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Horses Never Lie: The Heart of Passive Leadership

Mark Rashid

Start date: May 1, 2020

Finish date: May 31, 2020

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May 18, 2020 Sarah B rated it it was amazing

Shelves: animal-stories, horse-nonfiction

This has to be the best nonfiction horse book I've ever read! I just connected so much with what the author wrote in this book, which is something I didn't expect. I knew horses like calm silent people but I never knew that it might be connected to a passive leadership. I mean I never saw myself as a leader..yet often when I'm at the ranch I have a bunch of horses coming up to me, not just the one I'm working with. They often follow me and I never really knew why. Well this book tries to explain This has to be the best nonfiction horse book I've ever read! I just connected so much with what the author wrote in this book, which is something I didn't expect. I knew horses like calm silent people but I never knew that it might be connected to a passive leadership. I mean I never saw myself as a leader..yet often when I'm at the ranch I have a bunch of horses coming up to me, not just the one I'm working with. They often follow me and I never really knew why. Well this book tries to explain it.

Apparently horses don't really like the alpha horse. They fear the alpha. Who they do like is a passive leader - someone who is calm and can stay calm under different circumstances. The book gives examples of this so you can easily understand what that is.

The book is a series of personal stories written by the author. They are his experiences working with a variety of horses. Often he had to solve problems the horses had. Many times he had to get creative. All of the stories were so fascinating that the pages just flew by! I didn't want to put it down, which I have to admit is a bit unusual for nonfiction! The stories were entertaining and warm. None were dry, boring or sad! And dealing with animal related book, well, sadness is a thing you might be wary of. But I'm glad to say none in this one! The writing is a bit like a friend is telling you the tales and you just get captivated.

The book teaches you how horses see things. They don't think like we do. They want to please you most of the time but sometimes we are blind (we don't notice what they are doing) or they don't understand. By telling the stories he gives you many creative ideas on how to solve various horse related problems. And often the horse can help solve the problem himself if you let him!

I can't wait to try some of this stuff on the horses I know, once the ranch opens up again. Hopefully in June. It's been months since I've seen the herd.

And very rarely do I buy books but I'd happily buy a copy of this one! I think it would be well worth it, especially if one works with horses. ...more

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