Saddled（ISBN=） 英文原版

　　One day, at the age of thirty-one, Susan Richards realized
that she was an alcoholic. She wrote it down in her journal, struck
by the fact that it had taken nine years of waking up hung-over to
name her illness. What had changed?  
　　Susan had a new horse, a spirited Morgan named Georgia, the kind
of horse who doesn’t go in for indecision, who doesn’t apologize
for her opinions, and who isn’t afraid to be herself. In Georgia,
Susan finds something to draw her back to herself, but also
something to keep her steady and focused, to teach her about
stepping carefully in unknown territory, to help her learn again
about balance.  
　　This is a memoir about the power of animals to carry us through
the toughest times of our lives–about the importance of constancy,
the beauty of quiet, steadfast love, the way loving a good (and
sometimes bad!) animal can keep you going. It’s a wonderful story
for Susan’s (and Georgia’s) fans, and for anyone who has ever loved
an animal enough to keep on living.

　　SUSAN RICHARDS has a B.A. in English from the University of
Colorado and a master’s degree in social work from Adelphi
University. She lives with her husband Dennis Stock and their
beloved gang of four dogs and one Siamese cat. She is the author of
the best-selling memoir Chosen by a Horse. She resides in
Bearsville, New York.

　　”Saddled is a searingly honest portrait of addiction and the
redemptive power of animal-human love.””This is not only a horse
story but a ‘drunkalogue’ in which the alcoholic tells what
drinking was like, what happened to cause her to stop, and what
recovery is like now. Animal lovers and recovering alcoholics will
be inspired by this story.” (Library Journal )”The unconditional
love our animals feel for us is precious, but as Susan Richards so
beautifully illustrates in her new memoir, it is the unconditional
love we feel for our animals that can change our lives. This simple
love can bring out the best in us, and as Saddled proves, to care
responsibly for another creature, we must first begin to care
responsibly for ourselves.”