Never Say Neigh: An Adventure in Fun, Funny, and the Power of Yes

by Mary I Farr, Marna Poole (Editor), Alan Pranke (Illustrator)

Overview

Meet Noah Vail, author, humorist ... and horse. In Never Say Neigh, Noah shares his wise and timely insights (with a little help from his human muse Mary Farr) with the humor and panache that only a clever horse can provide.

It all started with a radio, a black plastic squawker that sits on a shelf outside Noah's room. Now don't get him wrong. He enjoys a Saint Paul Saints baseball game, or the smooth sounds of a little Nora Jones, but the daily flood of cheerless talk radio gives him migraines. Shrill voices filling the airways with reckless claims make him sweat. While he does not speak lightly about grave issues, Noah feels it's high time for more fun, positivity and funny--a humorous corrective, so to speak.

This Noah operates in a world of horse hilarity. He writes. He travels. He plays cribbage. He falls in love. He dishes on the human condition. He even sounds off on things like hope, trust and the meaning of Valentine's Day. Noah's a good news kind of guy who operates on the 100watt side of life. The only thing funnier than his laugh out loud exploits is the fact that the exploits say more about the rest of us than they do about a horse named Noah Vail. This is the second edition of Never Say Neigh and this edition includes a never-before-released Discussion Guide.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780692375396
Publisher:	Humoroutcasts Press
Publication date:	01/26/2015
Pages:	208
Product dimensions:	5.50(w) x 8.50(h) x 0.44(d)

About the Author

Author, public speaker, retired pediatric hospital chaplain, and health care marketing executive, Mary I. Farr has received numerous national and international awards for her innovation and editorial excellence. She also serves as writing partner, house cleaner, driver, and primary breadwinner for her tall, dark and handsome American quarter horse, Noah Vail.
Never Say Neigh, her fourth book and first foray into humor has won an Honorable Mention in the 2013 Paris Book Festival. Other works include:
-If I could Mend Your Heart, INK Books, The Book Peddlers
-Blessings for Hearth and Home, INK Books, The Book Peddlers
-The Heart of Health, John Wiley and Sons, Inc.

Noah Vail
Author, humorist and all around Renaissance man-m ake that Renaissance horse. He's a handsome American quarter horse that once enjoyed a brush with fame on an Oklahoma racetrack. That plan stalled when he and his trainer failed to arrive at a shared vision. Today Noah travels, blogs and serves as chief entertainment officer at Fortuna Farm in Long Lake, Minnesota. Noah and his partner Mary have parlayed his inimitable talents into a unique new career.

Noah also manages a large Facebook fan club, a zany Twitter account, and a Pinterest page featuring all his favorite stuff

Table of Contents

Introduction ix

1 Who Me, an Author? 1

2 From Meeker to Maple Plain 7

3 Madam and Noah Sign an Author's Agreement 15

4 Never Say Neigh 19

5 More Musical Rooms 27

6 Hooray for Mud Season 33

7 A Strange Encounter in Baker Park 37

8 Meeting Ghillie 43

9 Too Many Choices 49

10 The Art of Training Humans 53

11 Bedlam in Buffalo County 57

12 The Writing Life 67

13 Girl Troubles 71

14 The Training Disagreement 75

15 Off to the Emerald Isle 79

16 The Mystery of Women, Horses, and Food 89

17 No Bullying 93

18 Ghillie on YouTube 99

19 Age Advantage 105

20 Touring in the Comfy Sundowner 109

21 I'm a Rock Star 117

22 The Goat Companion Question 121

23 Montana on My Mind 127

24 It's All Part of a Horse's Job 135

25 When to Say No to Gardening 139

26 A North Woods Encounter 143

27 Kitty Mysteries 151

28 New Year's Resolutions 155

29 Beating the Winter Blahs 161

30 A Texas Tale 167

31 A Valentine Shortage 175

32 Speaking of Success 181

Glossary 189