Animal Magnetism

Contents

Introduction

Money Isn’t Everything—Love Is

Animals Can Save Your Life

Courtship and Mating

Every Animal Has a Gift

The Purpose of Plumage

Mother’s Gift of Nature

My First Horse, Suzie Q

Natural Selection

Animals Bring Out the Best in Us

The Pecking Order

Love Restores

Betting on Horses

New Horizons

Learning to Adapt

Don’t Judge a Dog by Its Appearance

Humans Learn to Compromise

Finding My Way

Pretty Is as Pretty Does

The Thrill of the Hunt

A Bicycle Built for Two

Wisdom

Stand and Fight

A Home Run

Let Go of the Pain, Hold On to the Memory

Gimme That Old-Time Religion

Birds of a Feather

Acknowledgments