{"product_id":"the-cowgirl-and-the-racehorse-a-recovery-paperback-1","title":"The Cowgirl and the Racehorse: A Recovery - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eAshley Wells\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAn intimate examination of cowgirl narratives, horseback riding, and the characters and personalities of the animals who have accompanied the author from childhood to the present.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Cowgirl and the Racehorse\u003c\/i\u003e offers a moving, intimate, and richly descriptive memoir on the relationship between a girl and her horses. Beginning with a traumatic horse-riding accident, Wells reflects on the personalities and characters of the many horses--both real and fictional--who have accompanied her through often difficult life experiences, teaching her strength, resilience, discipline, care, and trust. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Cowgirl and the Racehorse\u003c\/i\u003e is also a scholarly reflection on the many cowgirl narratives--films, television shows, music, and books--that have marked the author's life passages and which offer complex and compelling images for girls as they grow: particularly in terms of their independence of spirit and the social and familial expectations with which they are burdened. Finally, \u003ci\u003eThe Cowgirl and the Racehorse\u003c\/i\u003e is a detailed examination of the ethical and societal questions raised by the sometimes dangerous and cruel, and sometimes seductive and compelling, world of horseback riding. \u003cbr\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAshley Wells\u003c\/b\u003e is a writer living in Iowa City, Iowa. She teaches courses in rhetoric at the University of Iowa, including one on the rhetoric of cowgirls and freedom. Her work exploring cowgirl narratives has appeared in \u003ci\u003eBitch\u003c\/i\u003e magazine, \u003ci\u003eConnotation Press\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eJezebel\u003c\/i\u003e. Wells earned her Master of Fine Arts degree in Creative Writing Nonfiction from California State University, Fresno.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 214\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.6 x 6.9 x 4.9 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e October 13, 2020\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47416076599517,"sku":"9781590566336","price":17.28,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0811\/9867\/8237\/files\/QBipSStw_w9781590566336_404aae2b-a78f-4cca-ab7b-7c7407c9804e.webp?v=1771211591","url":"https:\/\/handfulofbooks.com\/products\/the-cowgirl-and-the-racehorse-a-recovery-paperback-1","provider":"Handful of Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}