Merri Melde's new book, Soul Deep in Horses: Memoir of an Equestrian Vagabond is garnering solid 5-star reviews on Amazon as it climbs the charts in the horse book categories, and is inviting comparisons to some mighty fine writers.
Soul Deep in Horses
Melde's memoir is as much a travel adventure as a book for horse lovers. It takes readers around the world as she dabbles in different disciplines such as racing, adventure riding, packing, cow girling and endurance riding.
Top 100 Amazon reviewer E.A. Lovitt proclaims: "I can't remember another book that had me alternately laughing and crying as much as this memoir."
"If you love horses, this book will wring you dry… Soul Deep in Horses has made its way onto my list of all-time favorite horse books, along with Some Horses: Essays, The Black Stallion, King of the Wind: The Story of the Godolphin Arabian, and Horsepower: A Memoir. I hope you get a chance to ride with Merri."
Hall of Fame endurance rider Julie Suhr, who wrote the foreword for the book, said "Merri can write circles around anyone and can give Beryl Markham's African stories a run for their money. She is that good."
Other notable reviews include:
- "This is an enthralling collection of stories. The author has the remarkable skill of making me feel like I am there having the adventure with her."
- "I was fascinated by the description of both equine and human personalities, as well as by the author's courage and persistence in pursuing her lifelong dream of living and working with horses."
- "Her word pictures of Ireland, the Middle East, California, and Texas will take you there."
"I am honored,"Melde says, "to be mentioned in the same breath as the brilliant adventuress and writer Beryl Markham, and the books Some Horses: Essays, by Thomas McGuane and The Black Stallion, all of which are some of my all-time favorite writers and horse stories."
Melde's memoir is as much a travel adventure as a book for horse lovers. It takes readers around the world as she dabbles in different disciplines such as racing, adventure riding, packing, cow girling and endurance riding; and she meets some fantastic horses that shape the scope of her life.
"I was born with horses and traveling in my blood. I'm fortunate to be living a rather unique nomadic life with horses, and I enjoy sharing these adventures with readers.
"Horses have taken me around the world on some extraordinary adventures - and I'm not done yet!"
Soul Deep in Horses is available on Amazon and on the author's website.