The Horse of My Heart Stories of the Horses We Love Edited by Callie Smith Grant

My reason for wanting to read "The Horse of My Heart" by Callie Smith Grant was to learn why people loved horses as pets so passionately. It's never been my great dream or passion to own one. Perhaps, this is because I've only rode on two horses in my life and for thirty minutes or less each time. The stories collected by Callie Smith Grant really reached the heart of my questions. Can such large animals make good pets? Can they teach us lessons of life like cats or dogs? I didn't think about the shortcomings of horses either. Some of the authors of the stories talk about injuries, etc. The next time I see or pet a horse I think my feelings will have become deeper and healthier because of this book.

I especially enjoyed the story about the old white mare. She is thirty years old. At the end of the story, the horse's age is not a thought. The lesson is that age doesn't matter whether it is a horse or a person. The love for Snowbird and appreciation of her took a while. It didn't  happen overnight. First, the family saw all of Snowbird's faults. I could see the family's growth throughout the story.

I never took in to account the fact that horses can run and can do it unexpectedly. One horse runs with its owner. She falls. She ends up with seventy-two stitches in her cheek! This changed her dream in to a nightmare. She became frightened of horses. In time, her love returned for horses. I suppose it is true that cold relationships can become warm ones again. Our pain can become less memorable.

There are many other stories in The Horses of My Heart by Callie Smith Grant. There are breeds of horses I have never heard of or seen. I wanted to see the photographs of those horses. For example, there is an Arabian Quarter horse and Fresian Assante and a Shetland.

I will never forget the girl who read to her horse until she was old enough to ride him and take care of him. She read him picture books. I could only imagine how cute she and the horse must have looked.

Also, at the end of the book there is a short biography for each author of a story. This felt wonderful. After reading the first story, I immediately wanted to know more about the author.  There is a wonderful quote by Alice Walker on one page. It's set off in a block. "Horses make a landscape look beautiful." There are other blocked off words about horses like the ones which carry the buggies along in Amish country. Learning about horses is fun and a really big subject. I look forward to my next ride. bakerpublishinggroup.com/revell
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