She fought to get to keep her last baby, but lost, and Dinky had to learn how to be a horse without the help of his mother. Friendless and frightened he made his way.Dinky is now 11 and a handsome boy, though the heartache is sometimes still seen in his eyes. Written from his point of view and based on true events, his story will break your heart and put it back together.
THIS SPECIAL IS FOR ONE WEEK ONLY, my Thanksgiving gift to you.
A Story about Horses, Humans, Cruelty, and Hope
This is the second book I've read from Marta Moran Bishop. In Dinky: The Nurse Mare's Foal, Bishop explores the real and dramatized history of her real-life foal, Dinky. The horse was born to a nurse mare, a horse that is mated for the sole purpose of keeping a supply of milk for high dollar foals. Dinky was taken from his mother and denied a normal upbringing for the sake of profit. It's a heartbreaking tale about how humans exploit these creatures and the effect the practice has on the horses themselves. As with other books by Ms. Bishop, this book is steeped in drama and contains harsh realities couched within the story. It makes you think about horses, humans, and humanity in general. I loved this book. It was eye-opening for me and made me re-think the horse industry. If you enjoy a deeply emotional story that leaves you with a sense of hope for a better future, you'll love Dinky
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