Healing Power of Horses is the story of how the author, Wendy Beth Baker, began studying the equine philosophy of the Lakota Indians as a way to return to horses after being badly injured in a horse riding accident. Wendy's healing experience is intertwined with the profiles of twelve Lakota Indians who have been stregthened individually and as a community from their relationship with horses. See firsthand how horses have influenced the Lakota--and Wendy--and how they have helped them to find spiritual healing and rejuventation. The reverence and passion that the Lakota have fore their horses is sure to inspire both riders and nonriders alike. Full-color photgraphs capture the life of the Lakota people and their horses, illustrating the stores of spirit and life.
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A poignant and sensitive treatment of the healing power of horses and their importance to the Lakota. -- Maria Yellow Horse Brave Heart, PhD, President/Director, The Takini Network
Finally an author visits my reservation and writes about the beauty and not the ills of poverty. -- Russell Means, author, actor, artist, activist
Wendy Baker shows the strength of the Lakota people and their ability to survive and thrive as an Indian tribe. -- Adrian C. Louis, author of Skins
Finally an author visits my reservation and writes about the beauty and not the ills of poverty. -- Russell Means, author, actor, artist, activist
Wendy Baker shows the strength of the Lakota people and their ability to survive and thrive as an Indian tribe. -- Adrian C. Louis, author of Skins
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After being badly injured in a horse riding accident, the author, Wendy Baker, was told time and again by doctors and friends to stop riding. As an avid horsewoman, Wendy would not accept this advice. She began studying the equine philosophy of the Lakota Indians as a way to return to horses. Healing Power of Horses: Lessons from the Lakota Indians intertwines Wendy's healing experience with the profiles of twelve Lakota Indians who have been strengthened individually and as a community from their relationship with horses. The reverence and passion that the Lakota have for their horses is sure to inspire both riders and nonriders alike. Full-color photographs capture the life of the Lakota people and their horses, illustrating the stores of spirit and life.
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31 of 32 people found the following review helpful:
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Powerful Testament to Human-Animal Connection,
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This review is from: Healing Power of Horses: Lessons from the Lakota Indians (Hardcover)
Wendy Baker's book is an uplifting story of her own recovery from a riding accident and how she overcomes fear and disability to reconnect with the joy and power of the horse. Wendy has shown how the Lakota Indians have rebuilt the spiritual bridge to their own equestrian roots with parallel stories of healing and strength. I enjoyed getting to know the individuals Wendy profiled, and reading about their courage, as well as hers. The book is informative, well-written, and the photographs are worth the price of the book in themselves.
22 of 24 people found the following review helpful:
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Pretty Pictures of Indians and Their Horses,
This review is from: Healing Power of Horses: Lessons from the Lakota Indians (Hardcover)
There is very little in this book about the healing power of horses.
Donna Carlow, the one Lakota who overcame a horse riding injury, recovered with the support of the Lakota community; because they value horses in their culture more than Anglos. At least that is Wendy Baker's take on Donna's healing. She doesn't attribute it to the horses; she attributes Donna's healing to the Lakota culture and the Lakota community. The book concentrates on 9 Lakota Indians and 3 Lakota families and their stories about the importance of the horse in Lakota culture. It's by no means a comprehensive book; it's primarily a picture book with stories. And it isn't about the healing power of horses in the Lakota culture. Many people believe that there is a real spiritual and a healing connection between horses and humans, but this book is not a source for that information.
4 of 6 people found the following review helpful:
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Life on the reservation,
This review is from: Healing Power of Horses: Lessons from the Lakota Indians (Hardcover)
Very nice book. Beautiful pictures and stories of real people.
If you love people and horses this is well worth reading.
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Healing Power of Horses, The Lakota Horsepeople of Pine Ridge, South Dakota, Standing Bear, Great Plains, Rapid City, Sobriety Rides, Big Foot, United States, Wounded Knee, Black Hills, Crazy Horse, American Indians, Native Americans, Tribal Council, Mount Rushmore Browse Sample Pages:
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