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Tuesday, May 30, 2017
5 WILD HORSE MYTHS: Alt-Facts Lead to Deadly New Budget for Mustangs
Budget 2018 calls for killing all wild horses and burros in Bureau of Land Management holding pens. That's about 44,000 equines according to BLM and roundups continue. BLM records show more mustangs "gathered" in the first three months of 2017 than were captured in all of 2016. Few voters want wild horses killed, but they’re bombarded by myths which infer there's no choice. Labels: animals, BLM, books, education, government, livestock, mustangs, Nevada, phantom stallion, politics, rodeo, rural, terri farley, West, Wild at Heart, wild horses, writing Permalink to this blog post Posted by Terri Farley @ 10:15 PM 0 comments  
Wednesday, November 23, 2016 WILL WILD HORSES BE THANKFUL FOR YOU? 
".. we have saved
about 25% of the horses so far. When you look at how many are still
out there, your heart breaks. But, for the horses that have been saved, it is EVERYTHING. The situation is fast coming to a close, and I can't imagine it being a happy one. We officially have 7 days left. It is terribly
painful to get to know these horses and realize that we won't be able to
save them all.
The
stallions are fighting non stop as we break their hearts. Every time
we steal their families, they fight more and it is obvious they are
hurting. They run the fence line, screaming for their families.
My heart is breaking and it makes you
physically ill. Every night when your head hits the pillow, it all
comes crashing down. Knowing how many of these horses will probably be
slaughtered, the stallions especially, is too much to bear.
These horses never ever did anything to deserve this. There is too much pain here to cry away, but every morning you get back up and start over.
We
will keep fighting until the bitter end and bring home as many horses as we have funding for.."
Here's how you can help:1) Make a $50 tax-deductible donation here: http://www.chillypepper.org/donate--support.html  Labels: books, donate, foals, horse slaughter, mares, Palomino Armstrong, phantom stallion, stallions, Wild at Heart, wild horses Permalink to this blog post Posted by Terri Farley @ 11:08 PM 0 comments
Monday, August 22, 2016 FINGER-PAINTING WILD HORSES Equine therapy can counter the trauma of being over-poweredI've read that, but I've never watched average children become more comfortable and confident in such a short time. The fusion of art and horses, concentration and joy is something that should be shared over and over again -- Terri
I'm at the Wild Horse Sanctuary Open House, setting up to sign my book WILD AT HEART: MUSTANGS AND THE YOUNG PEOPLE
FIGHTING TO SAVE THEM. I’m surrounded by mustangs and young people who
love them. Watch as they page through the
book, I can see their imaginations ignite with what they could do to help. It was a
magical day + 100% of the book sales went to support wild horses.
 When Flora senses her pinto friend Fancy nearby, her hooves stay still, but her head – bigger than a child’s torso – whips around and her body vibrates with a neigh. Even then, the children just back away. Their confidence in Flora, her minders, and themselves has grown to the point where they’re back to work in seconds. 
Labels: art, art therapy, books, California, children, equine therapy, fingerpainting, Palomino, rescue, Shingletown, Wild at Heart, Wild Horse Sanctuary, wild horses Permalink to this blog post Posted by Terri Farley @ 7:16 PM 0 comments
Sunday, May 15, 2016 Book Kids are Wild at Heart Q&A with Terri Farley Meghan Goel of BOOK PEOPLE, an independent bookstore in Austin, Texas, interviewed Terri Farley about her new book Wild at Heart and the fired-up kids that inspired her. Meghan Goel: Why did you write this book for kids now? Terri Farley: I had to write Wild at Heart before it was too late. I’d been writing The Phantom Stallion fiction series since 2002 and young readers fell in love with the West’s wild horses. In my stories, I could write happy endings for mustangs, but if round-ups continue at the current hectic pace, my readers might never see mustangs running free. And oh, do they want to! Kids from all over the world write to me, vowing to come West just to see them. Like most adults, kids don’t know that mustangs and the lands they roam actually belong to them — the American public. Wild horses captured by the government are not going from homes on the range to greener pastures. Often, they go to Mexican slaughter houses. and they want to know how they can help. My book got its sub-title – Mustangs and the Young People Fighting to Save Them — because I want to empower kids – not crush their hopes. Kids are relieved to learn the young people I interviewed for Wild at Heart are not perfect. Some of the featured young people were able to turn their own pain from abuse and bullying to empathy and action for the mustangs. Other kids in the book use their skills – singing, social media skills, and understanding of animals – to make a difference. No matter how much these kids may struggle in other aspects of their lives, when they stand up for wild horses, their courage is contagious.
