Selena

“Work with the horse, not against him. Always listen to what the horse is trying to say. And always think for yourself.”
― Mark Rashid, Horsemanship Through Life: A Trainer's Guide to Better Living and Better Riding

“Once I quit fighting with him and began rewarding his efforts to respond to my cues, he became extremely willing to do what I was asking. The fight and confusion just seemed to melt away,”
― Mark Rashid, Horses Never Lie: The Heart of Passive Leadership

“Odd that the future should be so difficult to bring into focus when the past, uninvited, offered itself up so easily for inspection.”
― Richard Russo, That Old Cape Magic

“One of the primary ways horses communicate with us is through their behavior. Again, it is my belief horses don’t distinguish between how they feel and how they act. So if they act a certain way, their actions are reflecting the way they feel. A horse’s body then becomes a mirror for their emotions. So the body informs us of what is truly going on internally.”
― Mark Rashid, Whole Heart, Whole Horse: Building Trust Between Horse and Rider