Books published by Spinning Sevens Press

Agent and fighter pilot Gene Davis, retired from the CIA, is horseback gathering cattle when his cell phone rings. It's his old boss, Jeb-Gene gets pulled back into his old role for one last mission.

Touch of the Master's Hand presents a unique opportunity to consider our relationship with God through the gift of horsemanship. Cowboy chaplain Ronnie Moyer highlights stories and scriptures showing how our relationships to horses can foster special insights about our relationship to our Creator and the Master, Jesus Christ.

In Six Colts, Two Weeks, Volume Two, celebrated equestrian author, Tom Moates, covers the first two days of the second week of this special colt starting clinic with distinguished horsemanship clinician, Harry Whitney.

Six Colts, Two Weeks A Special Colt Starting Clinic with Harry Whitney A masterpiece! In "Six Colts, Two Weeks," celebrated equestrian author, Tom Moates, walks the reader through the once-in-a-lifetime experience of attending a colt starting clinic with distinguished horsemanship clinician, Harry Whitney. "This was...no ordinary clinic," Moates says in the introduction. "This...would be an extraordinary, singular opportunity to learn from a renowned horseman in a way that may never happen again." This new title (Volume One) covers the first week. The longest of Moates's eight horse books to date with 290 pages and more than 100 photos, "Six Colts, Two Weeks" is a unique memoir that documents how Whitney goes about preventing young horses from developing "people problems" in the first place. Come along for the fun, challenges, and one-of-a-kind insights from Whitney recounted with inquisitiveness, astuteness, and humor as only Tom Moates can do. "Six Colts, Two Weeks" is destined to be a modern equestrian classic that no horse library is complete without.

Broken, Tales of a Titanium Cowgirl is a journey of wreck, wonder, and recovery filled with tales of horses, brokenness, faith, dogs, nature, riding, and redemption. Michelle's good humor and earnest insights will touch your heart and encourage you, whether you've ever fallen off a horse or not.

RUSH of RIVER over ROCK is the story of a part wolf/dog, found badly injured in the mountains of western North Carolina, and the woman who gives him a home. Along with the many daily observations of this unusual dog that is part gray wolf, it is the story of each, both, as they straddled two different cultures and ways of being in the world.

Passing it On A Continuing Journey into Honest Horsemanship In Passing It On, the fifth title in the Journey into Honest Horsemanship series, Tom Moates reveals more of his epic adventure along the trail towards better horsemanship. Many of the usual equine suspects, like Dinky the Mule, Jubal, Festus, and Niji, are back to challenge him. Tom also shares how he is "Passing It On" these days--that is, sharing with others lessons he's been blessed to learn from horsemanship clinician, Harry Whitney. For more on other books by Tom Moates including the first four books of this series, A Horse's Thought, Between the Reins, Further Along the Trail, and Going Somewhere, visit: www.TomMoates.com.

In A Ranchwife's Slant humor columnist and speaker Amy Kirk candidly profiles the big things in life in small but humorous ways: marriage, parenting, the gender gap, and problem solving, all under the premise of living and working with cattle. Kirk doesn't candy-coat what family life is like with cows and openly shares the good, the bad, and the crazy of her family's lifestyle along with the steady challenges that are part of the gig. She gives an entertaining perspective of what it's like being a ranch wife raising a family and livestock alongside her husband Art. In Kirk's first anthology of previously published humor columns, she covers topics that husbands, wives, men, women, and parents can all relate to with vignettes of her family and ranch life in rural western South Dakota. Included are Kirk ranch photos and direct quotes from her personal collection of her kids' comical witticisms. More about Amy, her published writing, and her speaking engagements can be found on her blog at: www.amykirk.com. You can also visit her Facebook page A Ranchwife's Slant or her Twitter handle, @RanchwifesSlant

