"Horse Girls reframes the iconic bond between girls and horses with the complexity and nuance it deserves"--Back cover.

I don't love horses /T Kira Madden -- Horse girl : an inquiry / Carmen Maria Machado -- Breyerfest or bust / Laura Maylene Walter -- Hungry and carefree / Alex Marzano-Lesnevich -- Playing safe / Courtney Maum -- The shrinking mountain / Nur Nasreen Ibrahim -- Turnout / C. Morgan Babst -- What will leave you / Adrienne Celt -- A racer without a pedigree / Sarah Enelow-Snyder -- No regrets / Jane Smiley -- Daredevils / Maggie Shipstead -- Unconquered / Braudie Blais-Billie -- For the roses / Allie Rowbottom -- We aren't close to anywhere / Rosebud Ben-Oni.