March News and Upcoming Events

Here we are on the eve or March and I haven’t posted a newsletter in forever. Aside from working diligently on researching and writing my next project (which I’ve now officially been working on for a year), there is not a ton going on right now. This time of year I spend nights in the foaling barn, watching and waiting. It’s my thirteenth season as a horse midwife. A job I wanted to do ever since I read about the birth of Man O’ War in Walter Farley’s partially fictionalized biography of the same name. I read that book when I was eleven.

twelve hours old

“Sneak Peek” at New Writing Projects
As for new writing projects, I have two in the works right now, and a third one outlined. I’m not ready to share details about any of them but hopefully I’ll be able to do so soon for two of them. I hate to be so secretive but unfortunately in the publishing business it is necessary to protect your ideas. I’m dying to let you all know though–I’m super excited about these projects. So … I think I’ll give you a clue (so you can be excited too!) …

1. a biography of a famous horse you’ve likely never heard of (hoping for Christmas 2024 or early 2025)
2. a tool to help you listen to and learn from your horse (shooting for Spring/Summer 2024)
3. a sort-of memoir, but much different than what I’ve written before (no idea, hopefully 2026)

EQUUS Film and Arts Festival Award Winner
Both of my books won awards at the 2023 EQUUS Festival!

Host a Hope, Healing, and Horses Book Talk
I recently did two of these events at the Red Horse Center in Fenville, Michigan. It is a free event open to the community where I read select passages from one or both of my memoirs and then lead a question and answer period followed by a book signing. Here is a review from my September event:

I plan to do more of these in 2024 and am looking for hosts. I reside in Kentucky and regularly travel to Michigan but am open to traveling further. If you’d like to find out more about hosting an event, please use this contact form.

Upcoming Events:
April 13 and 14 Book Signing/Meet the Author at the Equine Affaire,
Ohio Expo Center, Columbus, Ohio

April 27 and 28 Book Signing/Meet the Author at the Kentucky Three-Day Event,
Kentucky Horse Park, Lexington, Kentucky

July 12, 13, 14 Book Signing/Meet the Author at Breyerfest
Kentucky Horse Park, Lexington, Kentucky

More event details HERE

November News: audio book project, book festival, and more!

Access for All! The Follow Me, Friend Audiobook Project

Do you believe in making books accessible to as many people as possible? I do! Through my Get a Book/Give a Book program, my own donations, and the donations of friends and family, about 100 copies of Follow Me, Friend and I’ve Never Been to Me have been donated to women’s shelters, facilities and therapists working with childhood trauma, schools educating future therapists/social workers, or placed where people will find them (like free libraries).

But there are many people who are unable to read a printed book but are able to read an audiobook. Publishing an audiobook is very expensive, upwards of $3500. I put down an $800 deposit back in August but have no extra money to finish this project. Therefore, I started a Go Fund Me campaign to bring this audiobook to reality. You can help, HERE.

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Louisville Book Festival

I’m excited to announce I have been chosen for the Louisville Book Festival! This is a FREE two day event in downtown Louisville, Kentucky. There are a variety of talks and presentations plus an opportunity to meet authors from many genres. I’ll be there with both of my books! Event info HERE.

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Other News

New Book!
That’s right! Book number three! I spent the summer of 2023 working on my next book project. This required hours of extensive research and has consumed nearly every waking hour of my day for months. It has been fun and educational for sure and I’m super excited about it! That’s your teaser! I’m not ready to announce the nature of my project just yet but stay tuned for future updates!

Upcoming Events!
In addition to the Louisville Book Festival, I am planning a book signing in Ohio in December. More details soon once I confirm the details with the store. Upcoming events can be found here, too.

Thanks for being here and joining me in this journey. Together we are doing great things! Peace and Gratitude! Cheryl

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May News, Book News, Sale Pricing!

Hi Everyone!

Here we are at the end of May, can you believe it? I’m done foaling for the year and am on the road visiting family and researching my next book! What is it about, you ask? That is a secret for now. But I will tell you it is not a memoir. However, it is non-fiction and of course is about a horse.

