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In Getting Along with Horses: An Evolution in Understanding, you are challenged to reframe common beliefs about horses. A peaceful relationship is something many horse people, strive for. Yet, some of the lessons that are taught about horses make it difficult to feel the connection they seek. Some training techniques are anything but peaceful.Seeing horses for who and what they are is key to cooperative interactions with them. Instead of relying on antiquated practices or outdated information that cause misunderstandings, you can look at other ways of fostering confidence. Through stories taken from the author's life with horses and the experiences that have shaped her as a horsewoman, you will discover ways to shift your own understanding to get closer to the horse's point of view. Making this shift has the potential to expand and deepen the course of your partnership with your horse.In this book, it all begins with knowing that horses are hardwired to get along. If you're looking for a different way of seeing your horse, you will find ideas here that will help you get along with them, and quite possibly, yourself as well. Crissi McDonald, who now calls Colorado home, spent her Arizona childhood looking for horses to ride. As a teenager and young adult, she traded barn work for riding lessons and spent summers on cattle ranches and running horse programs at a Girl Scouts of America camp; along the way, she earned a BA in philosophy from Northern Arizona University, Flagstaff. Now a trainer and a certified Masterson Method equine bodyworker, she travels with her husband, Mark Rashid, offering clinics nationally and internationally.Along with horses, Crissi has had a lifelong interest in writing and photography; her articles have been published in The Bark, and her photographs have been used in several of Mark Rashid's books. Through her blog, she connects with those looking for ways to build deep and trusting relationships with their horses. "Continuing The Ride," is her first book.