At the start of this remarkable story of recovery, healing, and
redemption, Ginger Gaffney answers a call to help retrain the
troubled horses at an alternative prison ranch in New Mexico, a
facility run entirely by the prisoners. The horses are scavenging
through the dumpsters, kicking and running down the residents when
they bring the trash out after meals. One horse is severely
injured. The horses and residents arrive at the ranch broken in one
way or many: the horses are defensive and terrified, while the
residents, some battling drug and alcohol addictions, are
emotionally and physically shattered. With deep insight into how
animals and humans communicate through posture, body language, and
honesty of spirit, Gaffney walks us through her struggle to train
the untrainable. Gaffney peels away the layers of her own story-a
solitary childhood, painful introversion, and a transformative
connection with her first horse, a filly named Belle-and she, too,
learns to trust people as much as she trusts horses. As her
year-long odyssey builds toward a dramatic conclusion, the group
experiences triumphs and failures, brave recoveries and relapses,
as well as betrayals and moving stories of trust and belonging.
Resonant, smart, and beautifully written, Half Broke tears at the
heart of what it takes to find wholeness after years of trauma and
addiction and offers profound insight on how working with animals
can satisfy our universal need for connection.
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