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Author Insight
Trying Again, Loving Again
I'm going to share a personal story about taking a risk. A few months ago I had to euthanize my "heart horse"-- my perfect partner. She made me feel safe and helped me regain my lost confidence in riding and showing. Afterwards, I thought "this is it" I'm not going to risk having my heart broken again. Fate had other plans. An unexpected opportunity to lease a mare fell in my lap. She was completely unlike my other horse-- she was big, sensitive, forward moving and a bit scary. As I struggled over the decision, my trainer told me flat out: I could work hard, be brave, and improve to ride a really nice horse, or I could walk away and never know. I did lease her, then bought her. Sometimes taking one brave step makes other challenges easier.
Book Excerpt
Dream Horse
My horse, my beautiful mare is splayed on the ground, her belly round and exposed. Her legs scrabble in the dirt, then stop when she lets out a moan. I don’t want to see her like this but can’t look away. My knees give out, and I crumple at her side and lift her nose onto my lap so she won’t have to breathe in the dust. Her sides are damp, heaving. The white of her dark, dark black eye shows as she rolls it back to look at me.
“You’re going to be okay, girl. Don’t worry.”
“Cory…”
It’s Sarah. Her voice breaks the bubble world that includes only me and the mare. I don’t want to hear what she’s saying, but the words worm into my head and freeze my heart.
“Say good-bye to her.”
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