A few years ago, H. Alan Day co-authored the ranch memoir,
Lazy B: Growing up on a Cattle Ranch in the American Southwest, with his sister, Sandra Day O’Connor. Not long ago, he wrote
The Horse Lover: A Cowboy’s Quest to Save the Wild Mustangs. It’s the story of how he built Mustang Meadows Ranch, the first government-sponsored wild horse sanctuary established in the United States. In addition, the book relates a wealth of stories about the author’s lifelong love of horses, with tales of his adventures and misadventures. I was asked to review the book for
Roundup Magazine and I wrote, among other things, “Those who don’t know horses will find this book an engaging introduction. Readers who do will find themselves nodding in understanding page after page.” I had the pleasure of meeting Alan Day at the Western Writers of America convention a few months ago. He’s a cowboy through and through and as nice a guy as you’ll ever meet. He asked me to write a little something about horses for his web site (
http://thehorselover.com). At the site, you’ll learn more about Alan and his remarkable book,
The Horse Lover. My “guest” post is here:
http://thehorselover.com/blog/.Stop by and visit Alan Day. He’d love to swap horse stories with you.
Published on August 24, 2014 06:30