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Healing Power of Horses: Lessons from the Lakota Indians

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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.

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.

Very nice book. Beautiful pictures and stories of real people.
If you love people and horses this is well worth reading.

This was a wonderful book full of beautiful colored pictures, very interesting about the history of horses in the lakoda Indian tribes.