{"id":2641,"date":"2010-07-02T10:28:16","date_gmt":"2010-07-02T14:28:16","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.thegreathorse.com\/?p=2641"},"modified":"2016-10-22T11:38:43","modified_gmt":"2016-10-22T15:38:43","slug":"9-horse-talk","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/thegreathorse.com\/book-blog\/2010\/07\/9-horse-talk\/","title":{"rendered":"#9- Horse Talk with Mrs. Bridgestone"},"content":{"rendered":"

The following excerpt is from Eclipsed by Shadow<\/strong><\/em>, award-winning 1st Book of “The Legend of the Great Horse<\/strong>” trilogy.<\/p>\n

Book II: The Golden Spark<\/strong><\/em> will be available Fall 2010.<\/p>\n

\nMrs. Bridgestone leaned to Jennifer. \u201cTell me something, dear. You have practical knowledge about horses. Are they really as intellectually \u2026 limited as one hears? It has always upset me to think so.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cYou mean, are horses stupid?\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cI have heard it said, and I am sorry. They are such splendid animals.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cDon\u2019t be sorry, Mrs. Bridgestone.\u201d Jennifer was amused. \u201cThey are so different than humans. Right now that horse is watching Meagan, you and me and almost everything around her. And she will never forget, because horses have a photographic memory. Horses hear and smell almost as well as a dog, they are so sensitive they can feel a fly\u2019s landing, and can even recognize people by the vibration of their walk.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cYes, yes,\u201d the old woman said, \u201cI have discovered the most engaging facts in my readings. Did you know that the horse\u2019s eye is one of the largest in the animal kingdom, even larger than an elephant\u2019s? I understand horses are timid because in nature they are prey. Have you found that to be true?\u201d<\/p>\n

Jennifer nodded. \u201cIt is hard to imagine how differently a horse sees the world. But the more you try, the better they respond.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cHow charming. It is fascinating how closely horsemanship and culture coincide. When Europe fell into the Dark Ages, their horsemanship deteriorated into barbarism. It was not until the Renaissance that humane methods were rediscovered.\u201d Mrs. Bridgestone stepped to the fence and reached a frail hand to stroke the filly\u2019s neck. \u201cIn owning a horse, I feel I own a living piece of history.\u201d Guinevere reached to sniff Mrs. Bridgestone\u2019s hand. The woman smiled. \u201cMagical beings, aren\u2019t they? There is history in their hoof beats\u2014or is it hoof steps? I should tell you, my friends and staff have questioned my sanity since I started my horse project … but sometimes a touch of madness produces the sanest result.\u201d She sighed, watching Guinevere trot off with her tail high. \u201cI was surprised to learn horses have never been domesticated. Their instincts remain. Horses return easily to the wild, as with the American mustangs. I like that, somehow. In all the centuries they have never forgotten themselves.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cYes,\u201d Jennifer said regretfully, \u201cthough we don\u2019t need horses anymore. Now they are only expensive playthings.\u201d<\/p>\n

Mrs. Bridgestone looked at Jennifer sharply. \u201cI wouldn\u2019t say that, dear. I wouldn\u2019t say that at all. People are no authority on what they need. Ignorance about our needs is one thing that separates us from animals. Oh, I truly wish we had had this meeting long ago, Jennifer. They say horses rush men to folly. Well, they do it to old women, too.\u201d<\/p>\n

<\/a>Copyright \u00a9 2008 John Royce<\/small><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

« Who is Mrs. Bridgestone?<\/a> || \u201cDo you believe in legends?<\/a>\u201d »<\/div>\n
\nThe above excerpt is from \u201cHome<\/strong><\/a>,\u201d the 1st section of Eclipsed by Shadow<\/em><\/strong>, and is set in modern-day California. (p.46 Hbk)<\/em><\/p>\n

The Legend of the Great Horse<\/strong> trilogy is an adventure through history … each section is about a different time period.<\/div>\n

Eclipsed by Shadow<\/strong><\/em> (Book #1 of the trilogy) won national awards<\/a> including the Eric Hoffer Award<\/em> for best Young Adult Fiction, and the Mom’s Choice Award<\/em> for best family-friendly Young Adult Fantasy.<\/p>\n

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\u00bb Check out Book #2 of the trilogy: The Golden Spark<\/strong><\/em>.<\/p>\n

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‘ “It is fascinating how closely horsemanship and culture coincide. When Europe fell into the Dark Ages, their horsemanship deteriorated into barbarism. It was not until the Renaissance that humane methods were rediscovered.\u201d Mrs. Bridgestone stepped to the fence and reached a frail hand to stroke the filly\u2019s neck. \u201cIn owning a horse, I feel I own a living piece of history.\u201d ’ —excerpted from Eclipsed by Shadow<\/b> (Book #1 of ‘The Legend of the Great Horse<\/em>’ trilogy (p. 46)<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":51,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[161],"tags":[118,70,165,164,8,166,116],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/thegreathorse.com\/book-blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2641"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/thegreathorse.com\/book-blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/thegreathorse.com\/book-blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/thegreathorse.com\/book-blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/51"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/thegreathorse.com\/book-blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2641"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/thegreathorse.com\/book-blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2641\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":14638,"href":"https:\/\/thegreathorse.com\/book-blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2641\/revisions\/14638"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/thegreathorse.com\/book-blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2641"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/thegreathorse.com\/book-blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2641"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/thegreathorse.com\/book-blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2641"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}