<![CDATA[Chosen by a Horse]]>

false <![CDATA[Chosen by a Horse]]> http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1171226246m/91076.jpg 91076 12 <div>The horse Susan Richards chose for rescue wouldn’t be corralled into her waiting trailer. Instead Lay Me Down, a former racehorse with a foal close on her heels, 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. <br><br><br><br>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.<br><br></div> 2258651 2006 Chosen by a Horse total:656|5:224|4:222|3:165|2:39|1:6| 656 2587 963 239 5 2 false false Sat Mar 01 00:00:00 -0800 2008 Fri Jun 08 23:47:31 -0700 2007 Wed Apr 02 16:06:11 -0700 2008 more...]]> 0 1 false false Wed Mar 25 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Wed Apr 01 13:27:04 -0700 2009 Wed Apr 01 13:34:32 -0700 2009 A good book to cry over. You dont u...more...]]> 5 0 false false Fri Nov 06 17:21:56 -0800 2009 Fri Nov 06 17:32:04 -0800 2009 more...]]> 3 0 false false Thu Jan 01 00:00:00 -0800 2009 Sun Jul 26 01:54:41 -0700 2009 Sun Jul 26 01:56:58 -0700 2009 Advantages: Innate understanding of the horse lover
Disadvantages: American style, overly self absorbed

*Synopsis*

Susan Richards agrees to provide a home to an abused and neglected mare named Lay me Down that has been rescued by a local animal welfare centre. Susan ...more...]]> 4 1 false false Wed Nov 25 00:00:00 -0800 2009 Tue Nov 24 18:48:01 -0800 2009 Thu Nov 26 20:13:17 -0800 2009 more...]]> 0 1 false false Sat Dec 01 00:00:00 -0800 2007 Thu Jan 03 15:31:58 -0800 2008 Thu Jan 03 15:34:20 -0800 2008 more...]]> 4 0 false false Fri May 01 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Sat May 23 08:04:41 -0700 2009 Sat May 23 08:05:08 -0700 2009 A dedicação de Susan aos seus cavalos e em especial à sua égua fez-me emocionar várias vezes.
Susan, com os seus cavalos aprendeu que a solidão por vezes somos nós mesmos que a criamos pois há sempre uma maneira de ser feliz, ap...more...]]> 3 0 false false Sun Feb 22 12:42:27 -0800 2009 Sun Mar 08 14:23:56 -0700 2009 Lay Me Down é uma égua mal tratada e marcada por um dono cruel, sendo "adoptada" po...more...]]> 2 2 false false Tue Jan 01 00:00:00 -0800 2008 Wed Feb 27 02:39:57 -0800 2008 Wed Feb 27 02:44:44 -0800 2008 more...]]> 4 0 false false Thu Jul 16 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Sat Jul 11 08:21:16 -0700 2009 Thu Jul 16 08:57:05 -0700 2009 1 more...]]> 4 0 false false Sat Nov 01 00:00:00 -0700 2008 Wed Jan 21 13:55:21 -0800 2009 Wed Jan 21 14:03:04 -0800 2009 more...]]> 4 0 false false Sun Nov 01 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Sat Nov 28 13:32:48 -0800 2009 Sat Nov 28 13:44:49 -0800 2009 I learned about the emotions and traits...more...]]> 4 0 false false Sat Aug 01 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Wed Aug 05 10:28:39 -0700 2009 Wed Aug 05 10:30:17 -0700 2009 more...]]> 3 0 false false Tue Apr 21 13:33:36 -0700 2009 Tue Apr 21 13:37:41 -0700 2009 more...]]> 4 0 false false Thu Jul 02 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Fri Jul 03 05:29:28 -0700 2009 Fri Jul 03 05:50:18 -0700 2009 more...]]> 4 0 false false Mon Apr 20 06:34:30 -0700 2009 Mon Apr 20 06:46:23 -0700 2009 more...]]> 4 0 false false Sat Sep 26 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Sat Sep 26 13:21:19 -0700 2009 Sat Sep 26 13:24:24 -0700 2009 more...]]> 4 0 false false Mon Sep 22 02:13:59 -0700 2008 Mon Sep 22 05:41:44 -0700 2008 Chosen by a Horse was very compelling. I loved the writing, I could related to some of the autho...more...]]> 4 0 false false Fri Aug 01 00:00:00 -0700 2008 Tue Aug 26 02:04:18 -0700 2008 Fri Oct 03 06:07:39 -0700 2008 Here are some of the quotes I underlined in my c...more...]]> 5 0 false false Fri Aug 08 00:00:00 -0700 2008 Fri Aug 08 00:57:07 -0700 2008 Fri Aug 08 22:44:41 -0700 2008
This is a heartbreaking, bittersweet story about love and redemption.

Susan Richards was deeply damaged emotionally. She lost her mother to cancer at age five. She is then abandoned by her father, separated from her brother and moved from one abusive relative to another. ...more...]]> http://www.goodreads.com/book_link/follow/8?book_id=91076