Book description
 All I can say is that there was something Â- right from the
first. A stubby little mare, bright bay with remarkably large ears. A
white star on her forehead shaped like Madagascar, and a huge arse...â
This is the story of an extraordinary relationship Â- and an
extraordinary horse. When Barnes buys Dolly Dolores VII, he knows he
has got something special. She is feisty, restless, mysterious Â-
sometimes crazily unpredictable. But she is also, to her owner's
delight, a jumper of mesmerising poise and skill; she canters like a
ballerina, gallops like a wild thing. Then, one day, Dolly does
something so startling, so inexplicable that she brings her owner to
breaking point. Barnes is faced with a terrible decision... The Horsey
Life is about a friendship pushed to its limits; but it is also filled
with larks and joy Â- a book which takes you right to the heart of the
world of horses and those that love them.
Simon Barnes is the multi-award-winning chief sportswriter for the
Times. He is also a novelist, nature writer and horseman, and the author
of a dozen books, including the bestselling How to be a Bad Birdwatcher
and The Meaning of Sport (Short Books). He lives in Suffolk with his
family.
