![]() ![]() There is no way someone who rode barrels for awhile as a kid will look like they have been riding dressage their whole life. There were all kinds of crazy, dangerous interactions with horses that were just stupid and full of misinformation. I was disappointed that the author didn't at very least take time to find out the differences in horse colors, or the differences between harnesses, bridles halters and other tack. There are horse whisperers, there are many that are well known, but they use actual techniques not mind reading. I especially disliked the representation of the author's version of a "Horse Whisperer". It also stopped where it could have been more interesting. ![]() I looked forward to the Native American aspect of it but it just wasn't as good as some of the others. I just felt this particular book in the series was a little shallow and fell short. Let me start by saying that I love this series and this author. I'm a horse lover and wanted to love this one. ![]()
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