Book
The soul of a horse : life lessons from the herd / Joe Camp.
Record details
- ISBN: 9780307406859 (hc) :
- Physical Description: 238 p. ; 25 cm.
- Publisher: New York : Harmony Books, c2008.
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| Subject: | Horses. Human-animal relationships. |
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- 1 of 1 copy available at Tsuga Consortium.
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| Location | Call Number / Copy Notes | Barcode | Shelving Location | Status | Due Date |
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| Stroud Branch | 636.1 Cam | 31681002081164 | NONFIC | Available | - |
- Baker & Taylor
Describes the relationship between Joe Camp and his horse Cash as he learns how to care and relate to the animal and to horses as a species. - Baker & Taylor
The creator of Benji describes his and his wife's unexpected odyssey into the equine world as neophyte horse owners, detailing the parallel journeys of a fabled wild herd and their own navigation of the unexpected, often surprising horse world as they learn powerful lessons about horses and humans. 50,000 first printing. - Random House, Inc.
A surprise birthday gift plunged Joe Camp and his wife, Kathleen, into the world of horses as complete neophytes without a clue as to what horses needed or wanted. The Camps went searching for logic and sense in the rule books of traditional horse care and what they found was not what they had expected. Written for everyone who has ever loved a horse or even loved the idea of having a horse in their lives, this memoir leads us on a riveting voyage of discovery as Joe and Kathleen navigate uncharted, often politically incorrect territory on their way to achieving a true relationship with their horses.
As the creator of the beloved Benji series, Joe has spent most of his life luring us into the heart and soul of a famous dog, but now in this engaging, emotional, and often humorous story, he deftly lures us into the heart and soul of a horse. In doing so, he exposes astonishing truths and unlocks the mystery of a majestic creature who has survived on Earth, without assistance, for fifty-five million years. In a single emotionally charged moment, Camp communes with his first horse, Cash, in a way that changes him and his relationship with horses forever. In his own words, as he stood alone with his back to this horse: The collar of my jacket was tickling the hairs on the back of my neck. And my heart was pounding. Then a puff of warm, moist air brushed my ear. My heart skipped a beat. He was really close. Then I felt his nose on my shoulder . . . I couldnât believe it. Tears came out of nowhere and streamed down my cheeks. I had spoken to him in his own language, and he had listened . . . and he had chosen to be with me. He had said, I trust you.
Ingeniously alternating between the stories of two people thrust into an unfamiliar, enigmatic realm and a fabled herd of wild horses brought to the New World centuries ago, Joe Campâs valuable and inspiring book teaches us that the lessons he was learning apply not only to his horses but to life and to people as wellâto all of us.
