Lucy's Story

LUCY’S STORY—A HORSE’S TAIL is told by an Arabian Mare who begins her life on a horse farm in upstate New York. As a young filly she develops a deep love for her mother and her best friend, Elmira; but their relationships are shattered when Lucy is sold. After being sold a second time, she finds herself in the hands of a horse trader/trainer named Nick. While in his stable, Lucy lives in a damp, dark stall twenty-two hours a day and becomes very mean-spirited under his less than kind treatment. Then one day a middle-aged woman, named Susan, falls in love with Lucy’s big brown eyes, and their lives are never the same. Susan rescues Lucy, and they form a bond that lasts a lifetime. Throughout the book, life lessons are taught, mostly by Lucy and her best horse-friend, Sly, as love, friendship, freedom, hardship, and disappointment share the spotlight. While some chapters are dramatized or even fabricated to add interest for the reader, most of the incidents and adventures are real. Lucy was a high spirited horse with a great personality.