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Mud Pony

Mud Pony - Paperback

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Availability:In StockContributor:Stephanie BakerPublish date:2022-11-05Pages:222
Language:EnglishPublisher:Kettle River BooksISBN-13:9798986096209ISBN-10:898609620XUPC:9798986096209Book Category:Biography & Autobiography, Pets, Body, Mind & SpiritBook Subcategory:Personal Memoirs, Horses, Nature TherapySize:8.00 x 5.25 x 0.47 inchesWeight:0.5203Product ID:SCTN230W8J

When she's given an orphaned colt, the narrator of Mud Pony is ecstatic--she's always wanted to raise the perfect equine partner. But this horse is flighty, traumatized, and sometimes dangerous. An adventurous city girl and high school teacher, the narrator seeks help from a neighborly team of Guadalajaran vaqueros, a rodeo clown turned horse whisperer, a young, female horse trainer, and a rehabilitated thoroughbred. Driven by a fascination for what a cowboy from the Salinas Valley (the late Tom Dorrance) called "feel," or an ability to communicate with the horse as a willing partner, the narrator chronicles her seemingly unsuccessful attempt to tame a horse that is more wild animal than domesticated pet. In the process, Mud Pony reveals how humans can shift their perspective on human-animal relationships when they recognize and accept what remains incontrovertibly wild. A personal and literary memoir, Mud Pony weaves descriptions of Bay Area coastal ranch life with scenes from San Francisco's Mission District.


Language:EnglishPublisher:Kettle River BooksISBN-13:9798986096209ISBN-10:898609620XUPC:9798986096209Book Category:Biography & Autobiography, Pets, Body, Mind & SpiritBook Subcategory:Personal Memoirs, Horses, Nature TherapySize:8.00 x 5.25 x 0.47 inchesWeight:0.5203Product ID:SCTN230W8J
Publisher: Kettle River Books

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Stephanie Baker

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