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The Amazon Store at MillionDollarPetPix.com ( In association with Amazon.com )A Year at the Races: Reflections on Horses, Humans, Love, Money, and Luckby: Jane Smiley  List Price: $13.95 Amazon.com's Price: $11.86 You Save: $2.09 (15%)Prices subject to change. Availability: Usually ships in 24 hours
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Binding: PaperbackDewey Decimal Number: 798 EAN: 9781400033171 ISBN: 1400033179 Label: Anchor Manufacturer: Anchor Number Of Items: 1 Number Of Pages: 304 Publication Date: April 19, 2005 Publisher: Anchor Release Date: April 19, 2005 Studio: Anchor Related Items:
Browse for similar items by category: Click to Display Editorial Review: Product Description: “Every horse story is a love story,” writes Jane Smiley, who has loved horses for most of her life and owned and bred them for a good part of it. To love something is to observe it with more than usual attention, and that is precisely what Smiley does in this irresistibly smart, witty, and engaging chronicle of her obsession. In particular she follows a sexy filly named Waterwheel and a grey named Wowie (he “tells” a horse communicator that he wants it changed from Hornblower) as they begin careers at the racetrack. Filled with humor and suspense, and with discourses on equine intelligence, affection, and character, A Year at the Races is a winner. Average Rating:
 Rating:  - Hypocrite!Yes the book is all sweet and mealy mouthed and pink-happy ended, but why did then the sexy filly Waterwheel, that the author actually owned in real life turn up at an auction and sell for 1000 $, with a broken sesamoid bone and in foal? So much for care, love and responsibility! It is only luck, and none of Smiley's doing that Waterwheel ended up in a nice green pasture and not in somebody's dinner plate. Hypocrite! The book is nice and entertaining, but horse lovers should never buy it. Rating:  - who knew?I certainly didn't know that horses have sensory awareness all along their flanks which help to position them in space. Also their hooves give them feedback. This sensitivity lets them run so fast so close together. Just one of the bits of information I'd never run across in this entertaining and wonderfully written book. If you are interested in horses you'll want to read this. Rating: - A Year at the RacesMy understanding is that the horse Waterwheel was sold at auction by Jane Smiley for $1000 and was lame and in foal, not a happy caring ending provided by Ms. Smiley This makes Jane Smiley appear to not be all she claims to be in terms of providing quality care for this horse and makes me strongly question her use of this horse to sell books and then rid herself of her in a very uncaring way. Many healthy horses sold at auction, especially for this little money, can begin a downward spiral and are ... Read More Rating:  - Is it immoral to sell horses, then?Jane Smiley sold a racehorse broodmare at California's premier auction house for thoroughbred racehorses. She did not "dump" the mare at an auction where she could have gone to slaughter. Selling horses is a normal part of owning horses, especially racehorses. Auctions are the primary method of selling racing bloodstock. Writing a book about one's experiences owning racehorses does not obligate Smiley to keep every horse she has ever owned forever. People are actually suggesting that it ... Read More Rating: - Horse Lover? The first book I have read of Smiley's, I was not impressed. It felt disjointed, awkward, and rather silly at times. She humanizes her horses to the point where it feels absurd. I fell in love with her horses, but I was less impressed with the author. After reading the book, I learned that Waterwheel, one of the horses featured in the book, was dumped at auction (Barrett's January mixed sale) lame and pregnant, and sold for the near rock bottom price of $1000. After bringing her owner in so much ... Read More 
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