Chicken Soup for the Horse Lover's Soul

July 7, 2003
Fans of National Velvet and the Black Stallion may enjoy Canfield and Hansen's latest collection of heart-warming stories, which targets devotees of all things equine. Divided into seven sections--"A Special Bond,""Horses as Teachers,""These Amazing Animals,""Horses as Healers,""On Companionship and Commitment,""Horse...cetera,""And They're Off"--the book contains 93 stories about"the horse's intelligence, versatility and intuitiveness." Vikki Marshall writes warmly about how her carriage horse, Lynn, walked right past a group of noisy firemen and smoldering timbers as part of her job in"The Wedding." Craig Wilson remembers his amateur run down the Saratoga Race Course in"Down the Stretch He Comes, Hanging on for Dear Life." Other stories describe the pleasures and difficulties of owning, and losing, these beautiful animals. There's a good dose of schmaltz, but fans of this series will surely find what they want here.