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Chosen by a Horse

by Susan Richards

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A memoir of rescue and companionship

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    Praise from Temple Grandin

    Temple Grandin praises the memoir as a beautifully written account of the human-animal bond.

AlbakiReads Editorial

A memoir of rescue and companionship

Susan Richards’s memoir begins with the rescue of Lay Me Down, a former racehorse who walks into the waiting trailer despite being in poor health. The account centers on the relationship that develops between horse and human, with Lay Me Down’s recovery and Richards’s reflections on living alongside risk and finding joy linked throughout. Animal characters share the story’s landscape with their human counterparts, placing the human-animal bond at the heart of this account of care, courage, and hope.

Good fit for readers who enjoy

  • Readers interested in memoirs about horses and animal rescue
  • Readers drawn to accounts of human-animal companionship
  • Readers interested in personal reflections on care, vulnerability, and resilience

Themes

Horse rescue and recoveryHuman-animal bondCare and resilienceFinding joy amid vulnerability

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Book overview

"Two kindred spirits find each other in this beautifully written memoir about the human-animal bond" (Temple Grandin, author of Animals in Translation).

The horse Susan Richards chose for rescue wouldn't be corralled into her waiting trailer. Instead Lay Me Down, a former racehorse, 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.
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