Heavenly Horse Sense

by Rebecca E. Ondov

Following on the hooves of her well-received book Horse Tales from Heaven (nearly 30,000 copies sold since its June 2010 release), horsewoman Rebecca Ondov offers 50 brand-new devotions gleaned from her years of working from the saddle in Montana. Heavenly Horse Sense features horse and trail stories that reveal God's majesty, His love for His creation, and how He helps believers become more like Christ. Readers will enjoy stories that show how...


naming horses and mules reflects God's joy in His unique creations
a farrier's skill and forge mimic God's work on our character
a horse's homing instinct is a great reminder that God is our perfect guide
a goof-off mule shows God is always present and working behind the scenes
rain-soaked boots highlight Jesus' foot-washing message of servanthood
Each story focuses on how much God loves us and how He always follows through on His promises. Wrapping up each devotion is a brief prayer thanking God for His constant presence and care.

Genres: Horses

233 pages, Paperback

First published February 1, 2012

About the author

Also writes as Rebecca Ondov Blasing (The Once in a Blue Moon Boot Bus).

Reviews

[Katie · Rating 1 out of 5]

I finished 60% of this book before giving up.
Before I start this review, I will say that I am a horse person, and I also believe in God, which is what this book is about.

This book was not it for me. It was frustrating. Many of the struggles she encounters is just ignorant and ill preparedness. Maybe if you’re gonna take kind of a hard-core job with horses and mules, you should learn about them and continue learning about them throughout your struggles and travels. And the interjections of God relating to the struggles were just too hokey for me. I guess if that’s how she want to look at it cool, but I think she could’ve got her shit together a little bit more.

You’ll still find God from the back of a horse.

But do yourself, the horse, and God a favor and do the bare minimum to prepare and train yourself for the situations you’ll be in.

Like…. She almost dies from sliding off a skinny trail, because she wasn’t centered in the saddle, but is glad God saved her? How about learn to ride centered? One of the first things to learn?

What’s also annoying is the same description for the same horse multiple times.

Over it. Sorry.

[Rachel Bachert · Rating 5 out of 5]

Gave great examples of problems she faced and lessons that can be learned from them. Also it helps strengthen faith. Not to mention it was about horses which is what drew me to it in the first place and made it doubly special to me. I used it as part of my devotional at night and read a chapter each time

[Bonnie Bertoldie · Rating 4 out of 5]

Great devotional book with horse stories!