"For years I seen people watch a movie, read a book, or see something on TV and get some Black Beauty fantasy going about what it would be like to have a horse of their very own.Then they run right out and buy one. All too often, the fantasy ends with broken bones, broken dreams, broken bank accounts, and unbroken or ruined horses. If only they would have taken a few steps back and listened to someone other than that famous TV trainer or the used horse salesman hawking that dead-broke 2 year old filly, they just might have save themselves a lot of grief, pain and money. that's what I think it's all about; not being rich and famous, or even breaking even on this book. No bull$#it advise comes from someone whose motive is to make the rider safe and the horse comfortable and content... Not form someone focused on the profit they can make."While recovering from shoulder surgery, Smokie decided to continue pursuing his passion for helping people and their horses by taking a shot at writing. Whisper This is the result. Using his dry wit and year of experience, Smokie takes the reader through a myriad of things you need to know and think about if you have a horse or are considering becoming a horse owner.This is the "Must have" book for anyone interested in horses! Whisper This has been read by people around the world and is now being made available as an e book to allow even more horse folks to appreciate these great words of wisdom.