Horse Crazy by Sarah Maslin Nir is the book many of us horse crazy girls could have written about our own horse experiences. I enjoyed it very much. Part memoir, part nonfiction about various horses, horse breeds, and stories of other horse owners, this is a great book for all readers who admit to being “horse crazy.”
The truly “horse crazy” are no doubt acquainted with Misty of Chincoteague by Marguerite Henry; Nir has gone to the root of the story that was highly romanticized in the book. For readers of the book, they might be surprised by the reality of the story.
She has visited the museum of the black cowboy in Texas and trainer Monty Roberts in California. She even has a chapter about Breyer horses. In a trip to India, she fell in love with the Marwari horse, brought illegally to America by Francesca Kelly, a wealthy London socialite whose love for an Indian nobleman shaped her life’s mission: to rescue an endangered Indian breed of horse.
Sarah Maslin Nir, an accomplished equestrienne, is a staff reporter for The New York Times. Nir was a Finalist for the 2016 Pulitzer Prize for “Unvarnished,” a controversial investigation into New York City’s nail salon industry.
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