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The Nurse Mare's Tale

By: Moran Bishop Marta
Narrated by: A.J. Carter
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The Nurse Mare's Tale is in a way the prequel to Dinky: The Nurse Mare's Foal, as it tells the story of Dinky's mother. This lovely story is told from the viewpoint of two aging nurse mares about to give birth, and the trials they go through. It tells us of Sadie and her friend Nellie and is accompanied with charming dialogue (both speaking and thinking). The plight of these animals is described in empathetic detail.

After enduring years of breeding and loss, the older nurse mares must face the auction with the promise of being slaughtered, as they have become too old for breeding and thus unable to be rented out as nurse mares to feed the foals of the high-dollar mares.

Do they accept their fate, or will there be another ending for the nurse mares that have given everything and received little in return?

The ending may surprise you. It is a poignant story that will rip your heart out and put you back together again.

©2019 Marta Moran Bishop (P)2019 Marta Moran Bishop
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Such a poignant story

I loved this story. It's sad and poignant and wonderfully told from the animal's point of view. Heartbreaking, but worth every word. Reminds me of Black Beauty. Thank you to the author for this gifted copy, I won't soon forget The Nurse Mare's Tale.

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A true but sad story!

Lizzie is scared, thinking about the future and what will happen to her and her best friend Nelly after they give birth to their latest little ponies. They’re getting older and may be sent to Mexico Tipico who knows the white… All she knows is she won’t have this little pony just like she couldn’t keep the others. What would Lizzy do I know she does come up with a plan can she convince her good friend Nelly to come with her? All she wants is the right to feel free, safe and the joy of motherhood. This was a sad tale but it is worth listening to to get to the end. I was hoping on hope it would be a good ending and let me just say this book is also good and also worth listening to. I highly recommend it especially for those with children are those like me who love animals to talk. Please forgive any grammatical or punctuation of errors as I am blind and dictate my review but all opinions are my own.

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