Backcountry horses inspire author
Horse lovers and others will enjoy new book
Montana author Tom Reed has a real affinity for horses and
wilderness and it shows on every page of his new book, “Give
me Mountains for my Horses: Journeys of a Backcountry Horseman.”
Horse lovers
will love the way Reed understands horses and describes their individual personalities,
but even readers who have never saddled up will enjoy Reed’s
fine writing and his exceptional ability to tell a story. Readers
are drawn into memorable true tales of special horses, their
remarkable abilities, and the inescapable bonds that develop
between horses and humans.
Most of
the stories take place in the Greater Yellowstone backcountry. One chapter
is about “Lad,” a big white horse that out walks all other horses
and draws admiration from everyone. There is “Jade,” a “mountain
lady” that is safe, secure, and uncanny in her ability
to follow lost trails. There are stories about buying and selling
horses, mishaps about packing horses, and trusting a good horse
to get you home.
The
slim volume sells for $10. It would make a great stocking
stuffer or an easy book to read by a warm fire on a cold winter
night. It is available at bookstores or by calling Riverbend
Publishing in Helena toll-free 1-866-787-2363.
Reed currently
lives in Bozeman where he spends as much time on horseback
as he can. He is also the author of Great Wyoming Bear Stories.
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