"Shiloe weighs 730 lbs. and all of them were planted on one of my toes. It was painfully unequal competition, but because the farrier and five or six other people were nearby, I managed to restrain the urge to publicly question my pony's parentage.
   "You all right?" asked the farrier.
   "Yes," I lied through clenched teeth. "I've got another nine to walk on."
Shiloe and I exchanged silent scowls. His scowl said clearly, you mess with my feet, I'll mess with yours. Mine said, your pedicure is costing me £3.50 per hoof; you might at least pretend to appreciate it."

Life with horses has a lot of ups and downs. The worst day of my life was when my beloved horse Phantom died from equine grass sickness. Prior to that, we had so much fun together, me and my "gentle giant" causing mayhem around Minehead. ‘A Hoof over our Heads’ is my tribute to him and to the other horses, like Shiloe, who have enriched my life.

I hope this book will serve both to raise awareness and money! 100% of the money for the book will go to the Equine Grass Sickness Fund.

THANK YOU for your support.

Jane Bates

“A Hoof Over our Heads is warm, funny, eye-opening and very, very moving".
Liz Heaton

A limited number of copies are currently available. They are 64 pages long, with front cover as shown and black and white line drawings inside. Cost per book is £3.50, which includes p&p.

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