b'CampLejeune,Sallysdeath,ourbabys death, he begins to write. I hadbeentaughttostartmyentriesbythinking of what made me angry.AfteranotherhealthygulpofJohnny Walker Black Scotch whiskey,Colonel Montgomery settles into jour-naling,andthatswherethestorybegins. He draws the reader in, and itfeelslikeweresharingadrinkfromacrosshislivingroom.Gorgeousdetailsofhorsesandtheequestrianworldduringthe1950sinraciallysegregatedOcala,Florida.JakesbestThe Horsemans Tale childhoodfriendisajockeyfromby Tom Equels Puerto Rico. Theres a trip to Ireland toTrafalgar Books become further immersed in the worldOctober 2024 of horses.Aswesettleintothestoryour-Whether you are an equestrian, history selves,Jakesoonhashisgriponthebuff, or civil rights activist, the novel, readers mind, and this book wont beTheHorsemansTale,willresonate put down until he finishes telling hiswith you. It is a picture-perfect exami- story, which will include the immensenationofonemansimperfectlyrich healing power of horses.andepiclife,eachlayerpeeledback Abouttheauthor:TomEquelsthroughtheprotagonistsuseof was knighted in the Equestrian OrderWritten Exposure Therapy (WET)ofSaintGregorytheGreatbyPopetherapeutic journaling.Benedictin2012.HehasbredandJake MontgomeryColonel Jake trainedwinningThoroughbredrace-Montgomery, retired Marine, wounded horses and champion Paso Fino horsescombat veteranhas PTSD. onhisfarminOcala,Florida.AAfter having lived a full life of love combat-woundedVietnamveteran,and loss, he sits alone now, in the big combatpilotandinstructorpilot,Ocalafarmhousethatwashischild- Equels was awarded the Purple Hearthood home, a working horse farm. In among other distinguished awards forthe saddle by two years old, Jake grew heroism. As a lawyer, Equels receiveduparoundhorses.Heandhiswife numerousfederalandstateawardsSally raised a family of three children for his high-impact pro bono work inthere, continuing what his father and civilrights,povertylaw,andsocialmother had created. justice cases. The Horsemans Taleis hisBut Sally is gone, now; Parkinsons, first book. Uthen cancer. The second of their fourchildrendiedwhilejustanewborn. The New Barker hasWhile Jake was a training officer, after Print and OnlinehisfirsttourinVietnam,theyoung Advertising & Editorialmarried couple lived at Camp Lejeune, Opportunitiesdiscovered now to be the site of toxicwatersupplyallalong.HeblamesAd space donated by Stanley Steemer himselfforthedeathofSallyandof Central Florida and Lakewood Ranch their baby.Forhealingtobegin,truthisanelement in therapeutic journaling, butitishardtomusterforsomeoneasangry, at the moment, as Jake. His VAdoctor told him not to journal while Call 727.214.7453 or emailintoxicated, but Jake has made up his anna@thenewbarker.comown rules. 54THE NEW BARKER www.TheNewBarker.com'