Ellen A. Cook

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Tucson Festival of Books panel discussion 2013

Maxx's snake bitten leg

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Maxx's snake bitten leg

"It is painful to remember and picture the difficulties Maxx had while recovering. There were days when he barely could leave his stall to have the necessary hosing of his left hind leg. He would drag his leg, then look up begging to stop."

The Tucson sky was beautiful with rich sunset colors on that early August evening at the stable. The gentle sound of music flowed over horses one and all

"Maxx is severely bitten by a rattlesnake. If he lives there is the possibility of the loss of his left hind leg. This is a true story about a young girl who gives him love, care, and music to help him perform again."

Ellen & Maxx in warm up arena

Ellen & Maxx doing canter pirouette

Ellen & Maxx receiving roses after first FEI ride

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I have many fascinations. With art, with art history, with the history of other spheres; nature

and folklore and the workings of the mind and heart of mankind. Art offers one sphere in

which to explore them; in landscape and portraiture, the revisiting of famous and less famous works,

and the depiction of many other things out of the past and present.

Another method is writing poetry. Poetry, that is, as a form of storytelling, full of kings and

queens, shepherds and sailors, hobgoblins and fairies. And the occasional murder.

You can see me read my poems on my poetry page, or on Youtube here: @EllenACook

(I even do the accents. It's a marvelous time.)

Ellen A Cook

Miracle Maxx Photographs

by DeAnn Melton & Ellen A. Cook