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Search - A Year at the Races : Reflections on Horses, Humans, Love, Money, and Luck
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Book Description:
“Every horse story is a love story,” writes Jane Smiley, who has loved horses for most of her life and owned and bred them for a good part of it. To love something is to observe it with more than usual attention, and that is precisely what Smiley does in this irresistibly smart, witty, and engaging chronicle of her obsession.
In particular she follows a sexy filly named Waterwheel and a grey named Wowie (he “tells” a horse communicator that he wants it changed from Hornblower) as they begin careers at the racetrack. Filled with humor and suspense, and with discourses on equine intelligence, affection, and character, A Year at the Races is a winner.
In particular she follows a sexy filly named Waterwheel and a grey named Wowie (he “tells” a horse communicator that he wants it changed from Hornblower) as they begin careers at the racetrack. Filled with humor and suspense, and with discourses on equine intelligence, affection, and character, A Year at the Races is a winner.
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If you are not into the minutae of horses, this book is not for you. Some of the stories are entertaining, but any trainer or vet has the same.
Kathy R. from PARKER, CO wrote on 6/7/2006...The non-fiction version of "Horse Heaven." I really enjoyed the horse stories and the psychic is great. I wasn't really interested in the theorizing, seemed more like padding, but overall a good horse book.