Sharga

About the Book

"The book is about a little Mongolian girl, Iona, and her horse. The children learn to ride before they walk. They ride in races as young as five years, some ride twenty-five miles. The book tells of their traditions, customs, some Mongolian language, how they raise their horses, and how the horses are important to their way of life. I want to thank Dorsey Fiske for editing the book for me, and special thanks to T.S. Oyuntsetseg, my Mongolian friend, who told me all about Mongolians and their way of life." (Betty Ann Hutchens)

About the Author

Married, four children, grandchildren. Arabians horses are my favored. I’ am a artist. Traveled all over the world, my special places are Rome, Egypt, Morocco, Turkey, and Mongolia. I love riding horses from other part of the world. Co-wrote my first book with the help of my friend Martha Knobloch in 1999 for children. The book title is “The Promise” about an Arabian horse that lived in the time of Jesus. I hope that my book “Sharga Sartai horse of Monoglia will teach children about a culture and a way of life different from them, but like them in many ways.