Through Tender Thorns

Tryst
The Map
Sold
The Arrival
Reluctant Sharing
Maizie’s Diary
The Portrait
Belonging Somewhere
Out on the Town
A Telling Tour
Maizie’s Diary
The Telegram
Brown Hotel
The Photographer
Claim Races at Churchill Downs
An Encounter
Maizie’s Diary
Horse Shopping
The Nightmare
Maizie’s Diary
Idle Hour Farm
Rising Star Horse Farm
Churchill Downs
Maizie’s Diary
Checking in
Maizie’s Diary
Kentucky Derby
Tilly, Tilly, Tilly
The Return
The Fifty-Eighth Running of the Roses
Around the Grounds
Brown Hotel
The Return
With Gratitude
Kinds of Love
Man Talk
Maizie’s Diary
The Unexpected
A Letter to Mama
Marital Discord
Vicksburg, Mississippi
A Troubling Tale
Touring Vicksburg
Tilly’s Back
Maizie’s Diary
Admissions Office
The Inheritance
Glidewell Ranch
Maizie’s Diary
The Glidewell Horse
Discomforting News
Firelight Conversation
The Meeting
The Glidewell Team
The Veterinarian’s Office
The Confrontation
Stall Nine at Bob Hench’s Barn
A Glorious Ride
The Celebration
What’s Next?
A Heart Endures
Maizie’s Diary
Acknowledgments
About the Author