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When she agrees to take on one of the abused horses just rescued by
the local SPCA, a new chapter opens in Susan Richards's difficult
life. She lost her mother at the age of five and was raised by
uncaring relatives; she married unhappily and divorced; and she'd
been an alcoholic. Now, at the age of forty-three, she lives with
three horses who keep her company: the diva-like Georgia, boyish
Tempo and hopelessly romantic Hotshot. While trying to capture
another horse assigned to her, Lay Me Down, a skeletal mare, walks
into Susan's horse trailer of her own volition. When Susan agrees
to take her, she begins to forge a special, healing relationship
that alters her life. Poignant and evocative, this is a book for
anyone who has ever loved a horse, and for everyone who has ever
lost a loved one.
"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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