Mark Rashid has spent most of his adult life studying equine and human biomechanics, physiology, psychology and movement and has put those studies to practical use in his work with horses and riders.
Mark also covers a number of issues that can interfere with the movement of the feet and how to avoid interfering with the horse's movement.
Running time 'Understanding Footfall' is: One hour, thirty minutes
Working in America, Europe & Australia with a multitude of breeds and riding diciplines, he focuses on what is happening on both sides of the horse/human relationship and how the rider can clearly communicate while bbuilding trust.
Mark Rashid has commited himself since youth to finding quit but effective ways to work with horses. As seen in his books, Considering the Horse, A Good Horse is Never a Bad Colour, Horses Never Lie, Life Lessons From a Ranch Horse and Horsemanship Through Life, Mark Rashid conveys his lessons in a practical, concrete manner - but with feel and understanding for the horse.
In two specialty sequences, Mark rashid first works wioth a two-week old foal on some basics of handling, haltering and leading, illustrating how the same principles of 'Finding The Try' apply from the first horse-human interactions. Then mark demonstrates in close-up the kind of feel in handling reins needed to help a horse (and rider) succeed.
Mark's instruction on communication involves always searching for the least amount of cue or pressurepossible. Key to this is recognizing the horse's earliest tries to respond, because finding and building on these efforts allows the horse to learn faster with less confusion and struggle. Hence ... Finding The Try!
In this DVD, Mark Rashid helps viewers understand their horse's footfall and cadence by showing them how to determine when each individual foot is moving and where it is going. He then goes on to show how to use this movement to the rider's advantage during training and riding.
