Chosen by a Horse
The horse Susan Richards chose for rescue wouldn’t be corralled into her waiting trailer. Instead Lay Me Down, a former racehorse with a foal close on her heels, walked right up that ramp and into Susan’s life. This gentle creaturemalnourished, plagued by pneumonia and an eye infectionhad...
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The horse Susan Richards chose for rescue wouldn’t be corralled into her waiting trailer. Instead Lay Me Down, a former racehorse with a foal close on her heels, walked right up that ramp and into Susan’s life. This gentle creaturemalnourished, plagued by pneumonia and an eye infectionhad endured a rough road, but somehow her heart was still open and generous. It seemed fated that she would come into Susan’s paddock and teach her how to embrace the joys of life despite the dangers of living.An elegant and often heartbreaking tale filled with animal characters as complicated and lively as their human counterparts, this is an inspiring story of courage and hope and the ways in which all loveeven an animal’shas the power to heal.
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Format: paperback
ISBN:
9780156031172 (0156031175)
Publish date: June 4th 2007
Publisher: Mariner Books
Pages no: 256
Edition language: English
Category:
Non Fiction,
Autobiography,
Memoir,
Biography,
Book Club,
Adult,
Drama,
Biography Memoir,
Animals,
True Story,
Horses
Honest, courageous memoir. I really enjoyed this book.
If you are an animal lover, this book is going to make you cry...real tears. People issues don't bring me to tears since a good portion of issues are self inflicted so I just say get over it but when an animal is hurt by uncaring (or vicious) humans, that's a different story. Most animals haven't...
Is it just me, or are Friesians now the only horses who are allowed in movies or to grace book covers? The titular horse in Chosen by a Horse is a Standardbred. The horse on the cover, though lovely with its long mane and forelock, is a Friesian. (Or maybe a very dark Andalusian, it's hard to tell....
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