Above: one of the foals I delivered this year. From January-May/June I am a horse midwife for various thoroughbred farms in Kentucky. It’s a pretty fun job and the babies are soooo cute!

New Book!

My newest book, I’ve Never Been to Me, ebook officially drops June 1st! It is in pre-order now on Amazon for a special low price. As a bonus, Follow Me, Friend is also on sale through June 2 for just .99! The print book will hopefully be available soon after! You may order signed copies here.

I’ve Never Been to Me

One Woman’s Search for Purpose, and the Horse that Showed her the Way

Nothing ever changes. She would always be the little girl with no future stuck inside the adult with no hope . . .

Cheryl has spent her entire life searching for purpose, something to give her life meaning, that one elusive piece that will finally make her feel complete. Instead, she sinks ever deeper into a black-hole life defined by toxic relationships and an inability to see her own worth. The childhood trauma she thought she’d healed from still lurks in the shadows, pulling the strings, making all the decisions.

Farletta, Cheryl’s longtime horse companion, has the uncanny ability to see into Cheryl’s soul. The mare can look within, touch the broken parts, and bring them to the surface, where they can be healed. Farletta had already saved Cheryl’s life once—can she do it again?

From the author of Follow Me, Friend comes this touching, unforgettable story of one woman’s spiritual journey, a remarkable horse-human bond, and the unconditional self-acceptance that can only come when we courageously look within and learn to love ourselves.

Events

I have openings available for book events, talks, or classes. So far I am scheduled for:

A book launch/signing at Westwood United Methodist Church, 538 Nichols Rd., Kalamazoo, MI 49006 on June 18 from 9:00 a.m. until after the service (around noon). The service is at 10:30 and all are welcome to come. www.westwood-umc.org for more info about Westwood. Books will be available for purchase.

A book signing at Breyerfest! Saturday July 15 and Sunday July 16 at the Kentucky Horse Park, 4089 Irons Work Parkway, Lexington, KY (tickets required to enter). I will be at the Taborton Equine Books booth in the covered arena. Books will be available to purchase.

My Other Blog

That’s right, I have two blogs! If you love horses, learning about famous horses, and/or love Breyer model horses the Sputter Moo Breyers blog is for you! Click the image below to read my post about Secretariat!

SECRETARIAT: NOBILITY IN THE AGE OF SCOUNDRELS

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February News

February was a busy month for this blogger. I’m back in the foaling barn for my 12th season as a horse midwife, delivering thoroughbred foals into the world. It’s a job I dreamed of as a kid, being the first person to touch a new life, wondering what the future would bring for this new little life.

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Recent Awards

I’m excited to report that Follow Me, Friend won two awards recently. First place in the Writer’s Digest SP Ebook awards for narrative non-fiction, and first place in multiple categories for the Firebird Book Awards.

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New Podcasts

I had two fantastic conversations as the guest on two podcasts in February.

Stories that Empower with Sean Farjadi: we talked about horses as healers, the impact of telling our stories, the importance of paying attention to what is going on inside of you, and the significance of moving through something difficult by stepping into it with intention. Listen HERE.

Speak Up with Pat Rullo: an engaging talke about the powerful healing relationship with my horse, Farletta, how our energy influences horse behavior, how Farletta acted as a barometer to my internal discontent and helped me look within myself for answers. Listen HERE.

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New Book

The new book, a sequel to Follow Me, Friend, is with the editor for the first round of edits. The cover design in in progress and I hope to have a cover reveal sometime next month! This is where you will find it along with the first look at the title and the blurb so be sure to subscribe at the end of this post!

I’m looking at a June release but don’t have a date yet. I’m super excited about sharing this next part of my life and the amazing connection I share with my heart horse, Farletta.

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Upcoming Events

I have nothing set in stone as yet but I do expect to be signing books at Equine Affaire in Columbus, Ohio in April and will definitely be at Breyerfest this year in July at the Kentucky Horse Park in Lexington, Kentucky. Keep an eye on my EVENTS calendar HERE for dates and locations!

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Keep in the Loop

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