Horse Lover's Daily Companion: 365 Days of Tips and Inspiration for Living a Joyful Life with Your Horse

by Audrey Pavia

Horse Lover’s Daily Companion is a unique, easy-to-use, and inspiring handbook filled with a year’s worth of insight, helpful tips, and practical advice into the equine-human relationship for all horse lovers and owners. Whether you’re a riding veteran or someone who’s simply pined away for horses since childhood, this book will provide you with a lifetime’s worth of ways to enjoy and appreciate horses, whether or not you have 40 acres and a stable of Appaloosas in your backyard, or just a shelf full of books! The format–a year-long, day-minder-type book– is not meant to be read cover to cover; rather, the book can fall open on any given day and provide insight, inspiration, and valuable information on everything equine. Each day features rousing notions, activity suggestions, and novel facts that remind you of why you love Monday - An illustrated guide to horse breeds, from Appaloosa to the Zorse Tuesday - Equine activities, such as riding sidesaddle, herding cows, and driving Wednesday - Horses through the ages, from prehistory to modern equine heroes Thursday - Behind-the-scenes access to real life in the stable Friday - Health, wellness, and nutrition Weekends - Bonding, relationship building, and planning special occasions With Horse Lover's Daily Companion , you'll find a year's worth of ideas and activities that will stoke your passion for horses and inspire you to spend as much time as you can in their presence.

320 pages, Hardcover

First published January 1, 2009

About the author

Audrey is a former magazine editor and author of 23 books about animals. She currently lives in Norco, Calif., with two cats, two dogs, two horses and three chickens.

Reviews

[Katie · Rating 2 out of 5]

I loved the concept of this book, but it wasn't for me. I'm an experienced horse person with a broad spectrum of knowledge on horses. This would be awesome book for someone just getting into horses.