Book excerpt: Horse stories from the life and books of NM Reed. NM was raised on a cattle ranch in the foothills of California, where starting at the age of 5 she rode anything equine she could aquire. After college she finally got a little place of her own, and preceeded to turn it into a breeding and training ranch, against all advice and predictions. Then she discovered endurance competition races and that became her passion. So, on home-bred and some rescue mounts, she Excelled at long distance rides, distances of uup to 100 miles in a day. Always a promoter of Kindness and care for our equine partners, these stories should entertain educate and charm any reader.