Nir takes readers into the lesser-known corners of the riding world and profiles some of its most captivating figures. It is also a coming-of-age story of Nir growing up an outsider within the worlddsquo s most elite inner circles, and finding her true north in horses. Horse Crazy is a fascinating, funny, and moving love letter to these graceful animals and the people who-like her-are obsessed with them. Acclaimed journalist and avid equestrian Sarah Maslin Nir is one of them she began riding horses when she was just two years old and hasnasquo t stopped since. It may surprise you to learn that there are over seven million horses in America-even more than when they were the only means of transportation-and nearly two million horse owners. In the bestselling tradition of works by such authors as Susan Orlean and Mary Roach, a New York Times reporter and Pulitzer Prize finalist explores why so many people-including herself-are obsessed with horses. ONE OF USA TODAY'S wdquo 20 SUMMER BOOKS YOU WON'T WANT TO MISSodquo
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