Lady Joe

Only Jim Harrison’s wife could save him now, but she had no use for Lee and was divorcing Jim. “This book touched my heart.” – Goodreads

Somebody left Lee Estes in charge of the Walker place while the trainers are on the road and he manages to lose a champion cutting horse scheduled to be picked up by a buyer. The unsophisticated buyer only wants Lady Joe as a trophy horse to impress guests in his back yard so Lee buys a cheap no-talent blue roan replacement to save his job. When the buyer tells him to enter her in a weekend cutting for photographs, Lee must scramble to find a blue roan cutter to substitute for his bogus horse.

By chance, the only one around belongs to Jim Harrison’s wife, who has no use for Lee and is about to divorce Jim. Lee persuades his best friend there is opportunity here for Jim to save his marriage. The boys embark on a humorous misadventure that becomes an affectionate glimpse at the sport of cutting and a trenchant comment on the future of the horse in a world where it is no longer essential to everyday life.

-- "This book touched my heart." - Goodreads

-- "I'm pretty sure I grew up with these guys." - Goodreads

-- “This book was totally worth my time. I plan to read it again one day.” – Goodreads

-- "Lady Joe, by Mark Saha, grabbed me on the first page and held me until the buzzer... It was quite a ride – no less than 78 points on my scorecard." [80 = a perfect score in cutting] -- National Cutting Horse Association News

-- "I couldn't help thinking about Huck [Finn] when in the first pages of Lady Joe, Lee Estes never even considers telling the truth about how he lost his boss's prized cutting horse…. The hilarious tale is told with Twainian humor and warmth as well as a bit of nostalgia." — Amazon reviewer

-- "Saha's writing is as down to earth as his two lead characters, and his plot is inspired." -- Goodreads review

--“Great dialogue makes this a true joyride.” – Amazon review