Full name: Shy Boy: The Horse That Came in from the Wild

Author: Monty Roberts Year: 1998 Rank: Rating: Original Rating: Pop Rating: Genres/categories: Animals, Non Fiction, Memoirs Purchase/reserch links: LibraryThing Goodreads Amazon ISBNs: 9780060932893 0060932899

"To appreciate Shy Boy," writes horse gentler Monty Roberts, "you must see him or his kind running free and easy, in a wide open space." This compelling story, and the breathtaking photographs that accompany it, offer a chance to do just that. During a dramatic three-day ride across miles of high desert, Monty Roberts used all his skill to connect with the little mustang he finally befriended. In the year that followed, Shy Boy grew to love life on the farm, playfully demanding attention, and becoming fascinated by children. After a year of challenges and one frightening illness, the wild horse's exceptional spirit earned the respect and admiration of his trainers. And, as a result of a PBS-aired program based on his initial encounter with Roberts, Shy Boy gained international fame. Yet throughout this extraordinary year, Monty Roberts struggled with the question, "Would Shy Boy rather be free?" With trepidation, he took Shy Boy back to the wild to let him choose. The event, and its stunning conclusion, are memorably captured in these magnificent photographs and in a story that is both unforgettable and inspiring. Similar books: The Soul of a Horse by Joe Camp Horse People by Michael Korda The Man Who Listens to Horses by Monty Roberts Chosen By A Horse by Susan Richards Horsekeeping on a Small Acreage by Cherry Hill Album of Horses by Marguerite Henry The Faraway Horses by Buck Brannaman A Year at the Races by Jane Smiley Beautiful Jim Key by Mim Eichler Rivas Horses Never Lie by Mark Rashid Saddled by Susan Richards Considering the Horse by Mark Rashid Lyons on Horses by John Lyons The Eighty-Dollar Champion by Elizabeth Letts Until Tuesday by Luis Carlos Montalvan The Tao of Equus by Linda Kohanov Amazing Gracie by Dan Dye Finding Gobi by Dion Leonard Modoc by Ralph Helfer All Dogs Go to Kevin by Jessica Vogelsang