Lady Joe Francine would turn twenty four in the fall and was thinking about leaving her husband Somebody left Lee Estes in charge of the Walker place while the trainers are on the road and he manages to lose a

Francine would turn twenty four in the fall and was thinking about leaving her husband Somebody left Lee Estes in charge of the Walker place while the trainers are on the road and he manages to lose a champion cutting horse scheduled to be picked up by a buyer The unsophisticated buyer only wants Lady Joe as a trophy horse to impress guests in his back yard, so Lee buy Francine would turn twenty four in the fall and was thinking about leaving her husband Somebody left Lee Estes in charge of the Walker place while the trainers are on the road and he manages to lose a champion cutting horse scheduled to be picked up by a buyer The unsophisticated buyer only wants Lady Joe as a trophy horse to impress guests in his back yard, so Lee buys a cheap no talent blue roan replacement to save his job When the buyer tells him to enter her in a weekend cutting for photographs, Lee must scramble to find a blue roan cutter to substitute for his bogus horse By chance, the only one around belongs to Jim Harrison s wife, who has no use for Lee and is divorcing Jim Jim desperately adores Francine and allows himself to be persuaded that Lee s blunder presents an opportunity to save his marriage Things quickly go haywire when the boys take to the road and discover Lee s ideas are fraught with unforeseen complications that land them in deep horse and women trouble The humorous adventure offers an affectionate glimpse at the sport of cutting and makes a trenchant comment on the future of the horse in a world where it is no longer essential to everyday life.

• Lady Joe Best Read || [Mark Saha]

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