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At Ashby Equestrian, Mara knows horses, routine, and the steady logic of hard work. What she does not believe in is ghosts. But when her white gelding, Bishop, begins reacting in terror to an old arena mirror, Mara is forced to confront something she cannot explain: the reflection of a sorrowful woman who should not be there. As the haunting intensifies, Mara teams up with the precise, skeptical Dr. Lila Serrano to dig into the buried history of Ashby Equestrian. Their search leads them through forgotten records, vanished names, and a chilling connection to Elias Thorne, a former manager ...

Historically significant that in the 151 years that the Kentucky Derby has been contested, only seventeen women have tried to win the race with their horses. Shelley Riley's colt Casual Lies holds the best record, and here is her story. A well-written and engaging look behind the scenes.

Train and Love Your High-Energy Dog. Do you love your dog—but feel overwhelmed by their endless energy, constant barking, jumping, or pulling on the leash? You’re not alone—and your dog is not “bad.” High-energy dogs aren’t broken. They’re often overstimulated, under-regulated, and misunderstood.

Collar shyness in dogs is a behavioural issue that manifests when a dog shows anxiety, fear, or discomfort when wearing a collar or being restrained by a leash. Understanding the causes and symptoms of collar shyness, as well as effective strategies for addressing it, is essential for any dog owner. Whether your dog is a puppy just beginning to wear a collar, or an older dog that has developed anxiety around collars, this guide will walk you through the process of diagnosing, understanding, and fixing the problem.

At age 47, a mother of two, Debbie Moderow was not your average musher in the Iditarod, but that's where she found herself when, less than 200 miles from the finish line, her dogs decided they didn't want to run anymore. After all her preparation, after all the careful management of her team, and after their running so well for over a week, the huskies balked. But the sting of not completing the race after coming so far was nothing compared to the disappointment Moderow felt in having lost touch with her dogs.

Another witness had come forward, saying they were sure they had seen someone of Tom’s description near one of the old mine pit lakes. It was going on two years now since his disappearance, but of course, anything was possible. After all, while the clues had gone cold and witness memories faded, there was one thing that doesn’t die away, the scent of death. And that is where the dogs come in.

In Where the Lost Dogs Go, Susannah Charleson, author of Scent of the Missing and a trusted chronicler of the human-animal bond, dives headlong into the world of missing dogs. The mission to reunite lost pets with their families starts with Susannah's own shelter rescue dog, Ace. While Susannah formally studies animal behavior, lost pet search tactics, social media strategies, and the psychology of loss, Ace also steps up for training. Cheerful, resourceful Ace has revealed a nose for the scent of lost pets. Together they help neighbors and strangers in their searching.

Many horse trainers, even those who espouse the so-called natural horsemanship approach, take the position that horses who fail to obey a human's request are doing so as much out of perversity as ignorance. That's not Mark Rashid's view. In his words, "If we understand that horses can't separate the way they feel from the way they act, then we can start to see that unwanted behavior isn't bad behavior at all. More times than not, it's just the horse expressing the way he feels at that particular moment in time....

Always Here — When a Dog Dies is a deeply empathetic guide for navigating the raw, unsteady days after losing your four-legged companion. Losing a dog breaks more than your heart. It unsettles your body, your routines, your very sense of home. This isn’t “just another pet loss book.” It is a quiet space to remember the bond you shared with the dog who steadied you through life’s storms, and whose absence now leaves a silence that feels too big to bear. And here’s a perspective that helps explain the depth of this grief: the average U.S. marriage lasts eight years. A medium-sized...

When Casey, Dylan, and Sumo–AKA Dylan's Dog Squad–aren't solving mysteries, catching bad guys, or doing search and rescue, they're meeting exciting new people while visiting schools, working with organizations such as Scouts, and participating in charitable events. They're often asked about their two favorite topics: dogs and dog training. Dear Dylan's Dog Squad is inspired by those questions. A book of loving tips and how-to's for dog owners of any age.

