THE DROP WAS not far, not more than ten feet. For a time Meagan lay with her eyes and hands clenched shut, trying to make sense of recent events. Slowly she opened her eyes and let her vision adjust to the dim light around her. A hoof stood inches from her face. - Eclipsed by Shadow excerpt
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There is a new excerpt from Eclipsed by Shadow now available as part of the new “One Chapter Challenge.”
The excerpt is a chapter from “Damsel,” the final section of Eclipsed by Shadow that narrates the experiences of our heroine, Meagan, after she has escaped to a medieval castle on her Mongolian pony after deserting the [...]
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One thing you notice when researching historical fiction like “Eclipsed by Shadow” is how much human history is owed to the horse. Civilization advanced through adapting to the horse’s outlook.
Horsemanship is a civilized encounter with an alien mind. Horses are a “prey” species whose code is: “he who quickly runs away, lives to run another [...]
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Our relationship with the horse predates literacy, but both tomb relics and modern records agree that most of history’s leading societies possessed the highest skill in horsemanship. Clearly there is more to a horse than meets the eye.
Equestrian skill was important for prowess in battle, and advantage could be attained by advances in horse care, [...]
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