MG: What do you hope kids will take away from Wild at Heart? TF: I hope I show them they’re worth having the author of a book come to talk with them. That may sound strange, but just today, in Austin, two little girls asked me why I was so dressed up. When I told them it was because I was coming to see them, they were giddy. Kids don’t live in the past, so I search for up-to- the-minute facts on everything to do with wild horses. The scientists I interview admit they’re generous with their time because they want to give young readers access to non- politicized facts. To read the complete Q&A and more about WILD HORSES click here Labels: Austin, BLM round ups, BookPeople, books, children's books, HMH books, horse slaughter, independent bookstores, Meghan Goel, mustangs, phantom stallion, public lands, school visits, Texas, Wild at Heart, wild horses Permalink to this blog post Posted by Terri Farley @ 11:43 AM 0 comments
Sunday, April 17, 2016 Some Book Reviewers Just GET IT
Wild at Heart: Mustangs and the Young People Fighting to Save Them
Photographs by Melissa Farlow. 2015. 208pp. $19.99 hc. Houghton Mifflin Harcourt. 978-0-544-39294-6. Grades 4-12
This book tells of the
plight of wild horses in America. Beginning with the history of
prehistoric horses to the efforts to protect wild horses from being
driven off public lands in the 1970s, Farley provides
a look into the world of
wild horses and their treatment. Farley explains how the government has
passed laws to protect these horses and then systematically has
broken its own laws or has twisted them
to suit the needs of others.
Recommended
School Library Connection suite at
www.librariesunlimited.com.
Labels: books, creative nonfiction, horses, Houghton Mifflin Harcourt, leadership, librarians, libraries, Melissa Farlow, terri farley, Wild at Heart, wild horses Permalink to this blog post Posted by Terri Farley @ 2:53 PM 1 comments
Friday, April 01, 2016 Summertime and the Reading is Breezy 
SCBWI Publishes First-Ever Summer Reading List
By Bonnie Bader, SCBWI PAL Coordinator
Summer is a carefree time for kids, but not necessarily for
educators, parents and caregivers. They have to be wary of a very well
documented phenomenon-the summer slide in reading achievement. Enter
the summer reading list. Today, over 95% of libraries have summer
reading programs to help prevent the summer reading slide. Research has
shown that kids who enroll in library-run summer reading programs
return to school not having lost any reading skills, and as more
interested and engaged readers.
Taking a cue from librarians, SCBWI is
developing its first ever Summer Reading List. In order to be included,
you need only be an SCBWI member and submit one PAL-published book. Our
list will be organized into fifteen regions (the same regions as used
for the Crystal Kites), and organized by grade level - K-2, 3-5, 6-8,
9-12 and genre. Not only will the SCBWI Summer Reading List offer lots
of choice, but the kids will be able to select books by local
authors-all books will denote the author and/or illustrator's place of
residence. The first SCBWI Summer Reading List will be available mid-May, both in hard copy and in downloadable form.
Labels: authors, books, kidlit, librarians, library, reading, reading list, SCBWI, school, students, summer, teachers Permalink to this blog post Posted by Terri Farley @ 12:29 PM 0 comments
Wednesday, May 02, 2012 Horses & Books & the last day of April Dear Readers, Here's my April newsletter, in case you missed it Terri Farley newsletter I think you'll like the story of Rocky, A Foal Alone. And I know you'll enjoy watching the prize winning PHANTOM STALLION book trailer! Happy trails, Terri  Labels: books, newsletter, Phantom Stallion book trailer Permalink to this blog post Posted by Terri Farley @ 9:59 AM 5 comments
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