The Horse That Wouldn't Trot

This entertaining and informative book by Rose Miller is not only a fascinating history of Tennessee Walking Horses, but also contains delightful anecdotes about her trials and tribulations in breeding, training and showing horses. By the end of the book, I felt like I knew her family and horses like neighbors, experiencing their successes, joys with births and sorrows in death.

A back injury led Rose to the Walkers' smooth gait and their dependability for pleasure riding or for show. She...