THE HEARTS OF HORSES: Molly Gloss: Houghton Mifflin Co.: 2007: Fiction: 289 pagesThis is a heartwarming story of an independent minded girl who during 1917 rode from ranch to ranch in remote Oregon, offering to break horses. Since many of the men were off at war, there was work available, even if she was a girl. Martha Lessen chose the "horse whisper" gentle approach instead of the harsh "buck the wild out of them" methods with amazing results. People soon noticed and in spite of her attempts to remain uninvolved, she becomes an important part of her clients' lives as they do hers. As Martha rides her circuit from ranch to ranch, you the reader go along sharing in each family's struggles, joys, and heartbreaks. I devoured horse books while growing up and it has been along time since I have found one that was a good simple clean "get lost in" story. This is an easy read recommended to anyone who likes the early west and of course horses.
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