study of martial arts. We walk along with him as he proceeds with the quiet sorting of experience that provides the insight we need to give any horse the new beginning he deserves.

• A Journey to Softness: In Search of Feel and Connection with the Horse
• Horses Never Lie: The Heart of Passive Leadership
• Whole Heart, Whole Horse: Building Trust Between Horse and Rider
• Horse Speak: An Equine-Human Translation Guide: Conversations with Horses in Their Language
• Horsemanship Through Life: A Trainer's Guide to Better Living and Better Riding
• Beyond Horse Massage: A Breakthrough Interactive Method for Alleviating Soreness, Strain, and Tension
• 101 Ground Training Exercises for Every Horse & Handler (Read & Ride)
• Horses in Translation: Essential Lessons in Horse Speak: Learn to "Listen" and "Talk" in Their Language
• Nature in Horsemanship: Discovering Harmony Through Principles of Aikido
• Out of the Wild: A Novel