Nell Parsons

The Big Bay Horse Doesn't Live Here Anymore Nell Parsons

Nell Parsons was 59 years old when she became the proud owner of a tall, handsome show horse. Marlon was seven years old and a winner in the show ring, but he was a flawed, high-strung, mad-at-the-world horse whose many struggles had left him starved for affection. It was a long, terrifying journey for Nell to earn his trust and to convince him she was on his side. Her earlier life challenges - being the first in her family to go to college, becoming a military wife amidst family squabbles, and watching her newborn struggle for life in a military hospital - gave her the courage she needed to never give up on Marlon. From growing up in rural Alabama in the 1940s to taking on horse showing with her husband in her senior years, Nell invites readers into her story of commitment, love, loss and adventure.