A collection of horse stories steeped in Native American tradition and the magic of the Southwest.Meant to be read aloud around campfires, Mart?n Prechtel's
The Mare and the Mousecredits the sanity of riding and living with his Southwestern horses with his own physical and spiritual survival in modernitys mad rush to nowhere. These little horses took him flying over ravines into deep-mountain Holy places, backwards over streams, into churchesmountedto win a bet by kissing antagonistic preachers on the pulpit, and in general keeping alive an older spirit in an age where horses have been sadly removed from our own everyday lives after three millennia as the closest companions of our ancestors dreams and mythologies.
The Mare and the Mouseis for those who seek connection to nature and animals, desire spiritual healing and personal growth, and long for a sense of belonging and community. Prechtel's stories explore the wisdom of indigenous cultures and the power of storytelling to transform our lives. What is it about these horses that inspires such devotion? Is it their beauty, their power, or their ability to connect us to something deeper than ourselves? Join Prechtel on a journey into the heart of the Southwest and discover the magic that awaits.
"Martin Prechtel’s book is beautifully written and wise…he offers stories that are precious and life-sustaining. Read carefully, and listen deeply." —Mary Oliver
"[Martín is] a short kind of pony that gallops through the fields of human possibility with flowers dropping out of his mouth..." —Robert Bly
"It's a precious thing, this book. I've never known another like it. It's a great encyclopedia of beauty... Like some poems of Neruda's, it is a treasure house of language, in service to life." —Robert Bly (author ofIron John, Morning Poems, and 42 other books of prose andl³+
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