Tom Moates continues his journey into better horsemanship with the patient guidance of his mentor and friend, renowned clinician, Harry Whitney, in this fourth book of the series, which follows A Horse's Thought, Between the Reins, and Further Along the Trail. Tom's Quarter Horse, Jubal, and other regulars return, and meet newcomers like Mister Dinky the Mule, as new challenges abound. Ride along as Tom crosses 1500 miles of the west with Harry attending clinics and seeing first hand his life on the road. Enjoy another stretch of this ongoing, epic trail as Tom learns new horsemanship lessons and is constantly Going Somewhere! For more information on Tom Moates, visit www.TomMoates.com

Renowned for his inquisitive nature and unconventional approach to the pursuit of exceptional horse-based stories, Moates is a leading equestrian magazine journalist with more than 350 published articles to his credit. His previous books, Discovering Natural Horsemanship, A Horse's Thought, and Between the Reins, chronicle his earnest attempts to improve his horsemanship skills, often with the tolerant guidance of celebrated clinician, Harry Whitney, of Salome, Arizona. In a recent issue, Western Horseman magazine said of his earlier titles: "A skilled storyteller and gifted writer, Moates's ongoing contributions to the equestrian literary canon make for inspiring reading." Round-Up: A Gathering of Equine Writings compiles 20 of Moates's most notable articles and essays. The majority of the stories originally ran in magazines such as America's Horse, The American Quarter Horse Journal, Eclectic-Horseman, Equus, and Western Horseman. In the foreword contributed by A. J. Mangum (creator of The Frontier Project video documentary series and editor of Ranch and Reata magazine) the collection is summed up: "Tom shares his pursuit of answers with a brand of journalism fueled by an intellectual curiosity his peers in the equestrian media would be wise to emulate, providing in the end a wisdom forged by observations, impressions and firsthand experiences." Remarkable horses and horse folk alike from a wide spectrum of experiences are profiled in this compilation. From horseback adventures measured in the thousands of miles by such people as novelist, Douglas Preston, and Olympic medalist, David O'Connor, to behind-the-scenes profiles of horses such as Joe, a beloved and long time Professional Bull Riders pick up horse, the collection is filled with unique stories of ranch women, Texas day work cowboys, Hollywood horse wranglers, and a veterinarian pioneering innovative wound healing technology-Round-Up: A Gathering of Equine Writings is sure to satisfy the heart of any horse lover.

Between the Reins A Continuing Journey into Honest Horsemanship Equestrian journalist and author, Tom Moates, is back with more chronicles of his earnest attempts to improve his horsemanship skills with the tolerant guidance of renowned horsemanship clinician, Harry Whitney. This follow up to A Horse's Thought contains fresh equine adventures and insights as Moates tirelessly pursues to understand Whitney's uncanny ability to see things from the horse's point of view. Western Horseman says of the work: "Between the Reins tells the story of a horseman who has survived the introductory phases of an equestrian education, and is now venturing forward past the clichés of the clinic scene.... A skilled storyteller and gifted writer, Moates's ongoing contributions to the equestrian literary canon make for inspiring reading." Whether riding at home in Virginia's Blue Ridge Mountains, traveling to audit Whitney's clinics in various states, or getting bucked off again while riding in a clinic himself--vital lessons unfold in these pages as Moates increasingly comes to a deeper understanding of horses and what goes on in that space Between the Reins.

Equestrian author and journalist, Tom Moates, returns with more lively and thought provoking adventures in his ongoing odyssey to improve his horsemanship with the patient teaching of his mentor and friend, celebrated horsemanship clinician, Harry Whitney. This anticipated follow-up to Between the Reins digs deeper into understanding Whitney's great skill at seeing things from the horse's point of view through Moates's own trials. Familiar characters return to the page along side new folks and horses, as Moates reveals the latest lessons he has gleaned from clinics across North America, horses at home in the Blue Ridge Mountains of Virginia, and other equine experiences encountered Further Along the Trail. For more info visit: www.TomMoates.com.