The Horses We Love, The Lessons We Learn
Tena Bastian | 2007-09-24 00:00:00 | Howell Book House | 232 | Humor
Praise for The Horses We Love, The Lessons We Learn
"Tena's real-life stories are modern-day parables for the lessons horses have to teach us: Learn from your mistakes, trust your instincts and, above all, have fun. Some stories made me laugh out loud as I recalled being in similar predicaments. Others touched an emotional chord and made me cry. I came away from them longing to be in the nurturing presence of horses, soaking up all they have to offer--and always becoming a better person for it."
--Stacey Nedrow-Wigmore, Managing Editor, Practical Horseman
"This book captures the reader's attention and prompts a smile as each chapter concludes. Horsemen and non-horsemen alike will find the pages easy to read, inspiring, and down-to-earth as we are reminded to treasure all of life's experiences and practical lessons."
--Coagi Long, Program Director, Equine Affaire
A tribute to horses and a treasure for horse-lovers
This unique book shares life lessons lovingly learned in the company of horses--universal lessons about facing adversity, finding your niche in life, second chances, and more. Humorous and touching, uplifting and poignant, the twenty-two stories inspire and delight.
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As someone who really loves horses, I did not, could not finish this book. Anyone who admits to giving horses she no longer needs or wants, or who have lived out their usefulness for her, to the killers at auctions because it is too much trouble to euthanize them and bury them is NOT, in my mind, a horse lover. Secondly, anyone who dares exchange one of her horses for another horse when she found the one she exchanged hers for tied up with a chain and injured needs her head examined. This book is all about the author, NOT really about the horses. If this is love, I don't want any part of it. She excelled and won some important trophy with the one she took from a bad situation, but she put one of her OWN horses in that same BAD situation in exchange for it. How stupid and cruel! I gathered enough from the chapter title: "Joker: Regret" to know I did not want to read that chapter or any more of this book. In the interest of kindness to horses, maybe she should take up golf instead of horses.
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This book I could not put down, only took one break in reading the whole book. This author has much experience with life as well as horses, and like myself has used horses to bring joy into herself.
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Wow! I am so disappointed. The stories are trite, the characters shallow. I was captive on an airplane and still could not finish the book. I only gave up 1 star for the horse portion of the book. She summarizes the moral of each chapter because the story does not contain enough depth of anything for the reader to surmize it themselves. While I believe her intent is very good, she does not follow through. It is stark and lacks emotional connection to any character or horse. Blah!
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A nice read for a sunny hill or a lazy weekend. It will warm your harts and touch your soles with short loving story's. Makes a nice gift for any animal lover or horse lover.
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