Horse. Woman.

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Prairie Moon Press, Nov 7, 2020 - Pets - 118 pages

"It was a tough life if you was useless." -Leafa Numbers Blake

My grandmother proudly claimed she had delivered more foals and calves than any woman in early 1900s North Dakota. Like her, we've found a purpose building our lives, sometimes elbow deep in dirt and blood, but doing whatever work that needed to be done. Horses have always been our north star.


For many of us, the cowboy persona has never been a good fit. Women have earned a narrative about our own lives with horses and the land. We tell a uniquely female account of living and working with horses, coming out of the shadow of cowboy hats and spurs. For us, it was never about fighting for domination. It was always about herd and home.

About the author (2020)

Anna Blake was born in Cavalier County, North Dakota, in 1954, the youngest daughter of a farm family. Currently she's a horse advocate, award-winning author, international clinician, and equine pro, living on the Colorado prairie. Infinity Farm is home to a multi-species herd of horses, llamas, goats, and everyone's moral compass, Edgar Rice Burro. Find her at www.annablake.comBlake's books include: Stable Relation, a Memoir of One Woman's Spirited Journey Home, by Way of the Barn, a Peoples' Choice Gold Medal Winner, Relaxed & Forward: Relationship Advice from Your Horse, Barn Dance, Nickers, brays, bleats, howls, and quacks: Tales from the herd, Horse Prayers, Poems from the Prairie, and Going Steady, More Relationship Advice from Your Horse.

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