Chosen by a Horse

When Susan Richards agrees to take on one of the abused horses just rescued by the local Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals a new chapter opens in her turbulent life. Caring for this astonishingly trusting creature she begins a relationship that will change her view of the world.

Susan Richards lost her mother at the age of five and was raised by uncaring relatives; married unhappily and divorced she had also become an alcoholic. At forty-three she found herself living with just horses for company: the diva-like Georgia boyish Tempo and hopeless romantic Hotshot. While Susan is vainly attempting to capture the rescued horse assigned to her a skeletal mare called Lay Me Down walks into the horse trailer of her own volition. Susan takes her home and this broken and badly treated animal proves to her that trust is not just for dreamers.

Beautifully-written poignant and often sharply funny this memoir is an inspiring must-read for anyone who has ever loved a horse and anyone who has ever lost their way in life.