Or, that time I took over 100K words to explore the lived literacy of horsemanship….
This book is dedicated to the generous horse, who, to paraphrase Woody Guthrie, never holds your hard traveling against you.
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Cover Art by Kathleen Kelley
Part of the New Directions in the Human-Animal Bond Series
Published in collaboration with Purdue University’s College of Veterinary Medicine, New Directions in the Human-Animal Bond expands our knowledge of the interrelationships between people, animals, and their environment.