Ivory Pal: Born to Fly Higher ~ beyond the blue ribbons - is a story that takes us into the world of horse soring to meet a beautiful horse that, in spite of ill treatment by those who should know better, comes back to be an incredible inspiration for every one who has contact with the magnificent palomino horse.
Ivory Pal with Cindy MacCauley
Within the borders of our great country - sometimes on neighboring horse farms - one can see horse training at its most elegant and most sadistic.
© 2012 by File Photo
Ivory Pal's future was bleak. The trainers had tried all the "traditional" Tennessee Walking Horse training techniques - the whips. the padded shoes. Nothing worked with this young horse, not even when his rider angrily hit his head with a whip to get his attention. Try as they might, the trainers could not get Ivory Pal to comply. The palomino colt had simply quit - given up. He became a show horse reject!
Shut in his stall 24/7, hooves dented, badly damaged from the stacked shoes
That is until one glorious day, when everything changed in his life and in the life of his new compassionate owner Rafael Valle.
"You'll never be able to show him," the former owner warned Rafael Valle. But trust and respect are powerful forces in forging a relationship between horse and human. . . .
"Within the borders of our great country - sometimes on neighboring horse farms - one can see horse training at its most elegant and most sadistic."
"Author Cindy McCauley contrasts the two approaches effectively in Ivory Pal: Born to Fly Higher.""
It's a true tale full of surprises: That atrocities are still perpetrated against Tennessee Walking Horses in spite of legislation and public backlash against them, that a stallion plucked from that world would harbor no ill will toward humans, and that a novice horseman committed to noble principles could acquire the wisdom and skill needed to make the team champions. It's a compelling story well told and beautifully photographed."
~ Rick Lamb - Author, Educator, Host of the Horse Show
The Horse Show.com
For horse lovers of all ages, read this inspiring 104 page book with over 30 colorful images by the talented equine photographer Cheri Prill. It's an incredible account of how respect and kindness can win out over mechanical and chemical training methods.
Visit http://ivorypalbook.com to learn more, or contact Cindy McCauley at cindy@ivorypalbook.c