This book examines what it means to bring horses into therapeutic contexts without reducing them to instruments, metaphors, or extensions of human needs. At its core is the insistence that the horse is a subject, an autonomous being whose agency and integrity must be respected. The text unfolds as both critique and proposal: it questions the assumptions and practices that have long shaped equine-assisted work, while offering a different way of seeing, observing, and relating. Early chapters establish the ethical stance that underlies the whole project. Horses are not there to heal or to ...

Mija the beagle spent the first decade of her life imprisoned in testing laboratories, made blind by countless injections in her eyes, and producing multiple offspring along with her twelve "sisters and cousins." Her life miraculously changes when they are all finally relinquished to a shelter, ultimately rescued by a caring and courageous rescue group, then flown halfway around the world.

Some rivalries are born in the arena. Others are sharpened into weapons. Elizabeth Bennet has spent her life fighting for every inch of ground in a dressage world ruled by money, pedigree, and old names that open doors before a horse ever sets hoof in the ring. She has talent, grit, and a horse she believes in. What she does not have is patience for Fitzwilliam Darcy—cold, infuriatingly controlled, and heir to a dynasty that has everything her family lost. Darcy sees Elizabeth as reckless, brilliant, and dangerously disruptive to a system already strained by scandal. Elizabeth sees Darcy ...

An extraordinary memoir about learning to see the world through a dog's eyes, by a New Yorker writer and animal behaviour expert When Anna Heyward adopted Freddie, a rescued Italian greyhound, she was thrilled to bring a dog into her life. But Freddie, she quickly realised, had severe separation...

When a storm drives a tired, ordinary mare to the gates of the Royal Meadow, no one mistakes her for a princess. She is muddy, exhausted, and far too plain for a court built on pedigree, polish, and old rules. But Prince Rowanwood sees something no one else does: a quiet strength, a deep kindness, and a heart that notices suffering when others look away. Queen Bramble is not so easily persuaded. In a kingdom where bloodlines matter and appearances can decide a future, she sets in motion a secret test built around a single hard pea and an old horse in need of comfort. If the stranger mare is...

Tu amado animal, tu compañero de vida, se ha ido… ¿y ahora qué? ¿Ya está? ¿Se ha terminado todo? Tú sabes que no. Vuestro vínculo seguirá contigo siempre. Muchas personas (más de las que imaginas) sienten a sus animales después de fallecidos. Sueños vívidos, comunicaciones, experiencias postvida… son habituales. Si sigues sintiendo a tu peludo a tu lado, es 100% normal. O puede que el dolor esté haciendo que pases por alto esas sensaciones. También es normal. La muerte sigue siendo un tabú en nuestra sociedad, pero son ya tantas las pruebas constatadas de que la ...

In The American Dog Epidemic, professional dog behavior expert Jackie Eckert examines a difficult truth: the problem isn’t a lack of effort. It’s that we are trying to train our way out of instability without first understanding what is creating it.

In this funny, lovely, moving memoir, Danielle Steel tells the story of how she met a dog the size of a mouse with a personality that could light up an entire room. From Minnie's arrival at home in San Francisco to clothes-shopping jaunts in Paris, her adventures provide the perfect backdrop for a heartfelt look at the magic that dogs bring to our lives and how they become part of the family.

Whether you’re a cat mom or dad or just want to know more about the way domesticated animals evolved, think, and behave, join Dr. Kristyn Vitale, a researcher in the Human-Animal Interaction Lab at Oregon State University, to get inside the mind of the curious, the cute, and sometimes seemingly crazy cat.

In this illuminating book, brain scientist and horsewoman Janet Jones describes human and equine brains working together. Using plain language, she explores the differences and similarities between equine and human ways of negotiating the world. Mental abilities—like seeing, learning, fearing, trusting, and focusing—are discussed from both human and horse perspectives. Throughout, true stories of horses and handlers attempting to understand each other—sometimes successfully, sometimes not—help to illustrate the principles.