TOP DRAWER BOOK REVIEW
by
HL Carpenter
Conversations with a Prince
by Helen Husher
ISBN 1-59228-693-3
182 pages; hardcover; $19.95
The Lyons Press, Guilford, CT, 2005
A horse is a horse, of course, of course ... unless he’s a Prince. In which case, he’s also a jokester, a friend, a teacher. He is, in fact, what all animal companions are to those who love them.
In Conversations with a Prince, author Helen Husher describes her return to the wonderful world of horses after many years away. Prince is the scruffy, energetic pony she’s assigned to ride during her lessons.
Written in the form of a memoir, Conversations with a Prince is a glimpse into the essence of human-horse interaction. The conversations are carried on, despite the book’s title, with very little actual talking. Instead, they’re nonverbal, the exchanges that flow between a willing horse and an able rider through something akin to thought transference.
Whether you’ve experienced that enchantment or not, after you carry on a conversation with Prince through the magic of Ms. Husher’s prose, you’ll come away charmed.
And, of course, convinced a horse is never just a horse.
Review originally published December 2005.
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HL Carpenter, an experienced investor and a CPA, specializes in reader friendly financial and tax topics for individuals and small businesses, and publishes Top Drawer Ink, a newsletter that's chock full of humor and common sense information.
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