Healed by Horses : A Memoir

In November 1975, Carole Fletcher was a striking young teacher, in a happy relationship, and looking forward to the future. But then a gasoline explosion left her with second and third degree burns over sixty-five percent of her body. Surgeons said she had a one in ten chance of making it through the night and that if she survived, she would likely never walk again-let alone ride a horse. Carole surprised everyone: her family, her doctors, and herself. After seven months in the hospital and twenty-eight skin graft surgeries, she began to ride her beloved horse, Bailey. With the therapeutic nature of riding, she regained almost full use of her legs. And though more surgery and almost four years of rehabilitation would follow, Carole would eventually plunge into the world of performance with an exhibition trick horse named Dial. Today, she is a prominent trainer-of both trick horses and high school horses. Healed by Horses is the compelling account of one woman's exceptional courage and perseverance. But the book also explores the extraordinary connection possible between humans and horses and the power of that bond to restore, to motivate, and to heal.Fletcher, Carole is the author of 'Healed by Horses : A Memoir', published 2006 under ISBN 9780743476331 and ISBN 0743476336.