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The Horse Boy: A Father's Quest to Heal His Son

ISBN: 0316008230

Title: The Horse Boy: A Father's Quest to Heal His Son

Author: Rupert Isaacson

KDL Description:

When told that his son, Rowan, was autistic, Isaacson despaired of ever being able to communicate with him. But Rowan responded wonderfully when riding, which inspired a journey to Mongolia, famed for both horses and shamanic healers.

Amazon Description:

When his son Rowan was diagnosed with autism, Rupert Isaacson was devastated, afraid he might never be able to communicate with his child. But when Isaacson, a lifelong horseman, rode their neighbor’s horse with Rowan, Rowan improved immeasurably. He was struck with a crazy idea: why not take Rowan to Mongolia, the one place in the world where horses and shamanic healing intersected?

THE HORSE BOY is the dramatic and heartwarming story of that impossible adventure. In Mongolia, the family found undreamed of landscapes and people, unbearable setbacks, and advances beyond their wildest dreams. This is a deeply moving, truly one-of-a-kind story—of a family willing to go to the ends of the earth to help their son, and of a boy learning to connect with the world for the first time.