Horses Are For Giving

About the Book

About the Author

Inspiration. To Mary Ann Barton inspiration means breathing life into a situation to foster happiness, creativity, and enthusiasm. “As a high school English and journalism teacher, I sought to inspire students to become excited about possibilities in their lives.” Helping young people realize their potential has been the goal of Barton’s life work. Barton finds inspiration in every aspect of life: as wife, mother, daughter, and friend. When a “saddle pal” shared her true story about her relationship with her horse, a horse Barton leased for a time, “the inspirational story demanded publication”. Horses Are For Giving touches the young and not so young, the physically robust and physically challenged. Barton promises every reader will uncover useful personal insight in this story. An avid traveler and naturalist, Barton believes opportunities to find inspirations in everyday occurrences are universal and nurturing. “Sometimes our greatest source of inspiration comes from the natural world. In this story, the life journey of a woman and her horse serves to remind us how love and care for another often returns to the giver in numerous and unexpected ways.” “Not knowing when the dawn will come, I open every door,” according to Emily Dickinson. Barton hopes you will open your heart and mind along with this book and enrich your personal treasure of Inspiration.