Finding Purpose: A Life Managing the Passion, Compulsion, and Borderline Addiction Called "Horses"

“Following a passionate path usually isn’t easy,” writes horsewoman Chelsea Canedy in this open, deeply reflective memoir. Tracing her life in the horse world, Canedy explores how those experiences shaped her growth as a competitor, teacher, wife, and mother.

From a gate left open and a herd of horses racing down a busy road, to a sage-burning ritual meant to “clear space” in a barn, her story moves through falls, bad rides, and a painful divorce, as well as moments of connection, opportunit...