Why we ride [electronic resource] : women writers on the horses in their lives / edited by Verna Dreisbach.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Dreisbach, Verna, 1968-

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Horses.

Women horse owners.

Human-animal relationships.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (337 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Berkeley, CA : Seal Press, c2010.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

Women and their horses ? a symbiotic relationship based on trust, camaraderie, friendship, and love. In Why We Ride, Verna Dreisbach collects the stories of women who ride, sharing their personal emotions and accounts of the most important animals in their lives.This collection of stories includes the heartfelt thoughts of a range of women ? those who rode as children, those who spent their girlhood years dreaming of owning a pony, and those who have made a lifelong hobby or career out of riding. Each story reveals how horses have made an impact in the lives of these women.

Contents:

Contents; Note from the Editor; Foreword; 1; 2; 3; 4; 5; 6; 7; 8; 9; 10; 11; 12; 13; 14; 15; 16; 17; 18; 19; 20; 21; 22; 23; 24; 25; 26; Acknowledgments; About the Editor; About Jane Smiley; About the Contributors

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

ISBN:

1-282-64403-3

9786612644030

1-58005-357-2

OCLC:

645940060