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| Original Title: | Chosen by a horse |
| ISBN: | 0156031175 (ISBN13: 9780156031172) |
| Edition Language: | English |
Susan Richards
Paperback | Pages: 256 pages Rating: 4.08 | 7321 Users | 887 Reviews
Present Epithetical Books Chosen by a Horse
| Title | : | Chosen by a Horse |
| Author | : | Susan Richards |
| Book Format | : | Paperback |
| Book Edition | : | Anniversary Edition |
| Pages | : | Pages: 256 pages |
| Published | : | June 4th 2007 by Mariner Books (first published 2006) |
| Categories | : | Nonfiction. Animals. Horses. Autobiography. Memoir |
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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 creature—malnourished, plagued by pneumonia and an eye infection—had 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 love—even an animal’s—has the power to heal.
Rating Epithetical Books Chosen by a Horse
Ratings: 4.08 From 7321 Users | 887 ReviewsWrite-Up Epithetical Books Chosen by a Horse
This book reminded me a lot of "Nickel and Dimed" - it's a great premise that the author ruins with her incessent whining about her own life. This isn't a book about a horse or even a book about how " a broken horse fixed a broken heart." The author had already battled her alcoholism and left her abusive husband well before Lay Me Down came into her life. The horse part of this book is pretty thin - Richards gets Lay Me Down, Lay Me Down hangs out in a field for a while, gets cancer, and thenThis is an approachable and fast memoir that most any animal lover would enjoy. Susan Richards had a lot of baggage, but by the time she entered her 40s she regarded herself as an independent woman in control of her life. She had conquered the alcohol addiction that dominated her for decades. She shed an abusive husband and family. But when she agreed to take care of an abused mare and foal, she got more than she bargained for. The mare, Lay Me Down, had every right to hate humans, but she
I so didn't want to like this book; didn't want to condone the soft-hearted, tree-hugger anthropomorphizing that went on about how horses view their lives; didn't want to be manipulated into feeling bad for the situation of a sick rescue horse. Of course, my resolve lasted just as long as it took for the "real" story to come out. You know the one: the real story where horses have this uncanny way of unlocking the emotions we humans think we've so cleverly tucked away - the way we identify all
"Two kindred spirits find each other in this beautifully written memoir about the human-animal bond."-Temple Grandin, author of Animals in TranslationThe horse Susan Richards chose for rescue wouldn't be corralled into her waiting trailer. But Lay Me Down, a former racehorse with a foal close on her heels, walked right up that ramp and into Susan's life. Weak from malnutrition, Lay Me Down had endured a rough road, but somehow her heart was still open and generous. Then fate brought her into
Therapeutic for the author; depressing for the reader. Ms. Richards, next time just tell it to your diary.
A sweet story (view spoiler)[ the horse dies at the end. (somewhat typical for this genre, so it's not a surprise or a spoiler!) (hide spoiler)] Nice to get a glimpse into equine lives again, and remember how crazy horse people are. Case in point, Georgia is kind of a bitch and SR admits that if Georgia was a human, SR would hate her! And yet, because Georgia is a horse, SR loves her without reservation! *laughs* I suppose horse people have a good kind of crazy. :)A major disappointment for me
This is a sweet story with sections of good writing and lucidity. Overall, the author allows herself too many repetitive moments of self-indulgence. Even a memoir should be allowed to unfold with subtlety and more "showing" than "telling." That being said, the ending is clear, creative and poignant.
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